‘Black Panther’ Boosts Demand for African Clothing

It’s been an insane few weeks for Marvel’s new “Black Panther” movie. It was announced today that the movie earned $920 million worldwide, but the sales boosts don’t end there. According to Marketplace, Los Angeles-based clothing store Kutula is seeing an increase of sales for their African garments thanks to the movie. [caption id=”attachment_105604″ align=”aligncenter”…

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How the Uniforms Market Is Changing (According to One Expert)

There’s been no shortage of uniform news lately, from Delta’s Zac Posen-designed threads to controversial marching band uniforms. With so much transformation and change hitting the uniforms market, it can be hard to see where the future is heading. Thankfully, Apparel Magazine interviewed Richard J. Lerman,…

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Bob Heintz Joins Terry Town Sales Team

Terry Town, San Diego, announced the hiring of Bob Heintz, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to the Terry Town family. Heintz, who will hold the position of director of national sales, will be responsible for key account management, national…

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Some Schools Move to Ban Backpacks (and … Mechanical Pencils?)

While these bans could have a wider impact on the promotional products industry, there are undeniably greater things at stake here. With every regulation comes the question of individual freedom, just as every instance of violence against innocents raises questions about appropriate policy positions for lawmakers to take in order to ensure that people remain safe in schools and at work…

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QuickBooks Training for Ad Specialty Distributors On Demand

Harriet Gatter, founder of Accounting Support LLC, announced reduced pricing of QuickBooks Training On Demand, video instruction specifically for ad specialty distributors and bookkeepers to use QuickBooks correctly and to its full capacity. For the ad specialty distributor, there is a version of QuickBooks…

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