Management

Question: In QuickBooks, do I set up my items as “non-inventory part” or “inventory part?” Answer: Most always, ad specialty transactions are of the “non-inventory part” variety. The items ordered are customized to our clients' specifications—drop shipped directly to them, and we, the distributor, do not take physical possession. And in QuickBooks, these transactions are…

iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., appointed Catherine (Pilgrim) Kruse to the position of director of vendor relations. In this role, Kruse will work closely and cooperatively with industry vendors as she leads iPROMOTEu's vendor relations department. In addition to guiding the strategic direction of…

Fruit of the Loom, Bowling Green, Ky., has appointed Melissa Burgess-Taylor as the new chairman and CEO following former CEO Rick Medlin's death this week. Burgess-Taylor currently is the senior vice president of brand management and…

Manufacturing has been a hot topic of debate during the 2016 presidential campaign, and that surely won't slow down in the coming months, as President-elect Donald Trump has made domestic manufacturing…

Woolrich Inc., Woolrich, Pa.; and Woolrich Europe, Bologna, Italy, jointly announced today the completion of an agreement to merge into Woolrich International, a new holding company responsible for leading and accelerating the future growth and development of the Woolrich brand, both in the North American market and worldwide. The agreement includes all of the entity's…

Rick Medlin, CEO of Bowling Green, Kentucky-based Fruit of the Loom, passed away yesterday at the age of 68, according to ABC News. The company said in a statement that Medlin died in his home in South Carolina of natural causes. Fruit of the Loom also said it will name an interim CEO soon. We…

From the very first stages of President-elect Donald Trump's plan for his presidency, he planned on labeling China a "currency manipulator" and imposing a 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods. President-elect Trump…

The dust from the Black Friday stampedes seem to have settled, but a more intangible stampede is happening online today. Today is Cyber Monday—a day similar to Black Friday but without the need to camp out in front of a storefront for weeks on end in the hopes of a sweet deal. While most of…

The right fit goes a long way. Just think about it in terms of something we, in the promotional products industry, are all familiar with: T-shirts. Imagine you’re giving away 100 T-shirts. If all 100 are the same size, how many people are really going to wear them (and wear them again)? People want what…

Yesterday, a federal judge blocked President Obama's rule to amend overtime rule regulations, which was set to take effect next Thursday, Dec. 1. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant agreed with the 21 states and a group of businesses, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, that the rule is unlawful, Reuters reported. The rule would have…