After sending a few care packages to their aunt, sisters Brandi Allen and Ashley Rollins started thinking about what new products they could include. From there, Silver Swag Box was born, creating a way for other people feeling distanced from their loved ones to show they care…
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McDonald’s Goes Minimal for ‘Joyful’ Packaging Redesign (But Will It Update Uniforms?)
Shortly after Burger King announced its full rebrand, including employee uniforms and packaging for all of its menu items, McDonald’s had its own redesign news to share, debuting a whole new look for its packaging. Will it update its employee uniforms, too?…
Read MoreThe ASTM Face Mask Standard Is Here: Full Details on Labels, User Instructions and More
After a period finalizing the last details, ASTM International has released its final face mask standards for consumer masks. The Standard Specification for Barrier Face Coverings, a first of its kind, creates criteria regarding construction, fit, manufacturing and use for non-medical masks…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Is Hyping Up a New Sandwich With a Vinyl Record, a Hoodie and Its Own Merch Website
Tomorrow at noon, McDonald’s customers can visit CHKNDrop.com for a “limited-edition capsule.” The release includes early access to the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, a “never-before-heard audio track” on 7” vinyl created by Tay Keith, and a limited-edition hoodie…
Read MoreHanesbrands Will Phase Out PPE Business as Part of Long-Term Growth Strategy
Nearly a year after first making face masks and PPE products for health care workers, Hanesbrands announced that it will exit the PPE business, focusing instead on its Champion brand and expanding its e-commerce offering. Hanesbrands said it no longer sees PPE as a long-term growth opportunity…
Read MoreVF Corporation Plans to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics by 2025
VF Corporation, parent company of major apparel and accessory brands like JanSport, Timberland, North Face and Supreme, announced a new initiative to eliminate all single-use packaging, including polybags, by 2025. The plan extends to VF Corporation’s offices and sponsored events…
Read MoreHSBC’s Online B2B Platform Allows Apparel Sellers to Trace Product Origins and Avoid Forced Labor
Serai, a digital B2B platform from HSBC, allows apparel suppliers to put in supply chain details for each step of the manufacturing and distribution process, so companies that buy the products can see how and where they were made, from raw materials to the finished product…
Read MoreTinder Wants to Make Its Own Line of ‘Tinder Made’ Smartphone Accessories, Apparel and More
If you use Tinder as a dating app, you want to protect your phone, right? If your phone cracks or breaks, it’d be hard to find love. Tinder is looking to solve that problem with its own proprietary mobile accessories (and other items), based on a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office application for “Tinder Made” products that was accepted on Jan. 20…
Read MoreOatly Outsmarted Twitter Trolls Hating On Its Super Bowl Commercial by Giving Away a T-shirt About Hating Its Commercial
Did you catch the Oatly commercial during the Super Bowl where the company’s CEO sang a jingle about how it’s “like milk, but made for humans,” while playing a keyboard in the middle of a field? Did you hate it? Did you hate it enough to wear a T-shirt telling everybody how much you hated it? Oatly won’t be offended. In fact, it was kind of banking on that happening…
Read MoreCDC Officially Updates Mask Recommendations to Include Layering (But Not For All Masks)
The CDC has officially updated its mask usage recommendations to include layering, something that public health experts such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, as well as government officials, have previously suggested. Certain mask combinations, however, should not be used…
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