In “Optimistic,” the sixth track off their 2000-released chart-topping album “Kid A,” Radiohead sang “The big fish eat the little ones /The big fish eat the little ones /Not my problem, give me some.” The…
Read More
HanesBrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., today announced preliminary third-quarter 2017 net sales and earnings per share, and announced the acquisition of Alternative Apparel. “We met our goal of returning to organic growth, and we continued to generate strong operating cash flow,” said Hanes CEO Gerald W. Evans Jr. “Our sales and EPS results, driven by stronger-than-expected…
Read More
Tom Petty was awesome. Tom Petty still is awesome. This is barely even a subjective statement. The guy had more hits than a home run derby, spent his career doing things on his terms, and kept touring and releasing music until his death on Oct. 2. In classic Petty fashion, his funeral still had a…
Read More
The ongoing battle between smaller craft breweries and bigger companies, which we saw with the branded drinkware legal case in Florida, is raging on. Small companies are tired of big companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors using their financial clout to eclipse the rest of the smaller companies in the industry. To combat that, a…
Read More
The significance of uniforms tends to be underestimated in the apparel world, but they are one of the most vital steps a company can take to promote its brand. Just think about some of the famous uniforms that have left a lasting impression on us: Rachel’s Central Perk waitressing apron, Lucy and Ethel’s chocolate factory…
Read More
You know what they say: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Perhaps Nike heard the news that it’s losing its foothold with teenage buyers, and it’s trying to prove its relevance. Or, perhaps it was more in Supreme’s interest to enter into a collaboration to gain access to a retro Nike shoe. Either way,…
Read More
While analysts might have predicted athleisure’s demise, it looks like Amazon is betting big on athletic apparel. According to Bloomberg, the e-commerce giant announced it will launch its own sportswear brand, and perhaps this is the exact jolt the athletic apparel market is looking for. Amazon’s new athletic apparel…
Read More
Your body is indeed a wonderland (there’s one for all of you John Mayer fans.), and as technological advances constantly help us to understand the inner workings of so many objects,…
Read More
Elon Musk is taking a bold step with his new fundraising campaign. On Oct. 18, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Inc. unveiled a new piece of merchandise, as part of a fundraising campaign for The Boring Company, his new tunnel-digging company. The new product is a hat that Musk deemed “the world’s most boring…
Read More
It looks like hospitality supplier Aramark is looking to get in on the uniform game. According to the Star Tribune, the company announced that it has purchased Minnetonka, Minnesota-based uniform and linen supplier AmeriPride Services Inc. for $1 billion.…
Read More
