Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: Much like last week, it was pizza day in the office, and we are ready for a nap.) Last week, Premier Print & Promotions Ltd. won, and now…
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LIVLY Recalls Children’s Sleepwear
LIVLY is recalling its children’s long-sleeve robes and two-piece sleepwear sets because they fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, thus creating a risk of burn injuries to children. The recall involves about…
Read MoreHeadphones Explode Mid-Flight, Injure Australian Woman
The safety of battery-powered electronics is still an issue, with the ongoing problems related to lithium-ion powered products, like hoverboards and smartphones. We can now add battery-powered headphones to this list, after an Australian woman received burns on…
Read MoreRoyal Mail Launches Bowie Stamps to Space
We’ve been wracking our brains trying to think of the perfect Bowie/space reference to lead in here, but the options are almost too plentiful, so we’re just going to give it to you straight: A set of David Bowie commemorative stamps made their way to stratosphere via helium balloon as a memorial of his death…
Read MorePA Toddler Killed by Hoverboard Fire
A 3-year-old in Harrisburg, Pa., died on Saturday after a hoverboard caught fire in her home. Though hoverboards have been considered dangerous for a while now (they were publicly condemned as dangerous by the CPSC and recalled en masse), CNN reported that this is the first death caused by a hoverboard fire in the U.S.…
Read MoreNY Grocery Store Commemorates Biggie’s Death With Bags
It’s been 20 years since Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, also known as Biggie or Biggie Smalls, passed away. And the grocery store he worked at in his native New York City commemorated his death by releasing limited edition paper bags last week, according to DNAinfo. The “Biggie Bags” featured the rapper’s face with the…
Read MoreSports Crate Changes the Baseball Memorabilia Game
By now, many of us are familiar with Loot Crate, the subscription service that delivers boxes of branded merchandise. Usually, Loot Crate boxes are filled with apparel, figurines and goodies related to cartoons, superheroes and comic books. LootCrate has become so successful, that others are taking notice and building on top of that business model.…
Read MoreU.S., Mexico to Talk Sugar During Trade Discussions
Following Mexico’s announcement that it would cancel export permits for U.S.-bound sugar, the two nations will continue negotiations to settle the dispute. According to Yahoo Finance, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said the negotiations would focus on continuing Mexico’s imports to the U.S. after Mexico’s temporary limit on sugar…
Read MoreSmall Business Leaders Optimistic About Future Under Trump
Donald Trump made it very clear in his campaign speeches—namely those in Rust Belt states—that he is a friend to the manufacturing industry, and he wants to keep jobs in America and bring back the ones that left. And, a lot of small-business communities in the Midwest…
Read MoreSamsung Leak Shows USB-C Might Be the New Universal Plug
Leaked information from Samsung shows the new Galaxy S8 likely will feature a USB-C port, the same port as the rumored new iPhone. With both using this technology, it creates a huge opportunity for accessory makers and distributors.
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