Apparel
February 1, 2012
Softer fabric, stronger decorations and more long-lasting style details are the keys to making T-shirts work this year.
February 1, 2012
Delta Apparel Inc., the Greenville, S.C. apparel supplier, recently reported that while revenue continued to grow in its fiscal 2012 second quarter and first half, earnings were negatively impacted by a one-time second quarter inventory markdown of $16.2 million.
February 1, 2012
Vantage Apparel announced the company has digitized its 400,000th embroidery logo. This milestone was reached with a submission from Los Angeles-based distributor, PromoShop for their client CBS.
January 25, 2012
A Dallas area man who trafficked counterfeit apparel has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
Joven Joven, 40, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in June 2011 to one count of trafficking in counterfeit trademarks, said U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater ordered Joven to pay $136,397 in restitution and surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on March 6.
According to court documents, Joven and his girlfriend co-owned and operated AnteUp Sales, a Dallas-based company that distributed apparel to online stores.
January 25, 2012
Distressed navy, leather accents and velvet blazers dominate the runways in Milan. Are you brave enough to use these unique styles in your upcoming promotions?
January 25, 2012
Cutter & Buck has unveiled a new logo that is intended to retain the core elements of the company's previous logo, but also provide for a striking and modern look that reinforces an overall new brand initiative while evoking the classic styling for which the company has long been renowned.
January 24, 2012
Apparel supplier Ash City USA, based in Lenexa, Kan., has announced the appointment of Laura Turner to the newly created role of vice president, marketing. Turner comes to the company with a wealth of experience including 11 years with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment where she was the executive director, marketing.
January 20, 2012
Cutter & Buck, the Seattle-based sportswear supplier, has extended its agreement with The PGA of America as the lead apparel partner for its spectator events, including the PGA Championship, Ryder Cup and the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid.
January 19, 2012
American Apparel Inc., the young-adult clothing retailer, said an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into its accounting practices ended without enforcement.
The investigation was completed and the SEC doesn't recommend any action, the Los Angeles-based company said today in a regulatory filing.
The SEC requested documents from the chain in 2010 after Deloitte & Touche LLP quit as its accounting firm and was replaced by Marcum LLP. Before ending the relationship, Deloitte notified the retailer that its 2009 financial statements may not be reliable.
January 18, 2012
Markets link people around the world in unexpected ways. We all know that. Seeing it up close is something else.
Last year, when cotton prices reached their highest level since the U.S. Civil War, we went looking for those human connections and the consequences.
Cotton's supply chain stretches from the hands of some of the world's poorest people, including millions of children, to the clothes worn by most everyone in the world's richest countries. It's also used in unexpected places (including car tires).
Child labor was of special interest for me and my editors as we began discussing the historic market.
