Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., has hired two new professionals in business development and a manager for the sales solutions department, effective August 17. Joe Howse is the vice president of sales for the Central and West territories. He will be responsible for developing business relationships in these areas,…
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Working with restaurant or food-service clients on promotional uniforms can be tricky, especially when so many places have unique requirements for look and functionality. To help point distributors in the right direction, Lisa Denham, marketing director for Executive Apparel, Philadelphia, shared a case study on a restaurant uniform promotion that went particularly well. It shows…
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EnvyPak, Columbus, Ohio, received another new ruling from the United States Postal Service that provides lower automation letter rates for a specifically-formatted, polypropylene envelope that now does not require an affixed mailing label, can be sealed with glue applied by lettershops and is fully machine-insertable. Using this specially formatted, Automation Letter Rate (ALR) clear poly…
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HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., has introduced its first line of Hanes women’s apparel and a unisex collection from Alternative in collaboration with the National Park Foundation.
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Proforma Prime Marketing Solutions, Oakville, Ontario, has announced that it’s expanding its business by entering into a new partnership with Burlington, Ontario-based Tate Products Inc., a product line development and fulfillment company focusing on custom apparel and corporate promotional items. With the acquisition of Tate Products Inc., Proforma Prime Marketing Solutions will add to its…
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Blue Point Capital Partners, in partnership with management, announced today the recapitalization of Next Level Apparel, Gardena, Calif. “Next Level is an established platform operating in the rapidly growing fashion basics category with significant avenues for future growth,” said Jeff Robich, a principal with Blue Point. “The company’s leading position, strong relationships and brand reputation…
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Gene Geiger, CEO of Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, has announced that, effective Jan. 2, 2019, Jo-an Lantz, MAS, will be the first non-family president of Geiger. As president, Lantz will oversee Geiger and all of its companies. She will continue to report to Gene Geiger, who will remain CEO…
Read MoreA few years ago, my mom bought a popular brand of sheepskin boots at a steep discount from a website she had never used before. Once they arrived, she was disappointed to find that the labels were sewn crooked and were a better fit for a doll. Despite the disappointment, she laughed at the fact…
Read MoreDear Distributors, Last year, I sent an email regarding PopSockets grips. Specifically, the message was to inform you that, even though PopSockets LLC has a patent on PopSockets and that iClick has the exclusive rights to supply PopSockets to the promotional industry, there were a number…
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Proforma, Cleveland, is kicking off its “The Steps” themed 2018 Convention and Family Reunion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from Aug. 26-29 with strategic and valuable new sessions. “Every year at Convention we look at ways in which we can create great value to our owners and their extended teams,” said Greg Muzzillo,…
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