Strategy

Walmart, Other Retailers Mandate Masks in Stores

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The nation’s largest retailer said the policy brings consistency since 65% of its locat...

State of the Industry 2020

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Insights and opportunities for a new era of business.

Retail Sales Rise, COVID Surge Threatens Progress

Greater consumer spending sent U.S. retail...

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6 Simple Tricks to Make Online Payment Easier

Order payment is one of the most...

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SOI 2020: The Corona Effect

The promo industry was strong going into...

SOI 2020: Top 40 Outlook

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Sales are down overall, but the industry’s largest firms are finding ways to adapt.

The Long Road to Supplier Diversity

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Will recent outrage over racism and discrimination finally force buyers to get serious ...

Promo Distributor Sales Drop 44.4% in Q2

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Caused by fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the historic plunge could have been wo...

SOI 2020: Shifting the Supply Chain

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The traditional industry sourcing model has weathered disruption before. Will this time...

EIDL Emergency Grant Program Out of Funding

The SBA gave out $20 billion in advances t...

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Facebook Study Shows COVID’s Impact on Business

Sales and employment are down as small bus...

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SOI 2020: End-Market Upheaval

Healthcare is up, other markets are not, b...

SOI 2020: Technology Advancement Accelerates

Coronavirus shutdowns forced businesses to...

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SOI 2020: PPE Has Been Promo’s Lifeline

PPE sales have sustained many industry com...

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California Governor Rolls Back Reopenings

The mandated restrictions shut down bars a...

SOI 2020: Learning From the 2008 Recession

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As the U.S. faces a recession, distributors are using the wisdom they gained from the l...

Contest: Create Innovative Face Masks People Will Wear

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There’s a million-dollar prize purse and access to rapid manufacturing opportunities fo...

SOI 2020: Events Going Dark

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Cancellations and postponements have sent distributors back to the drawing board.

SOI 2020: The Benefits of Diversification

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By providing extra services, particularly digital ones, distributors have been better a...

SOI 2020: Staffing Shakeup in Distributor Workforces

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Thinned-out ranks and empty offices are here for the foreseeable future – and possibly ...

SOI 2020: Consolidation in the Cards

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The reality of prolonged shutdowns: Many firms may not be able to recover, prompting a ...