Almost exactly one year ago, Amazon expanded its Merch by Amazon print-on-demand service with new items, like PopSockets, to go with the standard assortment of apparel offerings already available. Now, the company is quietly expanding its...
Brendan Menapace
Acquisitions are finicky. When you’re on the buyer side, it’s almost like playing a game of poker, or like buying a used car. You don’t want to show all of your cards to the other players. You don’t want to let on exactly what you’re doing or hint at your next move...
Heritage Sportswear, Hebron, Ohio, announced in a recent email that it will close its doors after 37 years in business. The wholesale apparel supplier will undergo a complete inventory liquidation, and announced that it will drop prices in every category as part of the liquidation. Heritage Sportswear will offer T-shirts, fleece...
Days after the U.S. raised existing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent, President Trump announced that an additional $300 billion in imports from China would soon be subject to 25 percent tariffs. That $500 billion total would represent virtually all...
President Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. will increase tariffs to 25 percent on $200 billion in Chinese imports, effective Friday. The tariff rate was originally 10 percent, but during trade talks at the end of 2018, Trump promised that the number could increase if the sides couldn't reach a deal by March 1. That deadline was extended once, but with the sides still unable to come to terms, it appears the long-threatened 25 percent rate will now go into effect...
News reports confirmed this weekend that the woman killed in the shooting at Chabad of Poway, a synagogue based in Poway, Calif., was Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, a promotional products industry professional for Pro Specialties Group Inc...
Bloomberg reported that Sycamore Partners, the private equity firm that bought Staples Inc. in 2017, is now looking to withdraw most of its cash investment through a recapitalization effort, leaving Staples with about $1 billion in additional debt and $600 million in equity...
The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced this month that "printer," "screen printer" and "support activities for printing" are no longer official jobs as far as far as its concerned. Each year, the DOL lists industries and jobs that become too small or concentrated to be tracked in its...
In a world governed by convenience and instant gratification, spearheaded by big-name companies like Vistaprint and Amazon, how do the traditional print distributors stay afloat and keep their business as profitable as possible?...
A federal grand jury in Texas has indicted Taiwanese company G Nova Corp and its CEO over price fixing schemes relating to promotional products. A second company, NetBrands Media Corp. and two of its executives, have already agreed to plead guilty to similar, but unrelated, charges, per Reuters...
Wandering around the show floor and taking it all in is one of our favorite parts of the show. And as much as it might seem like aimless strolling, there’s actually a great deal of learning involved. Here are some of the biggest trends we noticed from...
As 2018 nears its end, people are starting to craft their resolutions for 2019. Some people might…
Social media, to some, is an enormous time waster. These people see it as nothing more than a good way to derail productivity by obsessively refreshing and scrolling. But for others, it's a great way to stay in touch with old friends and maintain relationships that otherwise might have fallen by the wayside...
The concept of 3-D printing isn't new, but for a lot of companies, it's not economically viable. The benefits don't outweigh the cost, yet. But, 3-D printing company Carbon is looking to make 3-D printing more accessible for everyone by slashing the price of three commonly used resin materials...
Halloween is over. That means it's officially the holiday season already, right? If you ask the majority of retailers in America, the answer is yes. Before the jack-o'-lanterns can even get gross and mushy, companies are peddling wintery products as if Thanksgiving and fall never even existed, save for a few pumpkin spice drinks still on the menu...
