Decoration is one of the most important parts of an order. A decorated shirt offers something different than a plain shirt. It may seem clear-cut—place logo here—but it’s more complex than that. What type of decoration works on this fabric? Which has the desired look the client wants? Where will the imprint make the most impact? We spoke to Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., and Stahls’ DFC, Masontown, Pa., to learn tips in five areas distributors should focus on when deciding the best imprint method for a client.
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Compliance is a difficult subject. It’s hard to memorize all of the rules. General use products have an extensive list of requirements and children’s products have even more, but what about when a general use product becomes a children’s product?
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Museums, soccer stadiums and music venues are just a few of the possible locations from New York to Los Angeles to London where the selfie sticks may no longer be welcomed.
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An outraged customer took to Twitter to complain about an offensive T-shirt on the racks at a Florida retailer Monday, a move that got the shirt removed from stores.
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When specific washing instructions are needed, it might be best to stick with simply worded instructions, like “hand wash only,” “do not bleach” or “tumble dry on low heat.” Instead, an Indonesian company opted to go with “Give this jersey to your woman. It’s her job,” and is receiving criticism globally for its choice of words.
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Waffle House might be better known for its breakfast foods, but now its set to become a helping hand in package delivery. In a partnership with Roadie Inc.—the Atlanta-based maker of a mobile shipping app—Waffle House, the 24-hour restaurant chain, announced last week that it has become the first Roadie Roadhouse.
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Promotional products have been used in election campaigns throughout history, but many of those items remain relevant today. Even in a time when television and Internet ads may be the focus of campaign advertising spending, promotional products still have a place—and some new uses—in elections. We spoke to a political science professor and an industry supplier to see how distributors should run their campaigns for winning over candidates’ advertising budgets.
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Operations at West Coast ports began to operate again Saturday night after the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reached a tentative agreement late Friday.
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A report released last week cited more units of children’s products recalled last year than 2013, but that the number of children’s product recalls, and the incidents, injuries and deaths related to them all decreased in 2014.
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Overseas factories’ “bonded servitude” practice is ending—at least for Apple suppliers, the company announced in its 2015 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report.
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