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Goldstar (114031, Platinum) has joined the British Promotional Merchandise Association's (BPMA) Step Forward Pledge to responsible practices. PPAI 100's No. 16 ranked supplier is based out of Shelbyville, Tennessee but has expanded its presence to Europe in recent years.

commonsku (PPAI 552077), a business service provider that focuses on order management tailored to the promo industry, has announced enhanced integration with Hit Promotional Products (PPAI 113910, Platinum).

Last month, PPAI Research conducted a deep dive into the promo preferences and trends of voters and campaigns for both major political parties. But we are all collectively about as close as you can get to the finish of another presidential election cycle, so PPAI Media reached out to Unionwear(PPAI 111926, Standard-Base), a major supplier […]

HALO (PPAI 106462, Platinum) has recalled a tumbler sold exclusively at regional store Wawa due to its metal straw, which has shown to have the potential to cause lacerations.

There aren't many voices more trusted than Oprah Winfrey's, especially when it comes to consumer products. When Oprah tells people something is worth buying, they tend to listen, as evidenced by the annual Oprah's Favorite Things List, eagerly awaited every year as holiday shopping considerations are made. Launched in 1996 on her daytime talk show, […]

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – otherwise known as “forever chemicals” for sometimes taking hundreds or thousands of years to break down – are a top line issue for many industries going forward, and that includes promotional products.

The U.S. supply chain was only granted about a month of relief after a three-day East Coast port strike that represented the largest shutdown of its kind in nearly a half century. Now, importers are facing the ramifications of a Canadian labor strike from the country's east coast in Montreal to its west coast in […]

PCNA (PPAI 113079, Platinum) has undertaken a series of initiatives to spotlight and, more importantly, support the veterans working for the supplier and living in its larger community.

After a week of work stoppage in Canadian ports in which workers went on strike at the Port of Montreal and were locked out of work in British Columbia, Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon has intervened, forcing the ports to reopen for fear of further economic damages. Powerstick.com CEO Nigel Harris had told PPAI Media that […]

Historically profitable industries, such as branded merchandise, have been through plenty of presidential administrations and are accustomed to familiarizing themselves with and preparing for potential policy changes following elections. Coming out of the 2024 election of Donald Trump, there is perhaps one core issue that supersedes the significance of all others heading into 2025: foreign tariffs.