AIA Corporation, Appleton, Wis., announced today that it’s board of directors has selected Nancy Schmidt as the company’s new CEO. Schmidt, a two-year veteran of AIA who most recently served as chief financial officer, is the first female CEO in AIA history…
Read MoreTimbuk2, the San Francisco-based maker of bags and backpacks, is using T-shirts donated from local sports teams to create face masks for Bay Area organizations. The company teamed up with NBC Sports Bay Area, which helped set up T-shirt donations from the 49ers, Sharks, Warriors, Giants, Earthquakes and Kings…
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Supreme partnered with artist Takashi Murakami for a T-shirt, and is donating all profits of the collaboration to HELP USA, an organization battling homelessness during COVID-19. But, since Supreme is also the biggest name in the streetwear resale world right now, the items ostensibly created to battle a real issue are being sold on resale sites…
Read MoreLive sports remain on an indefinite hiatus, and there’s no real definitive light at the end of the tunnel quite yet. One competition has thrived under the COVID-19 lockdown, though: e-sports. Since this is basically the extent of team sports right now, experts believe that the demand for e-sports merchandise, like apparel, is growing…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, Fanatics stopped producing MLB jerseys and shifted production to masks and gowns, made from Phillies and Yankees uniform material, for medical professionals in the surrounding area. Now, the company is donating 15,000 masks made from material originally used for Cleveland Indians uniforms…
Read MoreThis year’s NFL draft is going to be a little different, but one thing will remain relatively close to normal: The players will still get to toss on a baseball cap with their new team’s logo once they get drafted. For this year’s purely digital draft, players will have to sift through a box containing 32 hats and 32 jerseys for the right ones when their name is called…
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When customers across the U.S. order Popeyes’ new NOLA Strong Meal, they’ll receive a family-sized food order as well as a branded T-shirt and hat, with all proceeds directly benefiting New Orleans families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re not hungry, you can still support the cause and get some branded gear on the Popeyes web store…
Read MoreThe Senate yesterday voted to approve almost $500 billion in additional relief to supplement the Paycheck Protection Program. The package includes hundreds of billions of dollars in new financial relief for small businesses impacted by COVID-19…
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Mexican cartel leader El Chapo’s daughter has been giving out branded face masks and care packages in Guadalajara, Mexico, but the Mexican government isn’t too happy to see his face on otherwise helpful products.
Read MoreXFL fans, we’re sorry the league folded. We’re all living in a world without sports right now, but the XFL was getting some serious hype as an alternative to the NFL and new fans were jumping on the bandwagon every week. (I liked Houston because former Temple quarterback PJ Walker). But then, as quickly as…
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