Apparel
September 7, 2016 at 4:45 pm
Colin Kaepernick is not even listed as the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers as of September 6, but there is no player in the NFL selling more jerseys than the backup quarterback. As of this morning, the top seller on NFLShop.com is a Kaepernick Nike…
September 7, 2016 at 4:36 pm
One of Steve Jobs' turtlenecks is up for auction; Google lets apparel retailers sell straight through search results; Lululemon sees financial growth but stock decline; researchers create fabric that could keep us cool; and Hanesbrands Inc. celebrates a milestone: Here's what's happening in the apparel world…
September 7, 2016 at 4:04 pm
Everyone from my friends to my parents binge-watched Netflix's hit show "Stranger Things." In fact, I had to put my hands over my ears anytime I entered the break room because my co-workers kept revealing spoilers. And, like everyone else, I felt a huge void in my life the moment I finished the last episode. Not…
September 6, 2016 at 4:00 pm
SandlerResearch.org, Pune, India, released its forecasts for the future global safety apparel market. The research company expects the global safety apparel market to grow 8.12 percent from 2016 to 2020. The Global Safety Apparel Market 2016-2020 report cited nanotechnology…
September 6, 2016 at 3:29 pm
It seems college football rivalries are heating up, and T-shirts have become the recent battleground. First, the University of Southern California (USC) campus bookstore released a "Roll Tears Roll" T-shirt, an insult geared toward Alabama's "Roll Tide" slogan, ahead of the Alabama-USC opener Saturday. And now, an unaffiliated University of Alabama T-shirt has garnered legal action, according…
September 2, 2016 at 4:58 pm
Just like you would never cut corners while building a skyscraper, digging a water line or fixing a subway car, labor workers don’t want the companies that make their apparel to cut corners, either. End-users want apparel and gear that works as hard as they do. For distributors, that means providing products that have durable…
September 2, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Terry Town, a San Diego, California-based supplier of towels, blankets and robes, announced the hiring of Scott Blankenship and Sharon Wohlleber to represent the company in the Southwest territory. They will represent the line in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. “My first attraction to Scott and Sharon was their experience, but have learned that there’s…
September 1, 2016 at 5:50 pm
While Americans are getting excited for the return of college football, fans abroad are starting to show their interest in American football as well. As part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Ireland, Georgia Tech University and Boston College will face off in Dublin. Now, we in the U.S. know the difference between…
August 31, 2016 at 7:58 pm
Fruit of the Loom, Bowling Green, Ky., donated thousands of basic apparel items to Louisiana flood victims as historic flooding continues to impact Baton Rouge and surrounding communities. More than 55,000 packages of T-shirts, shorts and underwear have arrived at the Louisiana Salvation Army. “In times of adversity, we recognize the need to step in…
August 31, 2016 at 5:49 pm
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to have a tail? I never really gave the idea much thought—until I saw plush tails (with elastic bands to hold them in place) for sale in Disney World. And it looks like I’m not the only one who is intrigued by the idea. ASOS now offers five tails for adults...