We’re less than three months away from The PPAI Expo 2027 – the largest and longest-running trade show in the branded merchandise industry.Your friends, your competitors and probably even some of your family will be descending upon the Mandalay ...

The branded merchandise industry has never had more opportunity or more noise.New suppliers. New sourcing platforms. New e-commerce tools. New AI solutions promising to “transform everything.” On the surface, it feels like progress. But beneath ...

The U.S. labor market has been characterized as “low-hire, low-fire” as of late – a stark contrast to the massive turnover, talent shortages and bidding wars during the great resignation four to five years ago.The most recent overall hiring rate...

PPAI technology partner SAGE has announced that 1,181 supplier and decorator companies have earned A+ and A rating awards for 2027 based on an aggregate of their distributor ratings collected through SAGE Workplace, the company’s product management ...

Gildan Activewear (PPAI 250187, Platinum), PPAI 100's No. 5 supplier, has been sued by an investor in a proposed class action, prompted by a June report alleging that the company engaged in “channel stuffing” – sending distributors more stock than t...

Ring in the New Year like a winner at The PPAI Expo Party, which will occur at the Grand Prix Plaza, home of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.This new location captures the electrifying energy of the largest and longest-running trade show in the branded...

International leaders from the branded merchandise industry converged at the Grand Tirolia Hotel in Kitzbühel, Austria, from October 6-9 for the GXN Conference. It was the fifth annual edition of the event, which focuses on networking and thought le...

UPDATE: On Oct. 30, OEHHA also announced intent to add additional “forever chemicals” in the PFAS family (PFBA, PFDA, PFHxA and their related salts) to the Prop 65 list as reproductive toxins. OEHHA is accepting comments on these three substances th...