BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., announced a new and exclusive partnership with Outdoor Recreation Company of America (ORCA). Founded in 2012, ORCA was created by outdoor enthusiasts for outdoor enthusiasts with the goal of creating an American-made, root-molded cooler that could beat out all the rest. This new partnership adds hard-sided coolers to BIC…
Read MoreLong lauded for growing the public’s fascination with fantasy, Disney must also face the reality of changing its business approach. Given that its parks will begin reopening roughly a month from today, guests, who certainly will enjoy reuniting with the spaces as summer escapes, will have to navigate some new merchandise policies…
Read MoreThe Tennessee government spent $8.2 million dollars in May on face masks manufactured by a sock company. A month later, they state is telling citizens to stop using them for now, as they may contain a harmful amount of an antimicrobial material…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: I have some very old software called OrderMaster on my computer. Should I worry about crashes and losing my information? Answer: OrderMaster is written in a very old computer language and is susceptible to crashes as supporting technology, such as Windows, advances. I get calls frequently from OrderMaster users who have…
Read MoreYouTube content creators have become beneficiaries of our increased viewing practices over the last few months, and the video-sharing platform is rewarding them for their output through new features aimed at helping them sell merchandise. The new measure alerts live-stream viewers in the comments every time an item is purchased…
Read MoreAn Oakland screen printer said that authorities seized a shipment of branded face masks intended for those protesting police brutality and the killing of George Floyd. The masks, which read “Stop Killing Black People,” were purchased by the nonprofit Movement for Black Lives for protestors in four cities, but reportedly never made it that far…
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On June 11, Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Professionals (UMAPP) is hosting a free virtual event called “Peace Amongst the Chaos” to all industry professionals. At 10 a.m. Central Time, promo products professionals can learn how to experience inner peace and calm in their lives as Charley Johnson of HPG Brands teaches the industry different…
Read MoreMorning Brew, using data from SimilarWeb, looked at web traffic for e-commerce sites over the month of May, assembling a list of the top 25 by percentage traffic increase. Two of those sites happened to be branded merchandise stores for a pair of well-known brands: Guns N’ Roses and UFC…
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LAT Apparel, Ball Ground, Ga., announced that it is offering reusable, two-ply, decorator-friendly face coverings for adults (under the LAT Brand) and kids (under the company’s Rabbit Skins Brand). These decorator-friendly versions are ideal for screen print, heat transfers, direct-to-garment, embroidery and pad printing. Both versions come in black/black, white/black and white/white. The reusable masks…
Read MoreThis week, the Senate passed a bill that would change the way small businesses can spend federal loans they received during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as extending deadlines relating to rehiring and loan forgiveness. Today, the president signed the legislation into law. The legislation, amends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), giving small-business recipients the…
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