Apparel Accessories

Gildan Bounces Back With Big Q4: Activewear Sales Strong, Imprintables Mixed
March 3, 2021 at 11:22 am

Gildan Activewear reported strong results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, with sales up 4.8% year over year to $690 million. For the full year, Gildan's sales were down $225.3 million due to the pandemic's impact in Q1 and Q2, but the company's fourth-quarter numbers are an encouraging sign for the apparel market...

Rap Legend Nas Helped Design the 'Coming2America' Merchandise Line
March 1, 2021 at 12:38 pm

The marketing campaign for “Coming2America,” the upcoming sequel to the classic Eddie Murphy flick, is getting some additional star power by using Nas’s HSTRY brand. The collaborative effort between the film and the rapper’s brand includes 13 items, ranging from T-shirts and sweatshirts to sweatpants and hats...

VF Corporation Plans to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics by 2025
February 17, 2021 at 11:48 am

VF Corporation, parent company of major apparel and accessory brands like JanSport, Timberland, North Face and Supreme, announced a new initiative to eliminate all single-use packaging, including polybags, by 2025. The plan extends to VF Corporation's offices and sponsored events...

Tinder Wants to Make Its Own Line of 'Tinder Made' Smartphone Accessories, Apparel and More
February 15, 2021 at 1:38 pm

If you use Tinder as a dating app, you want to protect your phone, right? If your phone cracks or breaks, it’d be hard to find love. Tinder is looking to solve that problem with its own proprietary mobile accessories (and other items), based on a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office application for “Tinder Made” products that was accepted on Jan. 20...

SanMar Offers New Styles for Spring Season
February 15, 2021 at 11:16 am

SanMar Corporation, Issaquah, Wash., announced its new Spring 2021 "New Brands, New Looks" catalog. The launch includes three new brand partnerships and adds 115 styles to its suite of apparel. Notable highlights include products from TravisMathew, Carhartt, Next Level Apparel, District, Port & Company, Allmade and Port Authority. Also new this spring is Sport-Tek‘s Sport-Wick…