Rain Gear
March 10, 2020 at 11:49 am
Peerless Umbrella, Newark, N.J., announced the addition Kathy Scanlan, former customer service manager for the recently closed Rainkist Umbrella. "We are all friends and family in this industry, so it's always sad to see any business, even one we consider a competitor, have to…
February 6, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Futai Inc., the parent company of Rainkist Umbrella, announced that it has permanently shut its doors effective Jan. 31, 2020. The full statement is as follows: To the Customers of Futai,Inc (USA), We regret to inform you that Futai,Inc. (USA) will be permanently closing its doors on January 31, 2020. If you have any questions, please…
June 10, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Last week’s PPAI Expo East gathering in Atlantic City featured 302 businesses offering wide varieties of products and services, and although diversity marked their New Jersey-based presence, two themes ran common among them—pride and innovation. Every Promo Marketing interaction with the companies sparked conversations that made apparent that the exhibitors are spending 2019 displaying both,…
April 18, 2019 at 12:41 pm
Southern Plus, Hartwell, Ga., announced that it has acquired the Aqua Sheen brand and its assets for an undisclosed amount, and will sell Aqua Sheen's rainwear products as an extension of Southern Plus's current product offering. "We're excited to continue the legacy of the Aqua Sheen brand and to be able to offer customers rain…
March 1, 2018 at 2:54 pm
In the final stanza of “The Rainy Day,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, addressing his “sad heart,” notes “Thy fate is the common fate of all, / Into each life some rain must fall.” As a native of Portland, Maine, the poet received plenty of meteorological proof for that couplet, and, who knows, he might have been…
August 31, 2017 at 2:22 pm
The promotional products industry has come through in a big way to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston and its surrounding areas. Through product donation and fundraising, suppliers and distributors have been doing their…
July 12, 2017 at 2:09 pm
A Chinese startup meant to create an umbrella-sharing program like a bike-share, but lost more than 300,000 items when no one returned them.
June 9, 2017 at 1:28 pm
Since the 1963 publication of “Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow” by Edward Lorenz, scientists and laypeople have pondered the butterfly effect, which Merriam-Webster defines as “a property of chaotic systems (such as the atmosphere) by…
December 13, 2016 at 12:06 pm
If you thought we reached peak umbrella innovation, you would be wrong. According to CNET, former Samsung engineers have designed the latest, futuristic umbrella. The Opus One connects to the user's Opus One Jonas app to detail seven days of…
July 20, 2016 at 4:55 pm
Recently, we were enjoying ourselves at an outdoor show when the skies (unexpectedly) opened up. Luckily for us, the venue was handing out ponchos to help keep attendees dry. It made us think what a great promo opportunity it was, both to showcase a logo and to keep guests from leaving unhappy. Here is some rain gear that your clients and end-users can appreciate...
