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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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Whether you’re sweating a deadline at work or sweating it out at the gym, let’s face it: Sweat is a daily aspect of life. (So is stress. Hmm, maybe those two are connected somehow.) But your end-users have enough to worry about without having to…
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We’ve seen many instances where social media backlash leads to pulled products and corporate apologies. But Old Navy isn’t caving to criticism this time. On Friday, Old Navy tweeted about a 30-percent-off sale, along with a picture of an interracial family—a Caucasian man, an African American woman and a child. Cue uproar…
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Event organizers are investigating how, despite ordering 50,000 T-shirts for 46,000 runners, not every participant in the Bloomsday run received a T-shirt.
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There’s a difference between preparing for the unexpected and, well, preparing for a Cinderella story. That’s where Leicester City, the English soccer team that claimed this year’s English Premier League title, finds itself right now. While fans continue to celebrate the team’s first championship in its 132-year history, many will have to do so without Leicester City shirts and jerseys…
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