Stat Spotlight: Inflation Entrenches, Throwing Fed Interest Rate Cut Into Question
It’s part of a tricky economic reality promo firms are trying to navigate, though there...
Parent Company of Stanley Tumbler Wants Lead-Related Lawsuits Dismissed
Pacific Market International is facing at least four suits and has asked a judge to tos...
FTC Set To Decide Fate of Noncompete Agreements on April 23
This Q&A primer fills you in on the controversial proposal that could see the contract ...
Amid Corporate Fight, Gildan CEO Outlines Strategic Priorities
Activist investors have criticized the plan. The Top 40 firm also released preliminary ...
Proforma Names Bori Ly VP of Business Development
Ly has leadership experience at both a Top 40 supplier and Top 40 distributorship.
Obituary: Jeffrey Alan Swartz, Powerhouse Advertising
Swartz founded the Virginia-based distributorship and ran it for almost 30 years.
Reported Major Data Breach May Have Compromised Companies Across Industries
A federal cybersecurity agency is investigating the hacking of Sisense, a business inte...
Promo Pro Sued for Allegedly Firing, Not Paying Employees Who Unionized
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has brought the case against Jeremy Kruk, said to b...
Promo Reports Supply Chain & Business Resilience Following Baltimore Bridge Collapse
There have been operational hurdles, but industry companies are surmounting them. Posit...
Overture Promotions Co-Founder Joins ePromos in VP Role
Heather Sanderson has been named the Top 40 distributor’s vice president of sales.
Greg Armstrong Named President of Proforma GPS
Armstrong is an industry veteran who has held leadership roles at Top 40 distributors a...
5 Fun & Popular Merch Items From the 2024 Masters
Official swag from golf’s first major tournament of the year is some of the hardest to ...
Goldstar Announces Promotions & Hirings in Its Sales Force
The Top 40 supplier elevated team members in its North American and European divisions.
Showdown Displays’ Parent Company Acquires AAA Innovations
Showdown Displays is a Minnesota-based Top 40 supplier, while AAA is a Northeast-locate...
Links Unlimited Partners With Chirp
The Ohio-based supplier will be selling the retail brand’s massage-related products, wh...
Taylor Corp. Agrees to Settle 401(k) Lawsuit for $485,000
The parent company to multiple Top 40 industry firms admits no liability or wrongdoing ...
Gildan Investor Wants Court to Block Sale of Company Prior to Shareholder Meeting
Los Angeles-based firm Browning West thinks shareholders will be harmed if an agreement...
Geiger Acquires California-Based O2 Marketing + Design
It’s the Top 40 distributor’s second acquisition of the year.
Jon Norris Promoted to Hit Promo’s C-Suite
The industry veteran is now chief strategy officer at promo’s sixth-largest supplier.
HALO Reveals Its Systems Were Hacked
Personal information such as names and social security numbers were compromised. The To...
Gildan Board Said To Set April Deadline for Takeover Proposals
Private equity firms, including companies that own Top 40 promo businesses, are reporte...
Barker Specialty Names Karen Heiligman Chief Operating Officer
Heiligman has been with the Connecticut-based distributor for more than 20 years. The f...
Obituary: Jim Laubach, Century Manufacturing
The founder and owner of the Kansas-based supplier, Laubach sold the business to a long...
Scammer Tries To Swindle Distributor by Posing as Sonic Buyer
Rich Graham spotted the con attempt, as he did last year when crooks pretending to be f...
Rush on Tropicana Branded Merch Ensues as Once-Iconic Vegas Casino Closes
Some folks keen to cash in were trying to secondhand-retail Tropicana swag on reseller ...