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4imprint Projects Annual Revenue & Profit Down Compared to 2024
4imprint Projects Annual Revenue & Profit Down Compared to 2024
News

The largest distributor in promo said it remained resilient amid a “volatile macroecono...

Top 10 of 2025: Trends, Analysis & Commentary
Top 10 of 2025: Trends, Analysis & Commentary
Strategy

ASI Media’s readers were especially eager for data this year on everything from promo s...

Top Promo Takeaways From the November U.S. Jobs Report

Job gains in healthcare and construction a...


The Fed Cuts Interest Rates for Third Time This Year, Blames Tariffs for Inflation Overshoot

The announcement comes after the central b...


Trump Holds Off on Imposing Additional Tariffs on Canada

The U.S. president threatened a 10% levy o...

Imports Fall, Trade Deficit Shrinks as Reciprocal Tariffs Take Effect
Imports Fall, Trade Deficit Shrinks as Reciprocal Tariffs Take Effect
News

New figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show a 5.1% decrease in imports o...

Stran Promotional Solutions’ Sales Up 29% in Q3 but It Still Posts Net Loss
Stran Promotional Solutions’ Sales Up 29% in Q3 but It Still Posts Net Loss
News

The Counselor Top 40 distributor reached sales of nearly $26 million in the third quart...

Gildan Activewear Announces Q3 Sales, Reports 2.2% YoY Growth Ahead of Hanes Acquisition
Gildan Activewear Announces Q3 Sales, Reports 2.2% YoY Growth Ahead of Hanes Acquisition
News

The Counselor Top 40 supplier has also released new full-year guidance.

Fed Cuts Rates for Second Time This Year, but Says a Third Cut in December Isn’t Guaranteed
Fed Cuts Rates for Second Time This Year, but Says a Third Cut in December Isn’t Guaranteed
News

The cut comes a little over a month after it lowered interest rates by 0.25 percentage ...

ASI Power Summit 2025: The Good & Bad of the Current Economy

Economist Mary Kelly shared the latest on ...


New Wood, Lumber Tariffs Could Have Splintering Effect for Promo Companies

A 10% tariff on foreign softwood lumber an...


Canada Post Workers Go on Strike

The nationwide stoppage, which began on Se...

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates, Signals More To Come

The Fed announced it will bring interest r...


Stran Reports 95% Sales Increase in Q2

Organic sales growth and the company’s new...


Canadian Promo Says It’s ‘Business as Usual’ as Tariffs Go Into Effect

The 35% blanket rate on Canadian goods is ...

Hanesbrands Posts Year-Over-Year Sales Growth for Q2
Hanesbrands Posts Year-Over-Year Sales Growth for Q2
News

The apparel manufacturer reported positive metrics for the second quarter of 2025 compa...

4imprint’s 2025 Half-Year Revenue Down 1%
4imprint’s 2025 Half-Year Revenue Down 1%
News

The industry’s top distributor said that despite tariff-related headwinds it remains co...

Gildan Increases Sales by 6.5% in Q2
Gildan Increases Sales by 6.5% in Q2
News

The publicly traded Counselor Top 40 apparel supplier saw record gains in its activewea...

Stat Spotlight: A Look at Where Promo & the Economy Stand Near Q2’s Close
Stat Spotlight: A Look at Where Promo & the Economy Stand Near Q2’s Close
News

Positives include rising consumer, business and industry sentiment, along with moderate...

Postal Service Aims To Increase Prices in July
Postal Service Aims To Increase Prices in July
News

The planned hikes are intended to strengthen the agency financially and help it improve...

Sales Rise but Bottom Line Sags as Cimpress Warns of Tariff Headwinds
Sales Rise but Bottom Line Sags as Cimpress Warns of Tariff Headwinds
News

The publicly traded Counselor Top 40 distributor, parent firm to Vistaprint, National P...