A strike by unionized port workers along the East and Gulf Coasts could send disruption rippling through global supply lines, including the promotional products market.
Ports Prep for Strike as Oct. 1 Work Stoppage Looms
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Breaking Point: Why Rebates Are Tearing Apart Distributors and Suppliers
When Kate Ivory, owner of GIDI Promotions, started out as a distributor more than 20 years ago, something happened that really bothered her. She was immediately offered end-quantity pricing (EQP) by suppliers – even though she’d never worked with those suppliers before. “It’s like, I’ve done nothing to deserve that,” says Ivory, who’s based out…
Epson Acquires Fiery for $591 Million
Epson announced on Friday that it acquired Fiery LLC, a digital front-end server and workflow solutions provider for the graphic arts and printing industries, for $591 million from private equity firm Siris.
Design to Print: Blending Great Print and Sustainability
Based in the desert of Utah, Design to Print is closer to Las Vegas than it is to Salt Lake City. In St. George, the city the company calls home, sustainability and the environment are big deals. This is not surprising considering how close it is to national treasures like Zion National Park. “We have…
What Was the July 31 QuickBooks Deadline?
Ask the Accountant… Question: What was the July 31, 2024 deadline from QuickBooks all about? Answer: Intuit/QuickBooks set July 31, 2024 as the last day that QB Desktop (Pro and Premier) could be purchased by a new customer or a current customer with a non-supported QB product. The good news is that the July 31…
Promo Executives: Fed Rate Cut Could Help Stimulate Sales, Business Investment
Company leaders view the Federal Reserve’s Wednesday decision to decrease benchmark short-term borrowing rates as positive for the merch industry.
iPROMOTEu Acquires AIA Corporation
Counselor Top 40 distributor iPROMOTEu (asi/232119) has acquired fellow Counselor Top 40 distributor AIA Corporation (asi/109480).
Convergence Corner: Staying Cool With Print and Promo
Maxim Advertising Inc., a distributor based in Newton, IA, made the bold decision to go beyond its core business of promotional products and begin selling print solutions too – a move precipitated by a request from one of its largest clients
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Koozie Group Inks New Partnership With Tervis
Executives said the Counselor Top 40 supplier will become the exclusive supplier of the drinkware brand in promo and offer expanded imprint options. Tervis is reorganizing through a bankruptcy and plans to focus on the retail channel.