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On Monday, Amazon announced that third-party listings for QAnon merchandise would no longer be allowed on its platform, citing its terms of service, which prohibit selling products that “promote, incite, or glorify hate or violence toward any person or group"...

An apparel company is using ancient Egyptian technology to keep shirts smelling fresh for longer. That ancient Egyptian secret? Cinnamon. Koup, a company founded by Brian Chuang, will debut a T-shirt made from recycled bottles and infused with cinnamon extract at CES 2021 in Taiwan...

A former Nike executive is starting his own medical apparel company, taking some of the lessons he’s learned from one of the world’s premier apparel brands to the uniforms and workwear sector. Lago, formed by Michael Tang, who most recently served in Nike’s corporate strategy department, will incorporate sustainability practices and high-end design...

After it suspended President Donald Trump from the platform, Facebook is urging its employees to avoid wearing branded apparel for their own safety. “In light of recent events, and to err on the side of caution, global security is encouraging everyone to avoid wearing or carrying Facebook-branded items at this time,” an internal memo sent Monday said...

Everyone just assumes that, because we do this for a living, these intros are easy to write. Sure, we make it look easy because we’re super cool, but it’s not as easy as you might think. Now, when it comes to spotting good promos, that's always easy. And you’re in luck, because we have a nice batch here for you this week...

Goldman Sachs was set to have a legislative advocacy event for small businesses this week. That would be fine, except the event was called “Storm the Hill,” and after last week’s attack on the Capitol Building, Goldman Sachs had to do some damage control, including asking recipients to please not wear the event T-shirts they had already received...

After an especially troubled week of the Trump presidency’s waning days, Shopify has shut down two online stores tied to President Trump, including the official Trump Campaign store and the Trump Organization store. A Shopify representative said the sites “violated a policy that prohibits the support of organizations or people ‘that threaten or condone violent to further a cause'"...

Burger King is completely overhauling its brand identity, with a new (throwback) logo, updated packaging and all-new uniforms for employees. Despite the company calling its update a “more modern look,” the new logo will look familiar to most. It’s simple, minimal. And the packaging goes along with it...

One thing that has helped maintain a sense of normalcy is the fact that student-athletes will still leave their bowl games with some impressive gift bags. As we do just about every year, we got to take a look at some of the gift bags going toward players lucky enough to play on such a big stage. Here’s a rundown of some of the most interesting, upscale, fun or fitting promotional gifts...

The Cleveland Browns have made the playoffs. Crazy, right? Since this hasn’t happened since 2002, some celebrations were in order. GV Art + Design, an apparel company based in Cleveland, surprised the team (as much as the team surprised us) with T-shirts in a box labeled “do not open until Sunday 4 p.m.,” when it was safe to say they were officially playoff-bound...