Legacy Buying Group Adds OrderMyGear as Preferred Service Provider

The Legacy Buying Group, West River, MD, announced the addition of OrderMyGear as a preferred service provider of online stores for the group. OrderMyGear’s cloud-based technology helps promotional product distributors sell branded merchandise to groups online through custom branded online stores. “The Legacy Group is pleased to have OrderMyGear join our Legacy vendor network,” Jolie…

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Greenpeace Calls Coca-Cola’s Environmental Promo Products ‘Greenwashing’

Critics are calling out Coca-Cola and climate activism event COP27 in Egypt for a branded partnership that it deems is counterintuitive to the meeting’s mission, and meant to “greenwash” Coca-Cola’s reputation for being a major source of plastic waste. As part of the event, Coca-Cola created branded COP27 products, like an ice cube tray that…

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This Promotional Plastic Bag Has a Self-Destruct Option

The battle against single-use bags has yielded greater demand for reusable totes. But, one company has found a way to create a single-use plastic bag that not only can be recycled, it comes with a self-destruct option. Runners who completed the Chicago Marathon this past week received a post-race gift bag including promotional items and…

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FedEx Expects Lower Holiday Season Ground Shipping Volume

FedEx’s e-commerce delivery division announced last week that it expects lower volume forecasts as customers ship fewer packages during the holiday season. Reuters obtained an internal memo to 6,000 independent contractors who handle the delivery and trucking for FedEx Ground in the U.S., which says the company expects” downward adjustments to volume forecasts. “These changes…

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Safety Made Acquires Assets of Ready 4 Kits

Safety Made, Keene, NH, announced that this week it has acquired the assets of Ready 4 Kits. The two companies share some history, with Safety Made president Paul Dubois getting his start at Ready 4 Kits until leaving in 2017 to start Safety Made. With this acquisition, Ready 4 Kits will become a brand within…

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