Leed’s, a top supplier in the promotional products industry and division of Polyconcept North America, recently announced it’s offering distributors a new decorating method it’s calling “Mixed Media.”
Read MoreWith a Name Like “Honest Company” You Should Be
We’ve written in this space before about the unique challenges faced by a product when a celebrity endorser goes off the rails. Now, as Jessica Alba’s Earth-friendly Honest Company is just about to launch in Target stores, there are new reports that some products imported by the company from China have been previously blocked by the FDA as unsafe.
Read MoreBusiness Lessons from Mickey Mouse
I recently returned from a few days at Disneyland. My wife and I agreed to be chaperones for Grad Nite. On Grad Nite, Disneyland is open until 2 a.m. with just high school graduates and their chaperones. (It sounded like a good idea at the time.) I’m sure this goes on at locations all around the country, but being from Southern California, Disneyland is the place to be.
Read More3M Appoints New Senior Vice President
3M, St. Paul, Minn., appointed Nicholas C. Gangestad to senior vice president and chief financial officer this week. Effective immediately, he replaces David W. Meline, who is departing for another large, publicly traded company.
Read MoreUSPS Employees Face Federal Indictments for Fraud
In the midst of trying to reduce costs and revive its business model, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently has had five of its former employees indicted or sentenced for alleged fraudulent actions against USPS and its services.
Read MoreGildan Releases its 2013 Web-Based Corporate Citizenship Report
Gildan announced it has released an updated version of its corporate social responsibility website, GenuineGildan.com.
Read MoreMore Protests in Cambodia after Garment Factory Shuts Down, Doesn’t Pay Salaries
In late May, 30 major clothing brands and unions met with Cambodian government officials to discuss the growing labor unrest in the country’s garment industry. The visit, a follow-up to a meeting held just after the January, union-led strike that saw four people killed by military police and 25 protesters arrested and imprisoned, was a warning of sorts: If this keeps up, apparel companies might soon start sourcing elsewhere, putting Cambodia at risk of losing a significant portion of its $5 billion garment trade.
Read MoreAAFA Appoints New CEO/President
The AAFA announced the appointment of Juanita D. Duggan as the association’s new president and CEO.
Read MoreVictorinox Travel Gear Adds to Its Award Haul
Adding to its early-year win of the Best Design Award from Travel + Leisure, Victorinox Travel Gear, St. Louis, announced that its Spectra 2.0 Dual-Access Carry-On has won the coveted Red Dot Product Design Award. More than 4,000 entries from 1,816 manufacturers and more than 50 countries were represented in the competition.
Read More“How It’s Made” Can Make You More
The show “How Its Made” is celebrating its 22nd season on television. How can we be a hit, season after season, for our clients and prospects in the apparel trade?
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