A regulatory barrier has been cleared for a new class of circular material that could eventually reach branded apparel.The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved renoa, a “first-of-its-kind” regenerated fiber, signifying the first new a...

Proforma (PPAI 196835, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 5 distributor, has filed a lawsuit through its parent company, PFG Ventures, against founder Greg Muzzillo, alleging that he has made false and misleading statements about the company’s sales, si...

Most articles about growth in the branded merchandise industry come from founders.They talk about vision, risk and the big bet that paid off. What gets left out is the job of the person who makes that vision run day to day. That job has a name i...

The wildfires began at the beginning of August and swept through Spokane and neighboring communities in Washington over the course of the month. The fires burned over 10,000 acres and displaced as many as 64,000 people, according to Reuters.Imag...

Following a Washington visit widely described as “cordial,” U.S. and Chinese negotiators have agreed not only to extend the trade truce into early 2027 but also to reciprocally reduce tariffs on $60 billion worth of imports. On Sunday, the White Hou...

As more clients look to extend their branded merchandise programs around the world, distributors are being asked to solve problems far beyond sourcing products. International business brings opportunity, but also challenges around logistics, trust, ...

Everything said at the Proof Over Promises conference in Winter Park, Colorado, was off the record.Coming immediately on the heels of PPAI's Responsibility Summit, about 40 of the branded merchandise industry's most notable and passionate leader...

Costly fees on China-built vessels proposed in 2025 have again been postponed to January 2027.In response to broad objections from the U.S. business community and as part of an agreement reached between the U.S. and China last fall, USTR postpo...