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Christopher Ruvo

  • Executive Editor, News & Content Strategy

Chris spearheads ASI Media’s news coverage, leading the creation of daily articles, in-depth feature reports, podcasts and videos that tackle the most important topics in the promo products industry. His writing and multi-media work has earned numerous regional and national awards, including the 2019 and 2022 Neal Awards for “Best Range of Work By A Single Author.”

Cimpress’ Q3 Sales Rise But the Top 40 Firm Reports a Loss

The parent company of Vistaprint and former Top 40 distributor National Pen has reporte...

The Image Group Adds Two to Leadership Team

Rick Low will serve as the distributorship’s Richmond, VA, division director, while Chu...

Gildan Launches Supply Chain Transparency Campaign Amid Fashion Revolution Week

The initiative aims to spotlight the people who make Gildan apparel, showing the produc...

Founder of Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Has Died

A revered leader in the exhibit industry, Simon Perutz passed away suddenly at age 64, ...

Trader Joe’s Files Trademark Suit Over Profane, Politically Provocative Tees

The national grocery chain says an online apparel seller is offering a T-shirt with a l...

Ennis Reports Sales, Earnings Increase for Fiscal Year & Fourth Quarter

The Texas-based supplier says annual revenue rose 8% to $431.8 million.

A Distributor’s Guide To Cultivating Sales in the Cannabis Industry

As the legal marijuana market continues to grow, use these stats, strategies, insights ...

Facilisgroup Parent Company’s Stock Lists for Trading in the U.S.

The Pebble Group, which also owns distributor Brand Addition, is trading on the OTCQX B...

Gemline Forms Partnership With Outdoors-Focused Retail Brand VSSL

VSSL makes utility items for active lifestyles, including products assembled by individ...

Hirsch Partners With Blendi, Cuisinart and Four Other Retail Brands

The Top 40 supplier will be selling products from the brands in the promo industry.

32 Supplier Websites Restored Following Reported Ransomware Breach

Artwork Services USA, which hosts the sites, worked quickly to isolate the attack, retu...

Canary Marketing Ends Lawsuit Against Twitter

The distributor filed to dismiss the case, which rested on allegations of six figures’ ...

Links Unlimited Partners With Prada, Burberry & Other Retail Brands

The new offerings from the supplier include sunglasses, golf products and bags.

VisionUSA Partners With Ball Corporation

The Texas-based supplier is now offering aluminum 100% recyclable cups from Ball Corp. ...

Ennis, Inc. Subsidiary Wins $5 Million Judgement Against Print Company & Its Owner, CEO

A jury found that trade secrets from Crabar/GBF, an Ennis subsidiary, had been misappro...

Case Study: Distributor Develops Merch for Nonprofit Featured in Jeremy Renner Docuseries

MSM Promotions powered by Proforma says the apparel collection for The BASE, which is s...

Lawsuit Alleges Kornit Digital Misled Investors, Violated Securities Law; Also Implicates Amazon Subsidiary

The suit seeks damages compensation and asserts the digital printing solutions provider...

Storm Creek Now Shares Upcycled Bottle Count Tied to Every Order

The apparel supplier includes the information on invoices and shipping notification ema...

SnugZ USA Names New Chief Financial Officer

Shelly Allred is new to promo, but not to financial leadership.

The Bright Side: Snoopy-Themed Red Cross Merch Helping to Save Lives

An American Red Cross executive tells ASI Media that blood donation appointments increa...

Obituary: David Lage, Quick Point

Inventive, entrepreneurial and widely liked and respected in the industry, the former p...

Postal Service Proposes Another Round of Price Increases

Average hikes on first-class mail, package services and marketing mail – which can incl...

Distributor Says He Was Targeted With 13 IP Relay Fraud Attempts in Three Days

The scam, which has been around for about 20 years, centers on fraudsters exploiting an...

Stat Spotlight: The U.S. Employment Picture

Broader trends in hiring and layoffs – and expectations of what may lie ahead for both ...

3 Unexpected Merch Trends From the Masters To Capitalize On

Take inspiration from the golf world’s premier tournament branded-merchandise collectio...