Promo Industry Sees Large Increase in PPE Demand
Distributors are now seeing a large growth in interest and inquires about K95 & KN95 masks and other PPE in the past few weeks.
As the Omicron variant has continued to spread rapidly across Canada and the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its mask guidelines which notes that properly fitted N95 and KN95 respirators offer the highest level of protection. This news has many consumers looking to upgrade their face coverings which has caused a large increase in searches for “N95 masks”. This search has increased by 1,586% on ASI’s database and is expected to be similar across many distributor searches. Many businesses have also stated that they have seen an increase in PPE orders and that they are prepared for another spike in demand. Distributors say that they are now better prepared and equipped to handle the upcoming spike and suspect that inventory shortages should not be as bad as in the peak of 2020.
With this news, tradeshows are also starting to make a comeback as the show season is upon us. This has caused many venue holders and promo businesses attending to stock up on PPE for the attendees and staff working the events. One company has stated that they have had 2 casinos’ reach out about obtaining recommended PPE and KN95 masks for their staff. Experts expect that these masks will be top sellers but they do not think that price volatility will happen, hoping that pricing will remain stable throughout the surge in sales and product acquisition.
Industry experts are staying up to date with the latest recommendations and news to remain educated to avoid fraudulent or counterfeit products which continue to pop up. To prevent valued customers from getting fraudulent or counterfeit products, TSG has put effort into attaining FDA approved N95 masks. TSG keeps up to date on the latest news to keep our valued customers safe by providing reliable and trustworthy products.
As this update will spread quickly to many businesses and consumers, shortages are expected to happen quickly but restocking times should be significantly less than before. To be the first to get your hands on these products please reach out to TSG as soon as possible by emailing orders@tsgbrandedsolutions.com
or by calling toll-free: 1-866-828-2874
as TSG cannot guarantee that inventory will last. Please note that N95 and KN95 masks cannot be decorated as it may reduce the effectiveness of the products.
