Apparel
August 17, 2016 at 3:38 pm
A closer look at the Final Five's Olympic gymnastic uniforms, Alexander Wang gets $90 million lawsuit settlement, Trimark expands its sales force, researchers create self-repairing fabric, and temporary tattoos can be used as computer interfaces: Here's what's happening in the apparel world…
August 16, 2016 at 5:58 pm
The Olympics are like heaven for branding. And for good reason. Literally the whole world is watching. What better exposure is there? So, it makes sense that brands want to make their logos as visible as possible (and maybe hide the competition's logos), but this year's games in Rio de Janeiro took branding to new…
August 12, 2016 at 2:16 pm
BDA LLC, Woodinvile, Wash., a merchandise agency serving Fortune 1000 companies worldwide, announced this week that it has…
August 11, 2016 at 3:39 pm
If the number of merchandise queries determined presidential elections, Donald Trump would have an advantage over Hillary Clinton. According to Multichannel Merchant, the Republican presidential nominee has Clinton beat in merchandise searches. Currently, Trump is outnumbering Clinton at a ratio of almost five-to-one. But, those aren't the only numbers to consider. The numbers immediately following…
August 10, 2016 at 5:27 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...
August 10, 2016 at 4:38 pm
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed part of a lawsuit filed last year by Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other luxury brands accusing Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group of promoting the sale of counterfeit goods. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan dismissed racketeering claims asserted by brands owned by Paris-based Kering SA, saying their…
August 10, 2016 at 4:29 pm
It’s Nike vs. Under Armour in the competitive quest for Wall Street-style Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. Nike’s swoosh has become synonymous with the Olympic Games and the athletes that wear its apparel and footwear. In fact, in the past eight Olympics since Nike became a public company in the early 1980s, shares of…
August 10, 2016 at 3:41 pm
Forever 21 sells a sweatshirt that is nearly identical to one from an indie designer, mysterious Lululemon board member steps down, one organization redesigns hospital gowns to lift teens’ spirits, Olympics create its own knockoff merchandise, and Barneys sells more overpriced band tees: Here's what's happening in the apparel world…
August 9, 2016 at 4:04 pm
The fight against counterfeit merchandise continues. A Colorado district attorney charged four men with racketeering and money laundering after illegally selling counterfeit Denver Broncos merchandise for the past nine years,…
August 8, 2016 at 5:51 pm
Athletes train their entire lives to make it to the Olympic Games. While the ultimate goal is bringing home a medal, 1,200 athletes on Team USA know for sure they won't leave the games empty-handed,…
