The 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament ends tonight, with the Villanova University Wildcats facing The University of North Carolina (UNC) Tarheels. While the University of North Carolina is still looking to win on the court, it’s already won the battle of merchandise. According…
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A new study finds that teenagers who own items, like hats, T-shirts and can coolers, branded with alcohol company logos are more likely to drink. According to the Rapid City Journal, Australian researchers analyzed 13 studies that focused on alcohol-branded merchandise and teen drinking. Four of the studies…
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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: Your shoelace is untied. Gotcha.) Last week, KTI Networks/KTI Promo won, and now will face RushImprint. The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The poll will close…
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Is there anything Kanye West can’t do? After a hugely successful merchandise launch following the release of his “The Life of Pablo” album, West is setting his business sights on the promotional apparel industry. It might seem like a bizarre venture for the artist, considering he’s doing so well with consumer launches, like the Yeezy Boost…
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After Los Angeles-based American Apparel’s restructure plan was approved in court—albeit after contention from founder and former CEO Dov Charney—the company has moved out of bankruptcy and announced that it has appointed Paul R. Charron, former CEO of Liz Claiborne, as its chairman. According to the Los Angeles Times, Charron is joining American Apparel’s seven-seat…
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During the last year, we’ve reported on numerous cities and towns that are considering banning plastic bags. In June, Hawaii effectively banned plastic bags. In August, Chicago began rolling out its ban on single-use plastic bags. Two weeks ago, Wisconsin considered banning single-use plastic bags. Now, Cambridge, Mass., has…
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Sports fans love to show their devotion (literally) on their sleeves. Heck, as we saw yesterday, some people own multiple shirts for the same teams. This shouldn’t come as much of a shock. According to a study by Market Research Reports, professional sports leagues,…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced last week that Gree Electric Appliances Inc., Zhuhai, China; Hong Kong Gree Electrical Appliances Sales Co. Ltd., Hong Kong; and Gree USA Sales Ltd., City of Industry, Calif., (Gree) will pay a $15.45 million civil penalty to the government for failure to report defective dehumidifiers. This is a…
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J. America Wholesale Blanks, Folwerville, Mich., has partnered with Cleveland-based Blue Point Capital Partners to recapitalize. According to Crain’s Cleveland Business, Blue Point Capital Partners took a majority stake in the company and plans to grow the company’s operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “With a broad product range and multiple distribution changes,…
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I listen to a lot of music, and I’ve been to more shows than I can count (many of which were in basements and certainly broke fire codes). Because of this, I have my fair share of concert and band tees. Recently, we reported a few stories about music merchandise—a new app lets music fans…
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