Growth is usually going to be measured by a top-line number. If something gets bigger, then it grew.And thus, the branded merchandise industry is technically growing. According to PPAI Research's recent bi-monthly survey, distributors grew by 2....

After a delay of several weeks by Customs and Border Protection, the third phase of tariff refunds was launched on October 6.CBP launched its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries system, known as CAPE, in April to process refund...

These updates were provided to PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group during its October meeting by Karolyn Helda, QIMA, and Rick Brenner, Product Safety Advisors:United States: Sunscreen Ingredient UpdatesAt the federal level,...

The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that apparel suppliers Gildan Activewear and S&S have made changes to a partnership agreement regarding T-shirt pricing.Gildan moved up two spots in the 2026 PPAI 100 to the No. 5 supplier af...

A New Jersey 10-and-under hockey league suspended children because their mothers made custom jackets that included the logo of the team, the Hitmen. The four mothers had posed wearing the jacket, which was designed to say "HITMAMA," in an Instagram ...

They come from every corner of the branded merchandise industry, representing distributors, suppliers and business service firms of every size, but they share something important.The 2026 PPAI Rising Stars possess the ambition to lead, the curio...

Amanda WoodMarketing & Communications LeadSTRAN PPAI 161542, PlatinumQuincy, MassachusettsBranded merchandise that stands for something makes the biggest impact.“There’s a progression to it: You’ve gone beyond the bare minimum of jus...

Imagine this: someone is selling stolen iPhones in your spare bedroom that you’ve rented out.What makes you culpable? How much knowledge of the activity are you allowed to have before you become culpable? What should you do if the owne...

For every $1 spent on branded merchandise in the United States, approximately $0.61 is retained in the domestic economy.That’s one of the main takeaways from the global economic impact study that PPAI commissioned from Oxford Economics, an indep...