Promo Apparel

This Year's Grammy Gift Bag Is All About Diversity and Inclusion
March 12, 2021 at 11:19 am

It’s Music’s Biggest Night! Well, Sunday is. That’s right, the 2021 Grammy Awards are happening, and while the event is going the mostly-virtual route of other award shows, there will still be the famous gift bags for nominees—with a few notable twists...

Blue Generation Debuts 2021 Lookbook
March 12, 2021 at 10:20 am

Blue Generation, Long Island City, N.Y., is supplementing its annual catalog with the release of its 2021 Lookbook, featuring complete uniform merchandising examples to help distributors jumpstart sales. The newly released brochure is now available on Blue Generation’s website and ZOOMcatalog...

How Brands Used Merch to Celebrate and Give Back on International Women's Day
March 9, 2021 at 1:53 pm

Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and brands seized the opportunity to celebrate inspirational women and draw attention to important issues or causes. Some of them even did it through merchandise, with clever twists on their branding or items designed to give back. Here are a few of our favorite examples...

The Louvre Turns to E-Commerce, Branded Merchandise Partnerships Amid COVID
March 5, 2021 at 12:44 pm

The Louvre, arguably the most famous museum on the planet, has lost about about $108 million as a result of the pandemic, forcing it to find new ways to generate revenue, just like anyone else. So the museum began leaning heavily on branded merchandise and e-commerce, even teaming up with Uniqlo for a...

Sportsman Cap & Bag Grows Collection of Trending Tie-Dye
March 4, 2021 at 11:26 am

Now available at Sportsman Cap & Bag, Lenexa, Kan., are three new tie-dye styles from house brand Sportsman, including a knit (SP412), dad cap (SP400) and bucket hat (SP450). “Tie-dye is selling,” said Sportsman Cap & Bag president Dan Saferstein. “With a variety of colors, our new family of tie-dyes are cool and accessible at…

Gildan Bounces Back With Big Q4: Activewear Sales Strong, Imprintables Mixed
March 3, 2021 at 11:22 am

Gildan Activewear reported strong results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, with sales up 4.8% year over year to $690 million. For the full year, Gildan's sales were down $225.3 million due to the pandemic's impact in Q1 and Q2, but the company's fourth-quarter numbers are an encouraging sign for the apparel market...

Rap Legend Nas Helped Design the 'Coming2America' Merchandise Line
March 1, 2021 at 12:38 pm

The marketing campaign for “Coming2America,” the upcoming sequel to the classic Eddie Murphy flick, is getting some additional star power by using Nas’s HSTRY brand. The collaborative effort between the film and the rapper’s brand includes 13 items, ranging from T-shirts and sweatshirts to sweatpants and hats...