Distributor News

14 Distributors Affiliated with iPROMOTEu in November
December 7, 2010

Wayland, Massachusetts-based iPROMOTEu announced 14 promotional products distributors affiliated with iPROMOTEu in November 2010. These new affiliates, in the aggregate, have an estimated annual sales volume of approximately $4,000,000.

UPS to Require Photo IDs for Shipping Packages
December 7, 2010

UPS is now requiring photo identification from customers shipping packages at retail locations around the world, a month after explosives made their way onto one of the company's planes.

House To Vote on Fate of Bush-era Tax Cuts
December 2, 2010

The House of Representatives was due to vote Thursday on extending middle-class tax cuts while letting tax cuts for high earners expire, even as the White House held the door open for a compromise with Republicans.

GOP to block all bills until tax cuts are addressed
December 1, 2010

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced this morning that Republicans will block any legislation from coming to the Senate floor until two key economic issues are addressed: funding the government (the “continuing resolution” which must pass to prevent a government shutdown) and the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts.

Promo Labs Technology Improves Marketing Results for Promotional Product Distributors
November 30, 2010

Austin, Texas-based Promo Labs, creators of smart technology that improves sales and marketing results for promotional products distributors, announced the official launch of a new company. Promo Labs is new industry-specific software company created to offer select components of the technology that enabled Boundless Network to become one of the industry's fastest-growing distributors.

Magnalight Expands Facility and Explosion Proof Lighting Rental Fleet
November 30, 2010

Larson Electronics expanded its facility to accommodate a larger inventory of the explosion proof lighting for hazardous location use. Featuring portable, hand held and tripod mount Class 1 and Class 2 rated lighting, magnalight.com offers operators ‘rent to own’ flexibility and global shipping for their rental lights.