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When a town’s chief claim to fame is being the birthplace of the man who coined the term “spelunker,” any chance to gain renown is likely a welcomed one. Such is the case with Waupaca, Wis., whose population, while growing, has barely eclipsed 6,000 residents. No matter, the tiny city found itself on a T-shirt in "Stranger Things," the hit Netflix series...

It’s hard to keep track of fashion developments. Sometimes it feels like right when you get the hang of what's trending, something else pops up. It’s an endless game of Wack-A-Mole. We're here to help...

When the Associated Press last month issued a report detailing shipments from a Chinese labor camp to a U.S. apparel supplier, Promo Marketing looked at higher learning institutions’ decision to part ways with the goods provider, Badger Sportswear, concluding our analysis by mentioning the possibility that other schools might likewise end their alliance. Three weeks…

The University of South Carolina has a fight on its hands, as it has met with resistance due to its Jan. 9 decision to unveil logos it hopes will help it claim abbreviation distinction after years of competition against the University of Southern California...

Carnivorous consumers have long flocked to Arby’s because, well, as its tagline tells us, it has the meats. Based on the overwhelming success of its recently issued subscription box, we can say that the 54-year-old company also possesses “the smarts.” Not even an hour into the Georgia entity’s promotion, it had sold all of the…

Remember the good old days when vending machines were just for Kit Kats and Pepsi? Over the past few years, vending machines have become distributors of everything from headphones to puffy vests, and we guess this is the future. (Hopefully this means they'll stop eating our dollars). It turns out the airport is the perfect…

Blue Generation, Long Island City, N.Y., is introducing Blue Direct, a direct import sourcing program that eliminates the challenges of "import aggravation" by handling every aspect of production logistics for the customer. Customers can choose from Blue Generation's extensive style line-up and running fabrics, and receive fast turnaround and competitive pricing with the assurance of…

eBay seems to have angered some of its sellers, as the e-commerce company partnered with Teespring to beef up T-shirt listings during the holiday period, allegedly at the expense of smaller merchants. Some of those sellers theorized that eBay bent its own rules to allow Teespring to have as much of a presence as it…

Bishop Custom Clothing, Vancouver, B.C., announced the hiring of Michael Snyder as vice president of sales and marketing. Snyder has more than 30 years of apparel experience, 25 of them in the promotional products space. He was previously the vice president of apparel at Polyconcept North America. Prior to…

Royal Apparel, Hauppauge, N.Y., a made-in-USA knitwear manufacturer, announced that there will be no price increases for first half 2019. Prices will remain the same, in spite of raising labor costs, a hike in raw material costs and tariffs. With the company's U.S. manufacturing (knitting, dyeing, cutting, sewing ), it is committed to delivering the same…