The U.S. Postal Service is facing funding shortfalls and fearful workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Thanks to a former employee, the agency is receiving a boost through T-shirts and hoodie sales, with her family’s print shop creating and shipping the garments…
Read MoreIn Absence of Live Sports, E-Sports (and E-Sports Merchandise) Is Thriving
Live sports remain on an indefinite hiatus, and there’s no real definitive light at the end of the tunnel quite yet. One competition has thrived under the COVID-19 lockdown, though: e-sports. Since this is basically the extent of team sports right now, experts believe that the demand for e-sports merchandise, like apparel, is growing…
Read MoreHow an Old Spice Branded Bathrobe Became the Star of the NFL Draft
On Thursday, the Las Vegas Raiders made headlines way ahead of the start of their first campaign outside of Oakland, drafting wide receiver Henry Ruggs III. Ruggs, of course, was rocking an Old Spice branded bathrobe as a part of his big night, which quickly became the talk of the internet…
Read MoreApparel Decorators Town Hall: COVID-19 Update
The SGIA Apparel Decorators Committee will be addressing concerns specific to the apparel community in a town hall panel event on Facebook. If you are a distributor or supplier that decorates apparel, this is a tremendous opportunity to address specific questions that pertain to your company with this panel of experts…
Read MoreFanatics Sends 15,000 Face Masks Made From Indians Jerseys to Cleveland Clinic
A few weeks ago, Fanatics stopped producing MLB jerseys and shifted production to masks and gowns, made from Phillies and Yankees uniform material, for medical professionals in the surrounding area. Now, the company is donating 15,000 masks made from material originally used for Cleveland Indians uniforms…
Read Morealphabroder, Prime Line Adds New PPE Category to Websites
alphabroder, Trevose, Pa., along with its hard goods division Prime Line, have updated their websites to have a new category of products: personal protective equipment (PPE). “The current situation with COVID-19 necessitated us to launch new options for our customers—a curated search that now houses all the PPE-type products we carry, from scrubs to ice…
Read MoreThe NFL Is Sending Every First-Round Draft Prospect a Hat and Jersey From All 32 Teams
This year’s NFL draft is going to be a little different, but one thing will remain relatively close to normal: The players will still get to toss on a baseball cap with their new team’s logo once they get drafted. For this year’s purely digital draft, players will have to sift through a box containing 32 hats and 32 jerseys for the right ones when their name is called…
Read MoreProforma Offers Free Fundraising Program to Help Organizations
Proforma, Cleveland, announced a free fundraising program for local organizations that need help or want to help their employees or community. Through Proforma’s proprietary online pop-up stores, local organizations like restaurants, retailers and nonprofits can sell branded merchandise to raise money. William M. Resnick, a Proforma affiliate owner of Proforma Printing and Promotion, has already…
Read MoreePromos Partners With Artist for Earth Day Collection Made From Repurposed Promo Items
ePromos announced that it has collaborated with artist Chris Riggs to create 16 original works in honor of Earth Day 2020, which will be on sale today through the Chris Riggs Gallery with a portion of proceeds going toward COVID-19 relief efforts. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, ePromos flew in Riggs to tour the Hit Promotional Products factory to…
Read MoreT-shirt Inspired by Governor’s ‘Knock It Off’ COVID-19 Quote Takes Rhode Island by Storm
Frog & Toad, a small shop based in Providence, R.I., has thus far become a major benefactor for such entities as food banks and charities. That’s because it has sold more than 7,500 shirts bearing the governor’s “knock it off” quote regarding folks not abiding by social distancing rules. The shirts have generated more than $32,000 in relief funds…
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