Apparel
January 26, 2016 at 5:26 pm
Today is Australia day, which means our friends down under are celebrating the anniversary of the first arrival of British ships to the continent. Just like we do for the Fourth of July in the U.S., Australians are…
January 25, 2016 at 7:06 pm
American Apparel, Los Angeles, will continue with its reorganization plan after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon ruled in favor of the company in court today. This means that American Apparel will become a private company, and place nearly 100 percent of its control to its largest bondholders. Shareholders, including founder and former CEO Dov Charney,…
January 25, 2016 at 6:11 pm
Adidas announced that it is pulling its sponsorship of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world's governing body for athletics (track and field, cross country running, racewalking, mountain running, and ultra running), after a doping scandal involving international athletes. According to RT, Adidas signed an 11-year, $33 million agreement with IAAF in 2008, but after…
January 25, 2016 at 3:18 pm
Columbia Sportswear on Friday announced it has reached a deal with Manchester United to become the official outdoor apparel partner of the widely popular soccer club. According to the release, the Portland, Oregon-based outdoor company will design and create dual-branded outerwear, including apparel designed for hiking, climbing and mountaineering, as well as water and snow…
January 22, 2016 at 7:34 pm
As the season’s first significant snow fall makes its way up the Northeast U.S., we’re getting ready for a lot of snow here in Philadel
January 22, 2016 at 5:26 pm
During the company's second day in bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del., Los Angeles-based American Apparel's founder and former CEO Dov Charney testified for more than two hours, claiming that the company wrongly declined his investor-backed takeover offer. According to Reuters,…
January 22, 2016 at 4:27 pm
The imprintable activewear division of Fruit of the Loom, Bowling Green, Ky., announced the appointments of three new sales and account management professionals: Ken Seidl, Mauro Dal Balcon and Joe Mellen. Ken Seidl, vice president of sales, will tap into his years of industry experience at alphabroder, Trevose, Pa., to help shape strategy and create…
January 21, 2016 at 6:19 pm
After rejecting its founder and former CEO Dov Charney's $300 million takeover bid, American Apparel went to bankruptcy court in Delaware on Wednesday, and the two parties debated the future of the Los Angeles-based apparel company. American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2015, and introduced a reorganization plan that would pass control to…
January 21, 2016 at 6:03 pm
Krena and Almon Poole, a couple from Alabama, support Donald Trump's presidential campaign in a big way. The two claim to have invested $50,000 to create Trump-themed T-shirts, and follow Trump on his campaign trail to sell merchandise outside of speaking events and…
January 20, 2016 at 7:18 pm
On Jan. 2, USA Today published a report titled “New Expense for College Football Programs: Looking Good.” It’s a thorough analysis of the amounts a sampling of NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools spent on display graphics for their football programs—the large, colorful images decorating the walls of practice facilities, stadiums and the like. The key…
