Nike Redesigns New Golf Shirts

According to Golf Digest, Nike has taken a different approach with its MM Fly Polo golf shirts. Although the shirts are still made with Dri-Fit technology, Nike has released three alternative redesigns to the standard golf shirt. The Nike MM…

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Aprons Etc. Launches New 2016 Product Line

Aprons Etc., a textile promotional products supplier, launched a new product line in 2016—Fast and Free. The line provides five-day production to in-hand delivery in the U.S. or Canada with free shipping. This upgraded delivery service and new standard production applies to select styles of table covers and flags in the 2016 event display category. For…

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Zika Virus Sends Mosquito Repellent Sales Through the Roof

With reports of the Zika virus worrying consumers, purchases of bug spray have increased rapidly. CBS News reported that, according to market-research company IRI, sales of insect repellents have increased 11.2 percent from last year, topping $516 million. CBS News reported that SC Johnson & Son has seen skyrocketing demand for its…

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CPSC Clarifies Rule on Component Part Testing

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a direct final rule amending two rules on component part testing and lead in textile products in October 2015. The rule has been effective since January, but the CPSC recently provided clarification on the two rules. 1. Clarification on Component Part Testing (16 CFR 1109): In order to reduce burden…

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Sacramento Kings Pull Racially Insensitive T-Shirt

The Sacramento Kings planned to give away a Lunar New Year-themed T-shirt during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. However, members of the Kings organization, including team center DeMarcus Cousins, found the T-shirt to be racially insensitive for the first day of Black History Month, and the T-shirt was subsequently pulled…

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