Apparel
June 29, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Last week, the soon-to-be NBA Hall of Famer tweeted a picture of himself wearing a T-shirt that read, “The Real Unaminous MVP,” with the Shaq logo below it, ESPN reported. Yes, “unaminous.” The tweet and misspelled shirt was an attempt to poke fun at Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry. Instead, it just ended up coming back around on him...
June 29, 2016 at 5:19 pm
The world of technology moves pretty fast. But no matter how many phone upgrades or software updates we do, there’s one problem the tech world can’t seem to remedy: keeping our phones charged. Luckily, when we’re on the go, we can rely on portable power banks. But one apparel startup wants to make the process even simpler...
June 29, 2016 at 5:12 pm
Kanye West releases underwhelming merchandise, Lululemon is headed to the 2016 Summer Olympics, one apparel company takes pocket tees to a new level, donated clothing helps more than trashed clothing, and one school bans Washington Redskins merchandise: Here's what's happening this week in the apparel world…
June 28, 2016 at 5:57 pm
As we've seen on tour apparel, college T-shirts and rugs, misprints happen. That said, spelling a major athlete's name wrong on the back of his own jersey is a pretty big no-no. Los Angeles Galaxy, and former Liverpool FC, star Steven Gerrard played a game on Sunday evening with "Gerrrad" on the back of his…
June 27, 2016 at 5:50 pm
Last week, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games unveiled the first official merchandise for the event. And, according to Inside the Games, on the first day of the release, 15 of the 26 product lines sold out online. The products, which include T-shirts, polo shirts, pin badges, key holders, neck straps and towels, feature the new Tokyo 2020 logo...
June 24, 2016 at 5:49 pm
There has been a lot of debate about whether or not the Washington Redskins should change their name, as many see it as offensive to Native Americans. One school in Washington, D.C., has shown where it stands on the debate by banning Redskins merchandise from its classrooms. According…
June 24, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Barnes & Noble Education, Basking Ridge, N.J., announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Promoversity, a Crystal Lake, Illinois-based custom merchandise supplier and e-commerce business that works with the collegiate bookstore business and its customers. This acquisition allows Barnes & Noble College, a division of Barnes & Noble Education, to…
June 22, 2016 at 6:11 pm
When we were growing up, one of the most exciting things in the world was finishing soccer or baseball practice and seeing the coach grab a big box from the car. We knew that meant it was the day we would get our new uniforms...
June 22, 2016 at 5:43 pm
The Ugg boots, The North Face jackets and belts on display on Long Island, N.Y., may look real, but they are actually all counterfeit items. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas called it one of the largest trademark counterfeit busts in the nation. Officials unveiled two separate cases of counterfeiting with more than an estimated…
June 22, 2016 at 5:36 pm
Jack Ma said many counterfeit goods are now of better quality than the genuine articles, in an apparent riposte to criticism that Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce group he founded, profits from the sale of knockoffs. The remarks by the chairman of Alibaba, which has long been dogged by accusations of tolerating the sale of counterfeit…
