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Lands’ End, Dodgeville, Wis., announced the launch of a new campaign called Canvas by Lands’ End Circle Membership. According to Times Leader, the new program allows customers to sign up for $50 and receive free shipping and free returns on all products in the Canvas by Lands’ End collection, as well as 20 percent off…
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Raining Rose Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announced the hiring of its newest sales assistant, Megan Hawk. Born in Panama, Hawk moved a lot growing up as part of a military family, finding homes in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Iowa. She graduated…
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Cities everywhere are facing the same debate: What should be done with plastic bags? Cambridge, Mass., recently passed a plastic bag ban, Chicago banned certain plastic bags in July,…
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The logo for Chinese sports apparel company Uncle Martian looks pretty familiar. It’s a “U” stacked on top of an upside-down U—almost like Baltimore-based Under Armour’s logo of the…
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Los Angeles-based American Apparel has launched a crowdsourcing campaign for its made-in-the-U.S. products, according to a press release. Recently, the company announced it might begin outsourcing a portion of its manufacturing to another U.S. clothing maker. Now, American Apparel is asking vendors for proposals pertaining to U.S.-made goods retailing…
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Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: It’s been gloomy and rainy every day for what feels like an eternity. “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is a lie.) Last week, Staples Promotional Products won its third Video…
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced the passing of William (Bill) Gassett, customer service representative, this week. Gassett started with the company on April 21, 2010. He made an immediate impact with his casual professionalism and ability to put…
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We all knew it was coming, but we weren’t sure when. However, the NBA announced that the board of governors has approved a three-year pilot program, allowing teams to sell corporate logos on their jerseys. ESPN reported that teams can start selling 2.5×2.5″ space on jerseys for the…
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Ricky Rubio, point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team, was recognized with the inaugural Flip Saunders Legacy Award, which was created by St. Paul, Minnesota-based Crystal D, for his involvement in the community. Rubio was presented with a Blenheim…
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Gildan Activewear, Montreal, Quebec, announced yesterday that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity interest in Alstyle Apparel and its subsidiaries, which constitute the apparel division of Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis Inc., for a total cash purchase price of $110 million. Alstyle Apparel manufactures and markets activewear products, such as T-shirts and…
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