The Chicago-based Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) announced it granted QCA Accreditation to two more founding members: Kansas City, Missouri-based Barton Nelson and New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s. These two firms join Lawrence, Massachusetts-based Gemline and Tustin, California-based Logomark in being the initial companies reaching this milestone.
Read MoreGeiger Affiliates with Corporate Promotions Inc.
James Habzda, CAS, vice president of sales and marketing for Lewiston, Maine-based Geiger Promotional Products, and Dale Miller, CAS, president of Corporate Promotions Inc. based in Atlanta, have announced the affiliation of the two companies. The affiliation was effective on Monday, Aug. 24, 2009.
Read MoreThe Starbucks Index
You can study common economic indicators like the GDP, CPI, inflation, deflation, housing markets, unemployment or bull and bear markets to determine if our economy is heading in the right direction, but I prefer to take a different tack. Perhaps you could call it the “Main Street” approach as opposed to the “Wall Street” approach to analyzing the hopeful economic rebound.
Read MoreSanMar Hosts Successful Dallas Open House
Issaquah, Washington-based SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, recently welcomed more than 500 guests to an open house to debut its new warehouse. The event showcased the 585,000 square-foot Dallas-area distribution center that the company relocated to earlier this year.
Read MoreNot Your Mother’s Oxford
Vantage Apparel—Women’s Velocity Repel & Release Oxford Shirt
This 60 percent cotton/40 percent polyester, 4 oz., oxford cloth shirt is wrinkle-resistant, stain-resistant and has stain-release properties. It features a spread collar, narrow reverse placket, polished pearl buttons, single-needle tailoring, back yoke with pleats and buttoning sleeve placket and cuff. It comes with replacement buttons and is available in available in French blue, blue, light yellow, white, pink and gray. A nice choice for food and restaurant-related promotions.
Tumi Partners with Susan G. Komen Fund in Support of Breast Cancer Research
For the fifth year in a row, in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, South Plainfied, New Jersey-based Tumi will partner with Susan G. Komen for the Cure in support of breast cancer research and is offering “pink” products to support the cause. This initiative is in keeping with the company’s history of social responsibility and philanthropic efforts.
Read MoreAnvil Knitwear is Launching More Sustainable Lines (thedailygreen.com)
“You may not immediately recognize the brand Anvil (no they don’t supply Wile E. Coyote), although if you check the tags on your T-shirts chances are good that you own several, most likely emblazoned with designs by another party. That’s because Anvil Knitwear is one of the biggest makers of T-shirts. So there’s big potential for scale when it comes to going greener.”
Click here to read the entire story from thedailygreen.com.
Read MoreUS: Steady Growth Seen in Global Apparel Manufacturing (just-style.com)
“Revenues in the global apparel manufacturing industry are forecast to grow at an average annual rate of 3.5%, to $476.8bn from 2008 to 2013, according to forecasts from market research firm IBIS World.
Over the same period, industry value added is forecast to grow at an average annual rate of 3.7%, it says, to $219.4bn.”
Click here to read the entire story from Just-style.com.
Read MoreBroderBros. Co. Announces Catalog Cover Selection
Trevose, Pennsylvania-based BroderBros. Co. announced it released its 2010 catalog cover selection, as well as the covers for the company’s 2010 Alpha, Broder and NES catalogs, which will be available in January 2010. Customers may begin placing orders for custom catalogs.
Read MoreSanMar Debuts OGIO Wearables
Issaquah, Washington-based SanMar, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, debuted a new line of wearables from Bluffdale, Utah-based OGIO.
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