Friday Rewind

Just a day after announcing their decision to rebrand, the Cleveland Indians said they will still sell Chief Wahoo merchandise into the future, with a caveat: The team will donate proceeds from sales of the merchandise to Native American groups. That's a puzzling move given the team's public statements and previous actions regarding the mascot...

Amazon is moving further into custom apparel and personalization in some subtle but interesting ways. The company's “Made For You” platform allows users to create a custom-fitted shirt (using a “virtual body double”) with the option to personalize the tag...

Overture Promotions’ in-house capabilities allowed the company to quickly produce a face mask order in less than a week—a feat not possible without internal decorating—for a local law firm at the onset of the pandemic. But that task didn’t come without a minor setback...

Four Seasons Total Landscaping has sold more than $1 million in branded merchandise since the infamous Rudy Giuliani press conference in its parking lot. We were happy to learn that its neighbor, Fantasy Island Adult Bookstore, launched its own line of branded merchandise. And it might even be more impressive than Four Seasons'...

Pantone has announced the 2021 Color of the Year—or should we say, colors, plural. As it did in 2016, Pantone actually chose two shades to accurately capture the spirit of the upcoming year: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating...

Oreo is bringing customization capabilities direct to consumers through its new OREOiD program, which allows users to put their logo or image on custom-designed cookies. Customers can buy either two- or eight-count packs with eight different color fillings to choose from and a variety of personalization options, including image uploads...

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that, since that fateful day, Four Seasons Total Landscaping has fulfilled more than 35,000 orders for T-shirts, sweaters and face masks totaling more than $1 million in sales. Staff have had to take turns packing up the orders in the company’s conference room to keep up with the demand...

Sharing pens isn’t like it used to be. There are sanitary measures that we haven’t really had to take until recently, at least outside of medical facilities. But a doctor in Ohio thinks he’s found a way to keep his current batch of pens without having to risk the spread of any disease or viruses...

With most people still working from home these days, Old Spice is bringing the tradition of a White Elephant gift exchange online. The top prize is a man cave valued at $13,000, complete with an Old Spice branded billiards table, a flat-screen TV, and all kinds of other Old Spice gear...

Thanks to promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine, there’s a glimmer of hope that live events like concerts, full-capacity sporting events and trade shows could return sometime soon. It’s still far too early to start penciling in live events for 2021, but Ticketmaster is planning ahead by creating a framework for what events could look like once a vaccine is rolled out...