According to Apparel News, Alstyle Apparel is planning to shutter its distribution center in Anaheim, Calif., and is laying off 81 employees. Montreal-based Gildan Activewear, the company that purchased American Apparel in 2017, acquired Alstyle Apparel back in 2016. The deal reportedly cost Gildan Activewear $110 million. A spokesman for Gildan Activewear said the facilities…
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Walmart plans to order more apparel items from Cambodian merchants over the course of 2018, as Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam and Cambodia compete against other apparel manufacturing powerhouses, such as China and Bangladesh. According to Fibre2Fashion, Walmart officials sent a letter to Cambodia’s minister of labour, Ith Samheng, last month, saying that Cambodia is…
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Vietnamese airline company VietJet Aviation faced criticism when it released a branded calendar featuring female models in bikinis. The calendar, which the company releases annually, is part of a marketing…
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With the National Hockey League having recently concluded its centennial celebration, players, owners and fans should consider themselves very pleased with the state of their beloved sport, which this season has already produced some amazing results—come on, who, even with their geographic location, could have bet that the expansion Vegas Golden Knights would hold the…
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STAHLS’, Sterling Heights, Mich., is introducing its 2018 Heat Transfer Vinyl Catalog, which includes the latest heat transfer vinyl (HTV) technology. The 36-page, full-color publication showcases the complete line of STAHLS’ CAD-CUT heat transfer vinyl, CAD-COLOR Printable Heat Transfer Vinyl, masks and more. Customers can see pricing information and fully decorated garments that will inspire…
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Happy New Year. From the day this article is published, you have 363 days left in your new year. You have a clean slate. A fresh opportunity. What will you accomplish with these 363 days? Dream big. Businesses in North America spend almost $300 billion per year on printing and promotional products. You are within…
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Question: I have recently purchased a new computer with Microsoft 365 which includes Windows 10. Why won’t my QuickBooks work now? Answer: Microsoft 365 is a new licensing version of the Microsoft Office with which we are all familiar. There are two ways to purchase it: Web-based, which is accessed online Installed locally on your…
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Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., is making changes to its inside sales team. These changes are being done to provide additional selling support to our distributors. Cami Larson and JoAnn Sprenger: national associate account executives. Their focus is on sales growth through outreach and support to our key accounts…
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Thanks to 1969 and 2003 releases by directors Peter Collinson and F. Gary Gray, movie buffs can enjoy the high-stakes antics present in “The Italian Job.” Through the European Union Intellectual Property Office, fashion aficionados can have a variation on that title, The Italian Jobs, if you will, as it deemed brothers Vincenzo and Giacomo…
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This isn’t the first time that Marvel has had to resort to legal action in order to stop the use of its Punisher logo on promotional products and branded items by unrelated companies. In 2015, Marvel took Molon Labe LLC to court for its use of a strikingly similar logo on firearm-related products…
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