PPAI 100 Distributor Insights | March 2026

These updates were provided to PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group during its August meeting by Karolyn Helda, QIMA, and Rick Brenner, Product Safety Advisors: United States: Federal The No Lead in Toys Act (SB 4932) was proposed in June 2026. This is a bipartisan bill to address gaps identified in a report on the Consumer Product Safety […]

PPAI has named the slate of candidates for its incoming Board of Directors class, due to serve the branded merchandise industry’s leading nonprofit trade association from January 2027 until 2031. The two-person slate includes Ally Delgado, CEO and co-founder of Minnesota-based distributor Merchology, and Shelley Williams, vice president of marketing at SanMar, PPAI 100’s No. […]

(Editor’s Note: Amid the voting for the new slate of nominees for the PPAI Board of Directors, PPAI Media is profiling the potential new additions. Be sure to also check out our introduction to SanMar Vice President of Marketing Shelley Williams.) Ally Delgado knows the branded merchandise business from more than one side of the equation. […]

(Editor’s Note: Amid the voting for the new slate of nominees for the PPAI Board of Directors, PPAI Media is profiling the potential new additions. Be sure to also check out our introduction to Merchology CEO and Co-Founder Ally Delgado.) Shelley Williams has spent much of her career helping established organizations decide what comes next. Across […]