PPAI, Irving, Texas, announced today that CEO and president Paul Bellantone will step down in March 2021. “The past 20-plus years have been nothing short of extraordinary,” Bellantone said…
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“Among Us” has become a cultural phenomenon, and people want to show off how much they love it. The problem was that InnerSloth, the game’s developer, didn’t have a functioning merchandise store. The page existed on its site, but there was nothing in the store. So, third-party sellers made their own merchandise, and InnerSloth never saw a dime from the sales…
Read MoreA gold Royal typewriter originally given as a gift for an employee’s 10th year as vice president in 1940 was appraised on “Antiques Roadshow” for between $30,000 and $40,000. The typewriter was brought to the appraisers by the original recipient’s granddaughter, who added that all of the top salespeople had their signatures engraved onto the…
Read MoreThanks to promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine, there’s a glimmer of hope that live events like concerts, full-capacity sporting events and trade shows could return sometime soon. It’s still far too early to start penciling in live events for 2021, but Ticketmaster is planning ahead by creating a framework for what events could look like once a vaccine is rolled out…
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What is it about breakfast chains that create such brand loyalty? Here in Pennsylvania, it’s Wawa versus Sheetz. Canadians love their Tim Hortons. Dunkin’s slogan might be about all of America, but Massachusetts natives know it’s really their chain. And they can finally show their “Dunkies” pride thanks to a new line of merchandise, some of which is even customizable…
Read MoreDennis W. Haggerty, Jr., president of At Diagnostics Inc., was arrested on Tuesday for wire fraud after he and two business partners sold a combined one million N95 masks to two large university hospitals in Chicago and Iowa City…
Read MoreThe e-commerce wave was always coming. Amazon has been active in the on-demand and custom apparel market for years now. It’s no surprise to anyone. But the pandemic has accelerated that shift. Here’s a look at how online storefronts are driving business in custom apparel and what’s in store for the future…
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BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., has launched three different promotions to help distributors boost sales through the end of the year. The promotional products supplier is also permitting the offers to be combined for the first time ever, resulting in up to $5,300 in savings…
Read MoreTo help consumers identify the masks that work best, ASTM International, an organization that develops and implements technical standards, is working to set guidelines for how effective face masks should be and how they should be labeled. Companies like 3M, Honeywell and DuPont have been involved in the process. If it happens, the implications are huge…
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Bensussen Deutsch & Associates LLC (BDA), Woodinville, Wash., announced yesterday that it has sold its video game accessories brand, PowerA, to ACCO Brands Corporation. PowerA launched in 2009 and specializes in third-party video game controllers and accessories like headsets and chargers. “From our earliest days together, Eric [Bensussen] and I formed a partnership focused on…
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