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Vantage Apparel Taps Apparel Executive Marc Loeb as New COO
October 10, 2019 at 11:43 am

Vantage Apparel, Avanel, N.J., has announced the addition of retail apparel executive Marc Loeb as its new chief operating officer. Prior to joining Vantage, Loeb was the CEO for NewYorkDress.com and TheDressWareHouse.com, a global designer dress retailer. There, he was responsible for streamlining operation expenses and renegotiating domestic and international deals, along with strengthening the…

Chinese Retailers Are Removing Houston Rockets Branded Merch as NBA/China Rift Widens
October 9, 2019 at 1:51 pm

Over the last 12 years, only the San Antonio Spurs have won more NBA games than the Houston Rockets, a period that has encompassed the career of Daryl Morey as the latter’s general manager. Their success has helped the club to become popular in China, thanks to the career of since-retired center Yao Ming, but…

Lakers Fan Responds to NBA China Controversy With Planned T-shirt Giveaway at Staples Center
October 9, 2019 at 11:24 am

One LA Lakers fan is fighting back against the NBA's bizarre China controversy by starting a GoFundMe campaign for T-shirts that say "Stand With Hong Kong," which he wants to hand out before the Lakers-Clippers game on Oct. 22. Sun Lared, the campaign's founder, set an initial goal of $20,000 for the shirts. He's already hit $40,000 in donations...

The Washington Redskins Are a Mess and We Have the T-shirts to Prove It
October 8, 2019 at 1:14 pm

The 0-5 record that the Redskins find themselves staring at reminds us that political turmoil is not the only topic on the minds of folks in the Washington, D.C. area. The gridiron gridlock that the three-time Super Bowl champions are experiencing has met with responses from the apparel world, with at least four T-shirts expressing…

Bella+Canvas Introduces Direct-to-Consumer Retail Channel
October 8, 2019 at 1:13 pm

Bella+Canvas announced that it launched a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform. Previously, Bella+Canvas apparel was only available via wholesale channels, but now end-buyers can directly purchase blank men's and women's styles from a curated assortment of products. The company said it will start online, but plans to open pop-up physical stores starting next year...

Vantage Apparel Hires New Sales Manager Dale Kleinman
October 8, 2019 at 9:27 am

Vantage Apparel, Avanel, N.J., has announced the addition of industry veteran Dale Kleinman to its sales team. Kleinman will be covering the territories of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Before joining Vantage, Kleinman spent 14 years as a sales executive at Newell Brands and time as an apparel specialist at Norwood Promotional Products. “Vantage’s…

Turns Out Impeachment Is Good for the T-shirt Business (On Both Sides)
October 4, 2019 at 2:17 pm

The concept of impeachment is proving beneficial to the T-shirt business, with both sides of the political aisle getting in on the fervor by launching their own impeachment-related tees. State branches of the GOP are selling one, while Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic rep from Michigan, is selling another...

Apparel Companies Fight Amazon Over Counterfeit Products
October 2, 2019 at 11:41 am

Just like it has for just about every other industry under the sun, Amazon has disrupted the apparel marketplace by implementing its own lines of clothing, features and manufacturing processes. But third-party apparel sellers are still causing Amazon some headaches, especially as counterfeit products slip through the cracks. This is something we've seen at similarly…

Will Smith's Fresh Prince Merch and Apparel Line Is Kind of Genius
October 2, 2019 at 10:40 am

Will Smith is one of those guys who seems to have transcended humanity and become a cultural institution. He's made hit TV shows, chart-topping albums and summer blockbusters, and even worked as a genie that one time. Still, Smith is probably best known for "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," which is how most people…