Apparel

Ennis Inc., the Midlothian, Texas-based business form and promotional products apparel supplier, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended May 31, 2012. The company's consolidated net sales were $142.5 million for the quarter ended May 31, 2012, compared to $143.3 million for the quarter ended May 31, 2011.

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HanesBrands, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., announced today that it intends to redeem in July $150 million of its Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2014 as part of plans to pay off its approximately $300 million of floating-rate bond debt in 2012.

The sale of promotional products has grown into a $16 billion industry. Promotional products are a smart and cost-effective way to advertise for both small and large companies. Nowadays it’s possible to custom imprint virtually any kind of promotional product. However,4AllPromos and promotional product retailers around the United States see one type of product continue to reign supreme year after year.

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SanMar Corporation, a leading industry supplier of apparel and accessories, announced the availability of its all-new Design Center. Building on the concepts of the former Flyer and Catalog Wizards, the Design Center features exclusive logo contouring technology to showcase the most realistic logos on marketing materials.

Cincy Apparel, a recognized area leader in the screen printing industry, has announced plans to expand to a larger facility in Woodlawn Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.

"Having a location in the northern part of Cincinnati will give us the ability to serve clients that may find our west side location out of the way," said Chris Swain, senior accounts manager of Cincy Apparel. "The larger production facility will allow us to process orders faster. This is a great milestone for us."

Cincy Apparel will be moving all customer service, sales, art, and printing staff to the new Woodlawn location.

American Apparel announced preliminary comparable sales for the period May 1, 2012 through May 26, 2012. The company reported that for the period May 1, 2012 to May 26, 2012, comparable store sales increased 19 percent, including a 19 percent increase in comparables store sales for its retail store channel and an 18 percent increase in net sales for its online channel.