According to the Canadian Sales Volume Study, the branded merchandise market reached $2.03 billion CAD in distributor sales in 2025, which translates to approximately $1.46 billion USD.This study, a collaboration with Promotional Products Profe...

Every time I attend one of our event activations, I find myself watching the line.Not the activation itself. The line. People willingly queue up for something they could probably buy online in two clicks. Why?Because they aren't waiting for ...

Echoing last month’s eleventh-hour announcement of new Section 301 tariffs, President Donald Trump announced a three-day pause on a planned 50% tariff on Canadian imports, giving U.S. and Canadian negotiators a narrow window to finish a last-minute ...

The 2025 Canadian Branded Merchandise Distributor Sales Volume Report estimates Canada’s distributor market at $2.03 billion CAD, or approximately $1.46 billion USD.With broader market coverage, improved data quality and continued refinement of ...

Gildan Activewear (PPAI 250187, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 5 supplier, is suing two longtime Haitian sewing contractors, alleging that repeated production disruptions and contract violations justified its decision to end the business relationshi...

There was a time when winning a big branded merchandise program meant rounding up a team of specialists.One supplier for apparel.Another for displays.A different vendor for bags.Someone else for fulfillment.Another for warehousi...

Although nearly 41,000 baseball fans packed Rate Field last Tuesday to watch the Chicago White Sox lose to the Cincinnati Reds, at least the attendees didn’t go home empty handed.They received team-branded, papal-style hats in honor of Pope Leo ...

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: FederalThe No Lead in Toys Act (SB 4932) was propo...

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 an...