Athletic and Sportswear
February 23, 2016 at 7:38 pm
Last month, we reported that Amazon's clothing business is growing. Now, according to The Street, Amazon's clothing business could turn a profit as soon as next year. Citing KeyBanc Capital Markets reports, The Street reported that Amazon's apparel business could increase share value by 25 cents. According to Quartz, Amazon already has introduced more than 1,800…
February 22, 2016 at 4:42 pm
Four years ago, the University of North Dakota retired its mascot—Fighting Sioux—and now, after a few years as simply "UND," the school is adopting the Fighting Hawks nickname. However, the university is selling Fighting Sioux merchandise again. Why? Because the NCAA, the same organization that…
February 18, 2016 at 6:03 pm
Nike Inc. has ended its endorsement of Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino boxer made derogatory comments regarding homosexuals. According to ESPN, the company removed all Pacquiao-related merchandise and advertisement from its website after Pacquiao made a comment regarding same-sex couples on a…
February 18, 2016 at 3:53 pm
T-shirts are tried-and-true methods of promotion. End-users become walking advertisements for your clients, and they get a free shirt out of the deal! We at Promo Marketing have a few favorite promotional T-shirts that we've accumulated over the years, and we wanted to show them off to the world. Check out the video below, showcasing…
February 17, 2016 at 7:12 pm
Fanatics Inc., a worldwide retailer of licensed sports merchandise, announced that it has acquired Kitbag, a U.K.-based sports e-commerce company and subsidiary of Findel plc. This move will allow Fanatics Inc. to increase licensed sports merchandise for soccer, which has seen an increase in the U.S. recently. Kitbag has relationships with popular European sports brands,…
February 17, 2016 at 6:16 pm
Out of all the big four fashion weeks, New York has shown the most love to wearable tech so far. And this week, New York Fashion Week continued its dalliance with smart clothing and sensor-packed accessories in style. As usual, Intel was involved. It teamed up with design house…
February 17, 2016 at 5:43 pm
Maybe they don’t want to mess with their current color scheme. Maybe they’re afraid that one logo will lead to more logos (and then more logos). Maybe they just want more money. Whatever the reason, the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t in support of the move to place advertisements on jerseys, according to Bleacher Report...
February 17, 2016 at 5:39 pm
H&M partners with Coachella, Sears sales were drastically down in the 2015 fourth quarter, Urban Outfitters and Navajo Nation continue their four year legal battle, Nike Golf releases new radical golf apparel and the Kalamazoo Growlers plan to create an emoji baseball jersey: Here's what's happening this week in the apparel world…
February 16, 2016 at 7:27 pm
With spring training set to begin this week for Major League Baseball, teams have quickly been rolling out their promotional schedules to get fans excited for the coming season. While the classic promotions always resonate with fans—rally towels, T-shirts, etc—it's the unique giveaways that set a team apart...
February 15, 2016 at 6:59 pm
The NBA All-Star game took place in Toronto last night, and law enforcement officials was ready to seize knock-off merchandise being sold to fans. Together with the NBA, Toronto authorities were also looking to crack down on the illegal use of the league's official logo and the word "NBA", according to the the Toronto Sun...
