Promo Industry Braces for Potential Hurricane Irma Landfall

Hurricane Irma has reached Puerto Rico and other Caribbean island countries, and is on track to make landfall in Florida on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, Reuters reported. So far, the storm has killed 10 and caused significant damage in Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands. In the following 48 hours after…

GCPPA Appoints Gloria Lafont to Board of Directors

The Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA), West Palm Beach, Fla., announced the appointment of Gloria Lafont to its board of directors. Lafont has taken the place of Chelsea Heller of Windbrella, who resigned her position due to time and travel constraints.…

Apple’s New Headphones Indicate a Future of Smartphone Pairing

New Beats by Dr. Dre headphones could be a good indicator of what wireless headphones will feature in the near future, as more smartphone products are ditching the headphone jack and wireless systems grow in popularity. Apple made the news on the release of its iPhone 7, which was the first model to do away…

White Castle Follows in McDonald’s Fashion Forward Uniform Footsteps

McDonald’s surprised everyone this year when it launched its new, trendy uniforms. Some people loved them, some people hated them, and some said they looked like Star Wars villains. It seems like White Castle liked what it saw, however, because the company is the latest fast food giant to give fashion-forward looks a try. According…

Alexander Wang Shows The Jenners How to Properly License Celebrity Clothing

We all saw the catastrophe that was Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s attempt to use celebrities’ likenesses, like Notorious B.I.G. and Jim Morrison’s, on a new line of T-shirts (without permission). It didn’t end well—in fact, it ended in a lawsuit. Well, it looks like someone who has been in the fashion industry a lot longer,…

Here’s All the Major Amazon Apparel News You Might Have Missed

Remember back in January when we analyzed whether or not you should be worried about Amazon’s apparel takeover? Back then, it looked like Amazon was on the verge of becoming an apparel competitor, but now, the company is truly becoming an apparel powerhouse. Just in this past week…

Back It Up: The 3-2-1 Data Backup Strategy

As families begin to grasp the devastation to their homes and losses from Hurricane Harvey, one more loss is likely to be felt: Important files and photos are lost forever for many people. Backing up files is critical for home and business purposes, but is often overlooked. Backing up files used to be difficult but…

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