Bolingbrook, Ill. based S&S Activewear opens largest facility till date, a 800,000 square foot wholesale apparel distribution center in Reno, Nevada.

Framingham, MA-headquartered Staples Inc. has acquired Tampa, FL- based document Imaging Technology dealer, DEX Imaging. Financial details were not released.

San Antonio, Texas based distributor Harland Clarke has appointed Jana Schmidt as CEO. Since 2017 she was working as the president of the company.

Florida, Orlando based distributor Carpe Diem Sales & Marketing has been acquired by New York based, The Sourcing Group (TSG). With the acquisition, sales revenues at TSG are projected to cross $100 million for the year 2019.

Heather Bridges has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, llinois, distributor.

Polyconcept, a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, a leading supplier of promotional products has announced the appointement of its new Chief Executive Officer named Neil Ringel.

The Dutch parent company of Cimpress, Vistaprint released its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 and announced a leadership change at Vistaprint.

Brown & Bigelow, based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States has acquired Washington DC based Specialities Inc.

Talbot Marketing, ON-based London has acquired Laval, QC-based distributor Gagnon Levesque.

Rick Goddard, has been hired as the chief information officer by Sterling, Illinois-based distributor’s HALO Branded Solutions.

In past nine months, Chocolate Inn/Lanco has done the third soft goods/apparel decorator acquisition, including SPD, Stitches in View and now Shoreline.

North Dakota couple, Troy and Jessica Nelson, owners of Grand Forks, ND-based distributor Trojan Promotions killed in San Diego after a tree crushed into the house.

HUB Promotional group Based in Boston, MA has acquired Handstands, a Salt Lake City, UT based supplier.

Jamie Coggeshall, founder of AIM, said that linking up with a publicly-traded UK holding company will make it possible to grow AIM into a global organization.

Sterling Illinois based, HALO Branded solutions have acquired Boost Promotional Branding, Virginia based distributor. Financial terms for the deal were not disclosed.

Vantage Apparel has opened a new and bigger embroidery facility in Santa Ana, California. The 17,000 square-foot plant just a mile away from the original plant, opened for business on January 7, 2019.

Showdown Displays, a Minnesota-based promotional product supplier announced their acquisition of Xarisma, a leading manufacturer of custom soft signage based in Huntsville, Ala. 

Top 40 distributor Geiger acquired CM Promotions, Bloomington, Illinois-based distributor as part of their expansion strategy focused to widen client base in the Midwest.

The latest is a new five-year partnership deal with the English Football Association (FA) to produce official merchandise and offer in England.

Gardena, California based supplier Next Level Apparel announced exclusive partnership with L-SHOP-TEAM to launch their styles in the Germany and EU markets.

Sweda announced a new apparel initiative for 2019 which includes Made-in-America basics, an exclusive partnership with fashion-forward surf/skate-inspired brand Mill42 and clothing from retail brands like Adidas, Oakley, Champion and more.

Vermont based Distributor Alchemy Promotional Products, has been acquired by Thea Kelly. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.

Freeman has expanded its services and horizon to clients even more by acquiring MDG, a full-service event marketing and public relations agency.

Industry Supplier Dard Products has been acquired by Illinois-based athletic apparel manufacturer and decorator Official Issue.

Facilisgroup announced that it has been acquired by Elysian Capital LLC, a private equity firm based in London, UK. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, with offices in Ottawa, Ontario.

Warner Music Group (WMG) has completed its $180m acquisition of EMP Merchandising Handelsgesellschaft mbH (EMP), one of Europe’s leading specialty music and entertainment merchandise e-tailers.

Leed’s announced a partnership to bring a full range of CamelBak drinkware and bags to the promotional products market in 2019.

In this year’s competition, out of 45 nominated individuals by their clients, co-workers, vendors and bosses, 14 dedicated industry professionals have been selected as the 2018 PPB Service Superheroes.

Top 40 Promotional Distributor HALO Branded Solutions (asi/356000) announced acquisition of Chamberlain Marketing Group based at Taylor, Michigan.

Cimpress N.V. made announcement about a definitive agreement to acquire BuildASign.com, a fast-growing internet-based provider of canvas-print wall décor, business signage and other large-format printed products for $280 million in cash, pending regulatory approval.

PPAI announced the election of R. Renée Jones, MAS +, CEO of A Creative Touch Inc. and Bill Mahre, president of ADG Promotional Products to the PPAI Board of Directors. They will begin the after PPAI Expo 2019 in January for a term of four years.

Sabina (PPAI 113610), Ohio-based supplier released a letter to announce closure of their business operations.

Since last 2 years, HALO (PPAI 106462) has been very aggressive in acquiring promo-products distributors. This time it was fellow Sunrise Identity (PPAI 229351), among Top 40 Distributor.