Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced the passing of William (Bill) Gassett, customer service representative, this week. Gassett started with the company on April 21, 2010. He made an immediate impact with his casual professionalism and ability to put…
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We all knew it was coming, but we weren’t sure when. However, the NBA announced that the board of governors has approved a three-year pilot program, allowing teams to sell corporate logos on their jerseys. ESPN reported that teams can start selling 2.5×2.5″ space on jerseys for the…
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Ricky Rubio, point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team, was recognized with the inaugural Flip Saunders Legacy Award, which was created by St. Paul, Minnesota-based Crystal D, for his involvement in the community. Rubio was presented with a Blenheim…
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What do toilet mugs, six packs and flowers all have in common? They’re all promotional products that we (probably) need this week. Here’s why: For any questions about Promo Marketing’s video services, contact Brittany at [email protected]. Don’t be shy!
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Gildan Activewear, Montreal, Quebec, announced yesterday that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity interest in Alstyle Apparel and its subsidiaries, which constitute the apparel division of Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis Inc., for a total cash purchase price of $110 million. Alstyle Apparel manufactures and markets activewear products, such as T-shirts and…
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Whether you’re sweating a deadline at work or sweating it out at the gym, let’s face it: Sweat is a daily aspect of life. (So is stress. Hmm, maybe those two are connected somehow.) But your end-users have enough to worry about without having to…
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We’ve seen many instances where social media backlash leads to pulled products and corporate apologies. But Old Navy isn’t caving to criticism this time. On Friday, Old Navy tweeted about a 30-percent-off sale, along with a picture of an interracial family—a Caucasian man, an African American woman and a child. Cue uproar…
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Event organizers are investigating how, despite ordering 50,000 T-shirts for 46,000 runners, not every participant in the Bloomsday run received a T-shirt.
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There’s a difference between preparing for the unexpected and, well, preparing for a Cinderella story. That’s where Leicester City, the English soccer team that claimed this year’s English Premier League title, finds itself right now. While fans continue to celebrate the team’s first championship in its 132-year history, many will have to do so without Leicester City shirts and jerseys…
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Stahls’ prints names on jerseys at the NFL Draft, Nike misses out on an Olympic opportunity, new T-shirt helps prevent bacteria build-up, H&M hit the Met Gala red carpet, and decorators receive free samples for voting on favorite designs: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
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