Vastex’s new V-1000-88 manual press offers apparel shops on a budget a high-quality, eight-color solution that accepts screens up to 20×24˝. It offers great flexibility, more than 50 pallet options, and a three-year warranty. PRINTING United Booth 1411.
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Apparel decorators using Brother DTG can now expand into the opportunity-rich baby/toddler market. Brother’s new platen facilitates the broadening of services through the printing of items including onesies, tiny T-shirts, and burping cloths. PRINTING United Booth 1416.
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Serving as the perfect solution for identifying and sorting uniforms, laundry, work clothing and more, the new Identification Label System from Hotronix provides fast printing of names, barcodes and dates, and can be easily heat applied. The soft, tag-less fabric is guaranteed for 300 wash cycles. PRINTING United Booth 2600.
Read MoreThe VMAs might not be getting the viewership of other big-name entertainment parties, like the Grammys or the Oscars, but the show is still a major party in the music biz. And, because of that, the organizers don’t typically skimp on the swag bags that attendees receive. Like other events, there are glitzy gifts—shopping sprees,…
Read MoreOther than expanding its printing capacity for on-demand apparel, it’s been a pretty quiet summer for Amazon apparel news. Or so we thought. It turns out the retailer has been making some moves in the apparel sector, and we thought it was a good time to check in. Here are three of the bigger ones…
Read MoreIn 2012, a Kentucky print shop called Hands On Originals refused to print shirts for a gay pride festival after Blaine Adamson, co-owner and manager of the shop, objected to the messaging on the T-shirts. A lengthy legal battle ensued, and the case is now headed to the Kentucky Supreme Court, with implications for T-shirt printers…
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Calling the matchup between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova a “rivalry” really tests the limits of the word, as though they have met 22 times and on many big occasions, the former leads their head-to-head 20-2. The latest drubbing came Monday night during the U.S. Open, and while the victory for Williams drew plaudits, a DARE T-shirt that her husband Alexis Ohanian donned was the real star…
Read Morethe U.S. tends to import more women’s apparel from China than it does men’s apparel. According to the Wall Street Journal, 42 percent of women’s and girls’ clothes and shoes came from China in 2018, whereas the percentage for men’s and boys’ clothes and shoes was 26 percent. That comes out to $23.5 billion worth of women’s apparel, versus $10.9 billion for men’s…
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When we got an invite to head north to Canada and visit Debco’s brand new facility in the greater Toronto area, we jumped at the chance. The Debco Housewarming Party took place June 19, and we got the scoop on the supplier’s future plans and how it graduated from a 37,000 sq. ft. office and print shop to an enormous new 245,000 sq. ft. facility…
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Meridian clocked in at No. 10 on our 2019 Fastest Growing Distributors list with 44 percent year-over-year promo sales growth (and five straight years of double-digit growth). We caught up with Jake Chanson, head of business development, to find out what’s behind that success. Plus, Sean and Brendan break down the Great Chicken Wars of 2019 as Popeye’s new sandwich becomes the viral marketing champ…
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