Hub Pen Company Partners with Tenex Capital Management

Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced that, after an extensive search, the company has chosen Tenex Capital Management as its new partner to support growth, and to help its family shareholders and all others associated with Hub Pen Company achieve their personal and professional goals. Hub Pen Company will continue into its 57th year operating…

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American Apparel Memo Alludes to Outsourcing, Layoffs

Paula Schneider, CEO of Los Angeles-based American Apparel, reportedly sent an email to employees detailing numerous changes going on within the company. One such change being the possibility of outsourcing complicated items, such as denim, to a third-party company. However, the Los Angeles Times reported that Schneider stressed that the products still will be made…

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HALO Branded Solutions Purchased by Audax Management Company

HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced that it has been purchased by Audax Management Company, a Boston-based private equity firm. “We are very pleased with our new partners at Audax,” Marc Simon, CEO of HALO Branded Solutions, said in a press release. “They are a prestigious investment firm with a proven track record of building…

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PPAI Announces 2016 Legislators of the Year

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, will present two Legislator of the Year Awards. Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio; and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., will be recognized at its seventh annual PPAI Legislative Education and Action Day…

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Republican National Convention ‘Riot’ T-shirts Stir Controversy

The 2016 Republican National Convention comes to downtown Cleveland July 18 to 21—and with it, the potential for controversy should GOP front-runner Donald Trump not earn the Republican nomination. While it’s still a few months away, protesters, supporters and soothsayers alike can prepare for the convention with T-shirts that read, “Greetings from Cleveland: It’s Gonna Be A Riot!”…

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Would You Buy a Snoop Dogg T-shirt for $1,000?

Is $1,000 a little pricey for a T-shirt? How about $924? Vetements, one of the most talked about labels in the fashion industry, is selling an oversized T-shirt featuring a photograph of Snoop Dogg from a Vibe cover shoot by Dan Winters in 1993 for $924, Complex reported. So, why the hefty price point for a shirt that’s not all that original to begin with? Licensing…

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The Wrap: Was a 1,500-Year-Old Mummy Wearing Adidas? and More

Mummy found wearing footwear similar to Adidas’ three-stripe style, H&M hosts World Recycle Week, clothing companies scamming customers via Facebook ads, Arizona Diamondbacks debut eyesore road uniforms, and Under Armour suffers a stock slide: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…

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Festival Fashion: Rock Your Next Apparel Promotion

By the time summer gets here, it seems like there’s a can’t-miss music festival each weekend. (No, seriously.) Add in touring festivals, like Warped Tour, and major festivals, like Bonnaroo, Firefly and Lollapalooza, and it’s no wonder festival fashion is a hot topic. Here are a few examples of how distributors can take advantage of the season and cater to festivalgoers nationwide…

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