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Christopher Ruvo

  • Executive Editor, News & Content Strategy

Chris spearheads ASI Media’s news coverage, leading the creation of daily articles, in-depth feature reports, podcasts and videos that tackle the most important topics in the promo products industry. His writing and multi-media work has earned numerous regional and national awards, including the 2019 and 2022 Neal Awards for “Best Range of Work By A Single Author.”

Patagonia Sues Online Apparel Seller Over Alleged Trademark Infringement

T-Shirt AT Fashion LLC is also facing a lawsuit from Trader Joe’s in connection with al...

EcoPlum Debuts New Logo & Website

The logo embodies the eco-ethos that’s at the core of the B Corp distributorship’s iden...

Gildan, HanesBrands Report Sales Declines in Q1

The global apparel manufacturers indicated that revenue fell in divisions that do busin...

Justincase Partners With Alco Prevention

Products that Justincase will now sell to the industry include Alco Prevention’s single...

Sceptered Swag: King Charles III’s Coronation Prompts Profusion of Merch

Industry companies in the United Kingdom, along with retailers and online sellers, are ...

Sky High Marketing to Create New 50,000-Square-Foot Headquarters With ‘Campus’ Feel

To be located in Waukesha, WI, the distributorship’s facility will house office and pro...

Koozie Group Debuts Secure Short Links In Order Update Emails

The Top 40 supplier has also enhanced its order tracker platform in a move aimed at sim...

Cimpress’ Q3 Sales Rise But the Top 40 Firm Reports a Loss

The parent company of Vistaprint and former Top 40 distributor National Pen has reporte...

The Image Group Adds Two to Leadership Team

Rick Low will serve as the distributorship’s Richmond, VA, division director, while Chu...

Gildan Launches Supply Chain Transparency Campaign Amid Fashion Revolution Week

The initiative aims to spotlight the people who make Gildan apparel, showing the produc...

Founder of Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Has Died

A revered leader in the exhibit industry, Simon Perutz passed away suddenly at age 64, ...

Trader Joe’s Files Trademark Suit Over Profane, Politically Provocative Tees

The national grocery chain says an online apparel seller is offering a T-shirt with a l...

Ennis Reports Sales, Earnings Increase for Fiscal Year & Fourth Quarter

The Texas-based supplier says annual revenue rose 8% to $431.8 million.

A Distributor’s Guide To Cultivating Sales in the Cannabis Industry

As the legal marijuana market continues to grow, use these stats, strategies, insights ...

Facilisgroup Parent Company’s Stock Lists for Trading in the U.S.

The Pebble Group, which also owns distributor Brand Addition, is trading on the OTCQX B...

Gemline Forms Partnership With Outdoors-Focused Retail Brand VSSL

VSSL makes utility items for active lifestyles, including products assembled by individ...

Hirsch Partners With Blendi, Cuisinart and Four Other Retail Brands

The Top 40 supplier will be selling products from the brands in the promo industry.

32 Supplier Websites Restored Following Reported Ransomware Breach

Artwork Services USA, which hosts the sites, worked quickly to isolate the attack, retu...

Canary Marketing Ends Lawsuit Against Twitter

The distributor filed to dismiss the case, which rested on allegations of six figures’ ...

Links Unlimited Partners With Prada, Burberry & Other Retail Brands

The new offerings from the supplier include sunglasses, golf products and bags.

VisionUSA Partners With Ball Corporation

The Texas-based supplier is now offering aluminum 100% recyclable cups from Ball Corp. ...

Ennis, Inc. Subsidiary Wins $5 Million Judgement Against Print Company & Its Owner, CEO

A jury found that trade secrets from Crabar/GBF, an Ennis subsidiary, had been misappro...

Case Study: Distributor Develops Merch for Nonprofit Featured in Jeremy Renner Docuseries

MSM Promotions powered by Proforma says the apparel collection for The BASE, which is s...

Lawsuit Alleges Kornit Digital Misled Investors, Violated Securities Law; Also Implicates Amazon Subsidiary

The suit seeks damages compensation and asserts the digital printing solutions provider...

Storm Creek Now Shares Upcycled Bottle Count Tied to Every Order

The apparel supplier includes the information on invoices and shipping notification ema...