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iPROMOTEu Builds Team of Canadian Business Consultants
The Counselor Top 40 distributor is committed to increasing support for Canadian affiliates and expanding the company’s presence in Canada.
Former Board Members Sue Gildan in Continued Fallout From Proxy Fight
Past Gildan board chair Donald Berg and nine other previous directors assert that the publicly traded Counselor Top 40 supplier owes them a combine...
Canadian Solutions for Business Hosts Panel at ASB’s National Sales Conference
The session, moderated by CSB’s Maxx Rochette, gave an overview of industry sales opportunities in Canada.
New Steel & Aluminum Tariffs To Spike Product Prices
The tariffs on the metals, which went into effect March 12, stand to drive up prices on drinkware and other promo products in North America, while ...
BAMKO’S Sales & Earnings Rose In 2024 Despite Q4 Declines
The Counselor Top 40 distributor reported its financials on March 11 as its publicly traded parent firm released word on its company-wide full year...
4imprint’s Sales & Earnings Grew In 2024 But 2025 Is Off To a Rocky Start
The Counselor Top 40 distributor reported full-year financial results March 12 that show sales jumped 3% in 2024 compared to 2023, but the firm not...
Trade War: New U.S. Tariffs Take Effect, Prompting Countermeasures From Top Trading Partners
President Trump moved forward with import levies on Canada, Mexico and China this week, sparking retaliatory actions. He then rolled back some of t...
More Than 900 Industry Members Attend ASI Media Webinar on Tariffs
In the highly anticipated session, Tim Andrews, president and CEO of ASI, and Chris Ruvo, executive editor of news and content strategy for ASI Med...
Custom Ink Names Ryan Massimo Chief Revenue Officer
The Counselor Top 40 distributor noted that Massimo has executive experience at Vistaprint, Dell and ezCater.
S&S Integrates alphabroder Products on Its Website as AB Brand Sunsetting Nears
Counselor Top 40 supplier S&S Activewear will house all alphabroder products on its U.S. and Canadian website. Ultimately, the alphabroder site and...
PCNA Now Offers Stanley Drinkware to Canadian Distributors
The Counselor Top 40 supplier has made nine drinkware styles available to customers in Canada.
Cintas, 3M Named to Forbes’ List of Canada’s Best Employers
The list of 300 firms includes companies with at least 500 employees in Canada.
Gildan Reports Full-Year 2024 Sales Rise, Announces C-Suite Moves
The Counselor Top 40 supplier noted that it achieved a company record for Q4 sales and that its activewear division, which includes business with p...
PPPC Partners With Western University on Sustainability Course
The organizations will be offering a 12-hour-long synchronous online course on sustainable promotional product marketing later this year.
The Bright Side: 4imprint Awards $3.6M Worth of In-Kind Promo Product Grants
The largest distributor by revenue in the North American promotional products industry provided the support to more than 7,200 charitable organizat...
The Bright Side: StickerYou ‘Sticker Blasts’ Charity Event in Richmond
The Toronto-based supplier provided custom stickers for Night to Shine, which offers a prom experience for individuals with disabilities through th...
Sticky Clients, Repeat Sales: Why Company Stores Have Become a Must-Have
E-commerce branded merch stores have taken off for distributors. Here’s a look at the reasons for their popularity and the potential challenges to ...
New Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Prompt Price Increase Fears for Drinkware, Other Promo Products
Still, suppliers are working to determine how exactly the levies will affect promo. They’re also monitoring the president’s plan for “reciprocal ta...