To keep a school tradition alive and welcome new Tarheels, UNC is providing every undergraduate student with a mini bottled water full of “Old Well Water” before the first day of classes. However, alumni aren’t happy with the school asking for donations for the promo, thinking the money could be better allocated…
Read MoreBillboard announced that it would not count albums bundled with merchandise and concert tickets toward its album and song charts. Artists can still offer those items, but only if they’re treated as separate add-ons. It’s all kind of confusing, but it’s part of Billboard’s continuing efforts to restore the sanctity of its charts…
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Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., launched its #MaskAround campaign to stress the importance of wearing a face mask in public. The company is also donating 1 million masks to homeless people nationwide. The #MaskAround campaign is aimed at Instagram and TikTok users, hoping to educate them on the importance of face coverings and inspiring more widespread usage…
Read MoreAfter authorities ordered the facility shut down due to more than 300 positive COVID-19 cases and four employee deaths, Los Angeles Apparel founder Dov Charney said the company was in the right to continue operating. His reasoning? The numbers found in his company are “commensurate” with the COVID-19 rate in South Los Angeles overall, and therefore not indicative of an outbreak…
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Now that college athletes can profit from their names and likenesses, it’s opened the door for e-commerce platforms like The Players Trunk, created by two University of Michigan students. Former players can sell team-issued items, game-worn jerseys and more things they’ve picked up during their college careers.
Read MoreSourcing PPE, while lucrative for promo businesses, has also been challenging. Things could get a bit tougher now, as flooding has impacted major production hubs in China, including those manufacturing PPE for shipment to the U.S. The city of Wuhan, along with the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, declared red alerts…
Read MorePeople have been spotting Linkin Park shirts in China at almost every turn, usually one specific T-shirt design from 2007. Sometimes the band name is misspelled. The question looms: Why is this the biggest trend in Chinese streetwear today? We finally have some answers…
Read MoreThe FDA has added to its list of potentially harmful hand sanitizer products, bringing the list to a new total of 75 products potentially containing methanol. The list still only includes products manufactured in Mexico, and the FDA has implemented an import alert on Friday for some products, in addition to the recalls and recommended recalls…
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Seeing communities rally around local businesses affected by the pandemic has been nothing short of inspiring. A lot of these campaigns have involved selling merch to raise money, as was the case for Kelley Rice, owner of Imagination Print & Design, who got to be a part of the effort to raise money for local businesses through promotional products…
Read MoreTo try to create across-the-board regulation in stores, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) sent a letter to President Trump asking for national face mask usage standards to protect retail workers and customers. If such standards were put in place, it could have benefits for promotional products companies…
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