Last Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Maple Ridge Farms Versus Suntex Industries

Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: Getting ready for my family vacation next week! Last time I was in Myrtle Beach, an alligator got in the ocean. So, hopefully that doesn’t happen again.) Last…

Prime Line Launches 2016 Awareness Collection

Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., announced the launch of its 2016 Awareness Collection across multiple digital platforms, including a digital catalog, a website landing page and a Facebook page. Prime’s awareness collection features many items to promote breast cancer awareness and other causes. The…

U.S. Trade Deficit Hits Six-month High

The U.S. trade deficit has grown as the number of exports has exports decreased and the amount of imports, mainly from China, has increased. According to U.S. News and World Report, most of those imports were computers and…

Saro Trading Co. Recalls Children’s Nightgowns

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Saro Trading Co., Burbank, Calif., is recalling its children’s nightgowns due to a flammability risk. Though the company has not received any reports of…

Yeti Coolers Files to Go Public

Yeti Coolers Inc., an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of drinkware and coolers, has been making headlines this year. First, the company sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Betonville, Ark., for patent infringement. Then, a couple stranded…

Good News: Miss Teen USA Swaps Bikinis for Athleisure

Without beauty pageants, we wouldn’t have “Miss Congeniality.” So, I do give them credit for that—but not much more. That is, until last week when the Miss Universe Organization announced that the Miss Teen USA competition would eliminate the swimwear competition and integrate an athletic wear competition. Among other things, do you know what that decision signals? Athleisure continues to soar in popularity, and it’s here to stay…

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CPSC Recalls More Than 500,000 Hoverboards

In February, we reported that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) had ruled every hoverboard unsafe. Now, the CPSC has gone one step further and recalled more than 500,000 hoverboards due to fire hazards and…

The Wrap: Under Armour Predicts the Future of Athletic Wear & More

Under Armour predicts the future of athletic wear, Alibaba implements new tactics to fight counterfeiting, President Barack Obama dreamt of owning a T-shirt shop, smart clothes are gaining traction, and a South Carolina town bans sagging pants: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…