Walmart has officially entered the promotional products space, quietly launching Walmart Promo Shop, where the retail giant has a huge stock of promotional products, including sunglasses, drinkware, bags, writing instruments and more. After doing commercial battle over the years with its e-commerce nemesis, Amazon, with both parties doing things like growing their apparel offerings through acquisitions…
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“Made in China” is a common phrase on a number of consumer items all over the world. Chances are, most of us have at least one piece of clothing with it printed on the tag. But, some of those “Made in China” declarations may be misleading. Reuters reported that an increasing number of Chinese textile…
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A Michigan white supremacist organization called the Detroit Right Wings descended on Charlottesville, Va., with signs using the logo for the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. The white nationalist group tweaked the image slightly to make the wheel’s spokes resemble the lightning bolts of the Schutzstaffel, or “SS,” of Nazi Germany. The…
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Fanatics has proven itself a major player in the sports merchandising game, inking deals with the NFL and NBA for licensed merchandise. Because of its growing presence in the big leagues as the go-to stop for licensed merchandise, SoftBank just invested $1 billion to the e-commerce company. With that capital, Fanatics grows its value to…
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When will Forever 21 just get the hint? Seriously, we’re getting sick of having to report every time the retailer is on the receiving end of a lawsuit. This time, fashion heavy-hitter Gucci is suing Forever 21 for trademark infringement, after the latter started selling items with similar stripe patterns. This comes after Forever 21…
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Moscow Mules are all the rage right now. They’ve seemingly gone from obscure cocktail to the most popular drink at bars. Part of the fun might be that the drink comes…
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Basketball fans who paid attention in the ’90s will certainly remember the U.S. men’s basketball team at the 1992 Olympics, aka the “Dream Team.” That’s just about the most appropriate name for a team made up of Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone and pretty much every other great…
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When we say that this bag from Lululemon makes a statement, we don’t mean something like “This bag shows that I enjoy athletic activity and stylish apparel.” No. This bag says “That sunblock that you’re putting on your body is seeping in and quietly destroying you, and you should plan for your own eventual downfall…
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced that three employees’ children have been awarded Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) scholarships. PPEF is the industry nonprofit founded to recognize and encourage scholastic excellence and academic performance among promotional products industry employees and their college-aged children. Funded by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and generous donations from companies…
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The Lipco Group, Branson, Mo., a supplier of promotional products, launched a new e-commerce site that circumvents the traditional supplier-distributor method. The new site features a stock of more than 11,000 products, and allows customers, like gift shops, to purchase directly from online. The company said in a press release that its new website, www.lipco.biz,…
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