Lululemon implements price increases, Kanye West wants to create $30 Adidas sneakers, Victoria’s Secret introduces Victoria Sport athleisure line, a new T-shirt monitors air pollution, and Gucci tries to bring back berets: Here’s what’s happening in the apparel world…
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After receiving three reports that young children lacerated their mouths while drinking out of reusable stainless steel drinking straws, Seattle-based Starbucks decided to recall them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that Starbucks sold approximately…
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The Premier Group announced that Skylight Creative Ideas, Bel Air, Md., joined the group. Skylight Creative Ideas, owned by Bob Titelman Sr. and Bob Titelman Jr., has been in the industry for 39 years. “We at Skylight appreciate this opportunity to join the Premier Group,” the Titelmans said in a statement. “We look forward to…
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The Hillary Clinton campaign team took action to modify four offensive campaign pins, according to The Weekly Standard. Forty-five artists and graphic designers created a collection of pins for Clinton’s online store, but the public took offense with Polish artist Agniezka Gasparska’s collection of pins. The pins in question all followed the same format and hinted that…
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Well, folks, August is here. For many of us, that’s last call on summer. Students are going back to school, the sun is out a for a slightly shorter amount of time than it was in July and, before we know it, we’ll be wearing jackets to walk to work once again. But, all is…
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Third Eye Blind, the alternative rock band best known for ’90s hits, like “Semi Charmed Life” and “Jumper,” played at a charity concert in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. Knowing that the crowd would…
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Leaderpromos, a Columbus, Ohio-based distributor, announced its expansion in the Chicago market to better accommodate its rapidly expanding customer base in the Midwest. The new office space, located in Chicago, will provide space for new hires—Ben Turry, director of sales and relationship management; and Rory Fitzgerald, client relations manager—as well as accommodate future growth in…
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SanMar, Issaquah, Wash., announced its newest product collection, which includes 99 new styles. These new products are available on www.sanmar.com and featured in the 2017 apparel, bags and caps catalog. “There are a lot of trends sparking excitement in the industry, such as athleisure, varsity looks and camouflage,” said Lee Strom, vice president of marketing…
Read MoreMore than 20 years ago, before we started Clothpromotions, we were the very first supplier to use microfiber cloths as business cards. In 2000, we conceptualized using microfiber cloths as promotional items—Opper Fiber, which happened to be for a political campaign. The 2016 presidential candidates have spent millions of dollars on promotional products so far.…
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Yankees or Mets? For New Yorkers (and some New Jersey folks, too), the debate will rage on forever. Today marks the two teams’ 189th meeting in the historic Subway Series. To commemorate the occasion, Mitchell & Ness, Philadelphia, mapped out which team is winning in terms of merchandise it has sold in New York City’s…
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