SanMar Corporation, Issaquah, Wash., announced its new Spring 2021 “New Brands, New Looks” catalog. The launch includes three new brand partnerships and adds 115 styles to its suite of apparel. Notable highlights include products from TravisMathew, Carhartt, Next Level Apparel, District, Port & Company, Allmade and Port Authority. Also new this spring is Sport-Tek‘s Sport-Wick…
Read MoreStrombergBrand Umbrellas Adds Pete Rosica as Multi-Line Sales Rep
StrombergBrand Umbrellas, Valley Cottage, N.Y., has announced that industry veteran multi-line sales rep Pete Rosica is now representing the company in in D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia…
Read MoreCDC Officially Updates Mask Recommendations to Include Layering (But Not For All Masks)
The CDC has officially updated its mask usage recommendations to include layering, something that public health experts such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, as well as government officials, have previously suggested. Certain mask combinations, however, should not be used…
Read MoreElevate Your Thinking With Niurka: Coach, Speaker and Corporate Trainer
Niurka empowers people to elevate the way they think, speak and live. The former Top Corporate Trainer for Tony Robbins launched her company in 2000, guiding some of the most powerful businesses to produce record-breaking results. Niurka shares with host Greg Muzzillo how it all starts with our mindset…
Read MoreTo No One’s Surprise, the McDonald’s Pokemon Cards Promo Went Off the Rails
After 25 years, the Pokemon card craze is still going strong. That anniversary is actually causing pandemonium at McDonald’s restaurants all over the U.S., with adults swooping in and buying as many Happy Meals as they can to get their hands on limited edition promo cards…
Read More4 Million Bobbleheads? What MLB Teams Are Doing With Their Stockpiles of Unused 2020 Promos
Major League Baseball teams did everything they could to keep promo giveaways in place for fans last year, but there’s still an enormous stockpile of unused bobbleheads and other promos waiting for their time to shine/bobble. Right now, about four million of them are in a BDA Inc. warehouse…
Read MoreWhat Is Retargeting and How Can It Help Your Distributor Business?
As a distributor business, you need traffic that will lead to leads and sales. If you spend time, effort and money in getting traffic to your website, you know a high number of visitors leave your site without taking any action. Leveraging those visitors by staying on their radar makes good business sense…
Read MoreHarley-Davidson Removes Branded Merchandise From Amazon, Prioritizes Its Own E-Commerce Initiative
It’s not hyperbole to say that Amazon dominates e-commerce. But Harley Davidson CEO Jochan Zeitz said his company will no longer sell branded merchandise on Amazon, instead choosing to prioritize its own dealers’ e-commerce efforts. Previously, Nike said it would stop selling on Amazon…
Read MoreCheck Out the Presidential Branding on These Incredibly Rare Obama-Themed Nikes Set to Auction for $25,000
Sotheby’s is auctioning a pair of unique Nike Hyperdunks designed in honor of President Barack Obama this week, with a price tag of $25,000. The shoes have a blue “swoosh” logo, the number “44” stitched into the inner side of each shoe, and other U.S. and presidential imagery throughout…
Read MoreChina Still Cheapest for Apparel, But Imports Drop for Third Straight Year
A full year of apparel import data from 2020 showed that apparel imports were down 16.4 percent overall, with a significant 23.6 percent drop in shipments from China, marking the third-straight year of import decreases from the country, according to Business of Fashion…
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