Bolingbrook, Illinois-based S&S Activewear, a national distributor of imprintable sportswear, and New York-based Anvil Knitwear Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer
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S&S Activewear and Anvil Knitwear Announce Winners of GoGreen Giveaway
Bolingbrook, Illinois-based S&S Activewear, a national distributor of imprintable sportswear, and New York-based Anvil Knitwear Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-quality activewear, announced the winners of the companies’ GoGreen Giveaway.
Read MoreFashion Sense and Sensibility
Despite the tendency to “go big or go home” on the runways of New York’s Fall Fashion Week, it’s important to keep things in perspective. At least designers weren’t insisting we accessorize with a live snake or a headdress made out of bubble wrap. This time.
Read MoreS&S Activewear Announces 11th Annual Open House
Bolingbrook, Illinois-based S&S Activewear announced its 11th annual open house will be held Friday, April 24, 2009 at the company’s warehouse in Bolingbrook, Ill.
Read MoreBright Ideas … Part 2
Last year was so chock-full of great ideas, we couldn’t fit them all into our 2009 Sales Outlook. Below, you’ll find the tips we just couldn’t squeeze in.
Read MoreGo The Distance
REMEMBER THE DAYS when workout clothes were workout clothes only? Everyone had a drawer-full: apparel that worked, literally and figuratively, only in the gym. Clothes that made one feel, frankly, a little out of place anywhere else.
Read MoreGETTING WARMER
WHAT CAN ANYONE say about sweatshirts that hasn’t already been beaten to death? They’re warm, casual and have pretty much maintained status quo since their inception, right? Well, maybe. The developments might not be earth- shattering, but they’ve happened—helping to make the sweatshirt not only an item of utility, but a garment that’s fashionably viable. Here are four new ways to position the sweatshirt as a solid addition to any apparel program. 1) Vintage styling transcends all apparel categories. The concept of “vintage” is very nearly as popular as the ever-salable green phenomenon. Rather unsurprisingly, these little style details are now being seen
Read MoreS&S Activewear Celebrates 20 Years with Open House
On April 25, S&S Activewear, a leading distributor of imprintable sportswear, celebrated its 10th annual open house with approximately 1,950 guests at its headquarters in Bolingbrook, Ill. In addition to thanking all customers and vendor partners, S&S Activewear used this year’s open house to commemorate its 20th year in business with special anniversary promotions and giveaways. The event also offered guests the opportunity to see firsthand the company’s new products for 2008, meet employees and talk directly with manufacturers in a trade-show format featuring 38 booths—a record number of participants for the event. According to Margaret Crow, marketing director for S&S Activewear, the continued
Read MoreBono of U2 Joins Forces with S&S Activewear
S&S Activewear, based in Bolingbrook, Ill., a leading national distributor of imprintable sportswear, announced it is pleased to help introduce the edun LIVE line of blank, organic T-shirts to the U.S. imprintable apparel market. Edun LIVE is the sister brand to EDUN, the socially conscious clothing company launched in 2005 by Ali Hewson and her husband, Bono. The mission of edun LIVE is to create trade in Africa through high-volume sales of blank T-shirts to the worldwide wholesale market. The concept goes beyond simply offering an organic product, but rather to employing a unique production process called “grow-to-sew.” From the fields where the cotton
Read MoreS&S Activewear Offers New Catalogs
S&S Activewear, based in Bolingbrook, Ill., a leading national distributor of imprintable sportswear, released catalogs specific to two of the company’s most-popular apparel categories. The school, team and athletics catalog showcases the latest styles, innovative fabrics and vibrant colors including team gear, kids uniforms and adult workout styles. The golf collection catalog includes items from the best-known names in corporate golf apparel, including Arnold Palmer and PGA TOUR. Each catalog is four-color and includes complete product information on S&S Activewear’s offerings in each specific market segment. At 84 pages, the school, team and athletics catalog is the company’s biggest-ever, category-specific collection. It highlights several
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