The environmental group Stand.earth is calling on Levi Strauss & Co. to overhaul its supply chain and implement renewable energy, asking the company to source at least 50 percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2035. Last week, activists showed up at the company’s flagship San Francisco store, taking off their jeans as part…
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I finally got to see “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” last night. I won’t spoil anything for you, because I barely made it a few days without hearing about some plot point. There is one part of the movie that I will discuss today, and don’t worry, this won’t spoil anything. How…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced yesterday that it is recalling the Todd Snyder + Champion brand sweatshirts, manufactured by WS and Co. and distributed by Todd Snyder, after they did not meet federal flammability standards, posing a potential burn risk to customers. The company sold about 2,100…
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National Pen Co., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., announced that it plans to create more than 250 jobs at its facility in Dundalk, Ireland, over the next five years as part of an expansion plan. This comes after National Pen Co. was acquired by Venlo, Netherlands-based Cimpress last year. “A year ago in December 2016,…
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The use of wearable technology in the form of watches that track things like heart rates and steps, clothing that monitors athletic activity and more, has been growing in popularity all over the world. According to Marketing Interactive, China’s wearable tech market will pass the U.S. by the end of this year, with more than…
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Smartphone integration is the way of the future. It’s not even a debate anymore. We see it with apparel, footwear, paper products and more. To try to ease one of the most stressful parts of airline travel—checking (and possibly…
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Two weeks ago, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin decided that the state was spending too much on what she called “swag,” and wanted to offset the $200 million budget deficit for this year and an anticipated $400 million for next year. To do that,…
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Arachnophobes of the world (myself included) might tell you they’re interested in any solution that involves avoiding spiders altogether. While that’s not entirely possible (or environmentally sound), companies using artificial spider-silk have been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in apparel without the use of our eight-legged friends (or enemies). Back in July, Bolt Threads,…
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NC Chocolate Manufacturing LLC (NCCM), parent company of Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, acquired the assets of Lanco, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. The acquisition, which is NCCM’s sixth in the promotional products industry and its largest to date, was finalized on Dec. 8. “We are excited to announce the acquisition of Lanco,” Lance Stier, managing member of NCCM,…
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Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y., announced the addition of Brian Porter to its senior management team as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Porter brings with him more than 20 years of promotional products experience to the Starline family, and remains an active volunteer in the industry. He most recently served as vice president…
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