Supplier News
December 22, 2015 at 6:55 pm
American Apparel, Los Angeles, has teamed up with artisans from Sierra Leone to create a limited edition T-shirt collection. According to Apparel, a New York-based creative named Massah KaiKai pitched the idea to American Apparel. KaiKai wanted to use the project to shift the focus from the…
December 22, 2015 at 6:40 pm
"Back to the Future Part II" predicted that 2015 would be the year that everyone finally rides hoverboards, and, to an extent, it was correct. Hoverboards, meaning the self-balancing, motorized vehicles, have been a popular item this holiday season, and some promotional products companies have used them as…
December 22, 2015 at 5:14 pm
Tech entrepreneurs constantly are talking about how they want to change the world, but critics regularly respond that such change is too narrowly focused on speed, connectivity and profit. So when we come across a software startup that has a product can help curtail modern-day slavery, it’s worth highlighting. The company is Segura Systems, a London-based…
December 22, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Bike-share programs, where people can rent bikes from access terminals, increasingly are popping up in cities, such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Sparse and NOMO Design now have designed the XFR tote bag, which is designed to fit onto bike-share bikes.…
December 22, 2015 at 4:30 pm
The Golden State Warriors were undefeated going into the Dec. 12 matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, but a few Bucks fans in the crowd were confident that the streak would end. Bucks fans donned "24-1" T-shirts, which turned out to be correct after the…
December 22, 2015 at 4:14 pm
With 2015 coming to a close, 2016 will be an exciting year of innovation in the sunglasses industry, which is a huge industry. Including frames, sunglasses and contact lenses, the total industry is worth roughly $90 billion, and is projected to hit $140 billion by 2020. Of this market, sunglasses represent 40 percent of the…
December 21, 2015 at 3:43 pm
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Ace Bayou Corp., New Orleans, is carrying out a voluntary recall of approximately 2.2 million bean bag chairs sold from 1995 to 2013. So far, only 790 customers who bought…
December 21, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Performance Awards Center (PAC), a Carrollton, Texas-based distributor, forged an agreement with New Zealand-based Heyrex to distribute its Torus pet bowl in the U.S. Launched in March, the self-dispensing water bowl previously was only available in the U.S. via Amazon.com. Torus provides both dogs and cats with clean, fresh,…
December 21, 2015 at 2:34 pm
These days, it’s next to impossible to walk out your door, look at your Twitter feed or go on the Internet without being hit in the face with a lightsaber. And it’s not just coming from the studio. Marketers and brands across all sectors are evoking "The Force" via robust licensing deals to drive results…
December 21, 2015 at 2:29 pm
If you’re building a business, you’re building a brand. And just as your company requires a solid foundation, your brand needs a consistent image across many media to communicate your message. Your image does a lot of heavy lifting. It conveys to people what your business is all about; it is simple and appealing enough…
