Starbucks Goes Extra Spooky for Halloween Merch Collection

This season, Starbucks launched a few different Halloween drinkware options—like tumblers for cold drinks and regular mugs for warmer beverages—and if you’ve been keeping up with our previous Starbucks merch coverage, you’ll know just how hard it is to find these items in-store. Here are a couple of highlights from the collection…

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How One Distributor’s Small-Business Promo Campaign Used Multiple Products and Channels to Engage Audiences

Small businesses are the lifeblood of the community. Today, when all it takes to buy online is a click of a button, it can be easy to forget about the mom-and-pop businesses around the corner. But Sarah Barr, owner of Konhaus Print & Marketing, Camp Hill, Pa., turned a way to showcase local businesses into a fun game, and even managed to do some self-promotion in the process…

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The Future of Packaging Is Recycled and Eco-Friendly

The world is moving toward a more eco-friendly future. We’re biking more, we’re limiting our single-use items like water bottles and bags, and packaging has become more minimal and constructed with more eco-friendly materials. It’s something we noticed at the 2020 PPAI Expo—a major shift toward sustainable material like paper and other recycled/recyclable materials, and…

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Vantage Apparel Adds New Xtreme Visibility Safety Apparel for 2021

Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., announced the addition of its new safety apparel line through an exclusive partnership with Xtreme Visibility. Planned for launch in November 2020, the new safety line includes a wide assortment of ANSI-certified Class 2 and Class 3 vests, shirts, sweatshirts, rainwear and jackets—all ready for decoration and fulfillment in 72 hours…

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Do You Miss Air Travel? Qantas Is Selling Amenities Usually Reserved for First-Class Flyers

Like all industries right now, the air travel industry is finding ways to adapt. Some airlines are offering “flights to nowhere,” while others are giving away packaged food usually reserved for flights. Australian airline Qantas saw an opportunity in the very at-home lifestyle people are living right now, and started selling the branded pajamas usually reserved for first-class passengers…

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Next Level Apparel Appoints New President of Sales

Jason Buchanan has joined Gardena, California-based Next Level Apparel as president of sales. He will be responsible for all sales-related activities at Next Level Apparel. “We are excited Jason will serve as our new president of sales,” said Joe Simsoly, CEO of Next Level Apparel. “The experience and knowledge…

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