“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.”
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Read More“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.”
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Read MoreTrevose, 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 MoreIssaquah, Washington-based SanMar, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, debuted a new line of wearables from Bluffdale, Utah-based OGIO.
Read MoreChamplain, New York-based Fersten Worldwide, the official licensee of Fila branded golf apparel and headwear in North America, announced the launch of www.filagolf.com.
Read More“The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency’s audit of American Apparel—and the layoffs that it has provoked—have put the President one big step closer to the position of Brian Bilbray, Republican Congressman from northern San Diego County and former lobbyist for the anti-immigrant, vigilante-friendly FAIR, who applauded the crackdown on American Apparel and complained to the New York Times of employers that have ‘become addicted to illegal labor.’”
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Read MoreOntario, California-based Otto International Inc., the industry’s leading manufacturer of premium headwear, announced it launched a new line of Otto Apparel.
Read MoreNew York-based Anvil Knitwear announced it will be a sponsor and the official T-shirt supplier of Farm Aid 2009, presented by Horizon Organic in St. Louis on October 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization that has raised nearly $36 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture.
Read More“TDG covers this premiere event in September 2009, where neutrals, textures and cutouts ruled the runway. Also see a Behind the Scenes Tour of Green Fashion in 2008.”
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Read MorePhiladelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, a leading wholesaler of imprintable activewear, recently reconfirmed its commitment to social responsibility by offering proof of early compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). These letters of compliance are available on the company’s Web site.
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