Caps and Headwear

The baseball cap has transcended the sport to become a fashion fixture in its own right. This kind of staying power should be reason enough for your clients to buy promotional hats.

AHEAD, the headwear, apparel and accessories company, recently opened the doors on its first-ever in-house design studio to help foster creativity, promote collaboration between senior designers and provide a place for customers to interact with staff on their custom graphics, products and logos.

AHEAD, New Bedford, Mass., announced a new partnership with IonLoop to be the sole distributor to the golf market of the company's IonLoop branded and custom-logoed line of magnet and negative ion bracelets.

AHEAD announced that its parent company, New Wave Group AB, has taken over sales management of the innovative headwear, accessories and apparel company's brand in Canada.

The Telegraph reported yesterday that The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry has registered with the U.K.'s Intellectual Property Office to use the foundation's name on goods including "clothing, footwear and headgear."

Fersten Worldwide (FW), the Champlain, New York-based apparel supplier and the exclusive licensee for FILA Golf in North America, announced the addition of TC Sports Marketing to the company's sales force.

Last year, Sportsman Cap & Bag added bags to its lineup of promotional products. This year, the company is adding square footage to its Shawnee, Kansas-based warehouse.

With more space and an expanded loading dock, the company will have more inventory on site and ready for shipment. Sportsman Cap & Bag president Dan Saferstein said the expansion is being driven by the success of the bag business. After 75 years in the headwear industry, Sportsman Cap & Bag added 13 brands of duffles, totes and backpacks in 2012.

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Sportsman Cap & Bag, Kansas City, Mo., congratulated its manufacturing partner, Caps Direct, on receiving full Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) accreditation.

Headwear, accessories and apparel manufacturer AHEAD recently announced it has agreed to a multi-year strategic partnership with Avendra, which provides a wide range of procurement services to companies in many industries, including golf.