In an effort to make this upcoming season a little more eco-friendly, the NHL announced a league-wide jersey change to Adidas ADIZERO Primegreen sweaters, which are made with a minimum 50% recycled material. They also feature a decoration technique called “dimensional embroidery.”
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Coloreel’s New Embroidery Thread Is Made From 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles
Coloreel, a Swedish textile innovation brand with a proprietary technology for embroidery enabling high-quality coloring of textile thread on demand, announced that it will begin offering 100% recycled polyester threads to be used with its instant thread coloring technologies…
Read MoreHigh School Students Launch Spiritwear Store Despite Pandemic Challenges
Most adults won’t attempt to launch their own business during good economic times, much less during a pandemic. But that’s just what Fair Grove High School students did with the opening of an apparel and spiritwear store. The store sells Fair Grove Eagle apparel and accessories in person and online…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Takes Next Step in Branded Merch With Retail Apparel Line
McDonald’s is venturing even further into the branded merchandise world by releasing an apparel and accessories collection with retailer BoxLunch. The initial launch includes T-shirts, button-down shirts, hats, sweatshirts, backpacks and more, with all-over prints, retro artwork, sleeve printing and other design features…
Read More76ers Announce Crypto.com Sponsor Patch With NFT Tie-In
After being the first NBA team to add sponsor patches to their jerseys, the Philadelphia 76ers are now the second team to partner with a cryptocurrency and NFT company for their on-jersey sponsorships. The partnership also has an exclusive NFT component…
Read MoreThe 2021 Emmy Award Gift Bag Was Filled With Luxury Takes on Familiar Promo Items (and a Personal HP Printer)
Award shows always go all-out for the gift suites for nominees. This year’s Emmy Awards event is no exception, with merchandising experts estimating that the gift set is worth $104,825.98. It was also filled with luxury versions of various promo favorites, plus a personal photo printer from HP…
Read MoreOnline Prices for Apparel Have Increased More Than Any Other Consumer Product Category
According to data published by CNBC, the historical average change in online prices for apparel was -1.08% from 2015 to 2019. In August of 2021, the price of apparel online rose 15.52%. To compare, the next-highest rate was nonprescription drugs, which saw an increase of 4.66%…
Read MoreThis Apparel Company Is Turning Air Pollution Into Screen Printing Ink
Pangaia, the apparel brand, has taken the sustainable sweatshirt to new heights by using screen printing ink made from air pollution. The stylish comfortwear line already uses minimal ink for small logos on its products. And what little ink it does use is made from turning carbon emissions into what the company calls “Air-Ink”…
Read MoreShipping Delays Forcing Some Chinese Manufacturers to Cancel Orders Amid Inventory Back-Ups
Some Chinese manufacturers have started canceling orders as COVID-related shipping delays have caused inventory to stack up. The South China Morning Post reported that smaller manufacturers have started rejecting orders to avoid cash flow problems, since payments are tied up in orders that can’t be shipped.
Read MoreDeadline Extended! Vote Now for the 2021 Supplier Excellence Awards
It’s been an interesting year, to put it mildly. Yet, with all the supply chain challenges, we’ve seen suppliers going above and beyond, doing everything in their power to assist their distributor partners. It’s time to recognize the best of the best in our annual Supplier Excellence Awards. Voting is now open!…
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