Supplier News
August 31, 2016 at 4:58 pm
Delta Apparel, Duluth, Ga., yesterday announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Coast Apparel, Greenville, S.C. Coast Apparel started with just a men’s polo shirt, and has since expanded into a full line of traditional, sports-casual attire, headwear and accessories...
August 30, 2016 at 3:35 pm
Polyconcept North America (PCNA), Pittsburgh, has launched a new sales tool called BrandedPromotions.com to help distributor account executives drive holiday and year-end gift sales. With the tool, account executives can customize their own online gift stores, featuring more than 400 products and apparel pieces from Leed’s, Bullet, Trimark and JournalBooks/Timeplanner Calendars. Unbranded and customizable, BrandedPromotions.com allows…
August 25, 2016 at 3:07 pm
Skullcandy, the Park City, Utah-based headphone and audio accessory brand, announced the termination of a previously announced merger with Incipio LLC, instead opting to enter a new agreement with Mill Road Capital Management LLC. The agreement includes outstanding shares of common Skullcandy stock going for $6.35 per share, making the total approximately $196.6 million, according…
August 25, 2016 at 2:33 pm
Prime Line announced an enhanced Canadian shipping program for its Bridgeport, Conn., headquarters and a new program for its Jetline facility in Gaffney, S.C. For Canada-bound orders shipping from Prime Line's headquarters, the Flexible Choice FOB Toronto Program enables distributors to save on freight and gives them the option to choose the courier when transporting…
August 24, 2016 at 3:33 pm
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., is proud to announce that the daughters of two employees have received New England Promotional Products Association (NEPPA) 2016 scholarships. Carmen Huang, daughter of longtime material handler Bing Yi Cao, will attend Brandeis University…
August 22, 2016 at 6:37 pm
Drum-Line, Stuttgart, Ark., has introduced a new collection of coloring products, including wall calendars, desk pads, monthly planners and journals featuring original artwork designed for coloring. Coloring has been shown to ease anxiety and reduce stress. Adults looking to unplug from non-stop technology are turning to coloring as a form of meditation. “Color Your Journals”…
August 22, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Last week, Inc. introduced the 2016 edition of its Inc. 5000 list, which recognizes the fastest-growing, private companies in the U.S. The list included a wide variety of promotional products companies, including a record of 14 Proforma owners. Here is the full list: 135. Pop Promos 447. Creative Studio Promotions 448. SoBe Promos 948. Index…
August 22, 2016 at 12:25 pm
The Democratic National Convention was held here in Philadelphia last month, about 4.5 miles south of Promo Marketing offices. If you were in the city, you could see the convention’s influence everywhere, from the demonstrators to the crowded streets, the rallies to the blocked roadways, the ... actually, protests and traffic were all you could…
August 19, 2016 at 5:25 pm
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: I decide that I could do some of the moves I saw watching rhythmic gymnastics on the Olympics and inevitably break my legs when I get stuck in…
August 19, 2016 at 3:25 pm
Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Hicksville, N.Y., provided mints and gum to Project Water, a nonprofit initiative that helps distribute drinking water to the homeless throughout Toronto. “We are proud to contribute to such an essential initiative, we look forward to participating next year,” said Danielle Dawson, vice president of national accounts for Chocolate Inn/Taylor &…
