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Summer 2021 is gearing up to be much different than last summer. With states loosening restrictions and the number of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 growing each day, a lot of people are itching to get out and resume their usual fun-filled summers that consist of festivals, concerts, and outdoor activities with family, friends and even…

Ed Sheeran announced that he would be a shirt sponsor for Ipswich Town F.C., displaying a mysterious logo with symbols he previously used on albums along with the word "Tour." Other artists have started advertising on soccer jerseys, too. Is this a new medium for entertainers? And what exactly is Sheeran promoting?...

After Ariana Grande's friend, actor Daniel Franzese, told her that none of her merchandise fit him, the singer not only sent him a box of 3XL shirts for his own use, but decided to expand her entire merchandise line to be more inclusive.

May starts off with a great one-two punch. You have May the 4th one day, and then you go to sleep and wake up on Cinco de Mayo, the ultimate fiesta day of the year. Yep, nothing beats that. But, as we’ve said before, just about every day is a good excuse for promotional products. Here are five that we liked this week...

The Rocket City Trash Pandas are the Anaheim Angels’ Double-A affiliate, based in Alabama. The team is so popular that it hasn’t even played an inning of baseball yet, but has already sold $4 million in merchandise. This proves, among other things about the team, that the initial $2 million in just one year wasn't a new-team honeymoon period or fluke...

Cities and states across the U.S. are starting to ease up face mask restrictions as vaccination rates increase and infection rates decline. But, the TSA just announced that its mask requirements will remain in place through Sept. 13, ensuring continued need for consumer-grade face masks...

Instagram is expanding its e-commerce platform for creators, making it easier for them to sell their branded merchandise and creating what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls a “creator middle class.” Certain users could sell products directly on Instagram for a little while now, but this expansion will bring full “creator shops” and...

Chinese sportswear company Anta is the official uniform supplier for the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics. When the company was asked if it sourced cotton for its uniforms from Xinjiang—China’s cotton hub and home to the ongoing alleged human rights abuse and forced labor of the Uighur people—Anta reportedly refused to answer...

VF Corporation, parent company of brands like Jansport, Eastpak, North Face, Vans, Supreme and more, announced that it plans to sell the occupational and workwear segment of its business as it transitions to focus on retail. Those brands include Red Kap, VF Solutions, Bulwark, Workrite, Walls, Terra, Kodiak, Work Authority and Horace Small...

The drop has everything of a modern sportswear/luxury apparel brand: hoodies, socks, boxers, T-shirts. All using the Aldi color scheme but without heavy-handed logo placement. Sure, the ads are spoofing big-name sports brands, but at the end of the day this is just really good merchandise design...