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After convincing Walmart to remove apparel related to the Black Lives Matter campaign, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is trying to get Amazon to stop selling the…

In February, LVMH, the umbrella company that owns Louis Vuitton, lost a case against parody bag-maker My Other Bag, which made tote bags featuring designs modeled after the high-end brand. But, apparently, that answer wasn't good enough for Louis Vuitton, which took the case to appeals court. Now, the Court of Appeals for the Second…

Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: Hope everyone has a great holiday!) Last week,  Hit Promotional Products won, and will face off against Impamark. The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The poll will…

The PPAI award-winning FreePromoTips.com program is facilitating it’s annual Fun Run/Walk at the PPAI Expo on Jan. 9 at 7 a.m. This informal SuccessFit4Life! event is free, and everyone is welcome. Associations and companies…

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that 4 Sizzle, a Tempe, Arizona-based supplier, is recalling its Barrel Grill due to a fire hazard. The wooden barrel-shaped charcoal grills feature the Shock Top logo on the front,…

Best Promotions USA, Balch Springs, Texas, announced that it has added The MLR Alliance LLC as the newest member of its sales team, effective January 1, 2017. “We have been watching this sales organization grow consistently over the past few years, and knew they were the perfect fit to complement our current team," said Mike…

Nalgene, the Rochester, N.Y.-based manufacturer of water bottles and thermoses, is getting in on the comic book hype train thanks to a new line of Marvel-branded bottles. According to ComicBook.com, the line includes 13 different designs on 32 oz. bottles, featuring characters like Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther and…

The holiday season is a time for sharing. For promotional products professionals, it’s great when that sharing involves end-users sharing photos using a product. Nicholas D’Eramo, co-owner of Triple Stitch Promotions, Prospect, Conn., described a promotion that landed his client…

Discount Labels, New Albany, Ind.; and Lancer Label, Obama, Neb., are merging, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Moving forward, the company will be known as Discount Labels, and will be a single provider for its distributors. "We have been in a strategic partnership for many months," Eric Lanz, senior vice president of Discount Labels, told Broadway…

Halls & Company, the Brooklyn Mark, Minnesota-based manufacture of ID Line, got into the holiday spirit this season by raising a total of $4,130 for local Minneapolis food shelves. While donations were given to three different food shelves, the majority…