When Frank Ocean performed his set at the Panorama Festival in New York, his T-shirt went viral. The T-shirt read, “Why be racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic when you could just be quiet?” The internet loved the T-shirt, and everyone wanted to know where they could buy their own version. (Image…
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We’ve been wondering the fate of the American Apparel line ever since the company sold to Montreal-based Gildan Activewear. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, we have a more concrete answer. Starting Aug. 14, Gildan Activewear will sell American Apparel’s clothing items through its former e-commerce site. Prior to this, the brand’s clothing items…
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It seems Under Armour has been struggling of late, but this news from Fortune is still surprising. The sporting goods company announced it was cutting 2 percent of its global workforce, which equates to about 280 jobs. The retailer also announced it expects to see slower revenue growth this fiscal year, as a result of…
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With the intense heat that’s sweeping across a lot of cities in the U.S., people are wise to stay hydrated. But, a new observation shows that drivers should think twice before they leave plastic water bottles in their cars out in the heat. Think of it this way: The plastic water bottle acts like a…
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The way people enjoy music changes every few years. Just starting with vinyl records, we’ve gone to 8-track players, cassettes, compact discs, then mp3’s (and then back to vinyl again). Now, we can add fidget spinners to the list. This is where we allotted space for jokes like “This puts a whole new spin on…
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On a concrete strip of coastline in sunny Southern California, the Port of Long Beach acts as the gateway for a hefty percentage of the promotional products imported from Asia. As the second busiest container port in the country, Long Beach has weathered its share of storms in…
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Numerous companies have collected kudos for their creative representations (Baskin Robbins and The Hershey Company stand out to yours truly), but when entities decide on marketing approaches, some of their synapses refuse…
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has hired Parich Basnet as sales system support analyst. Basnet will be working with the IT and sales departments to expand upon the current NetSuite operating system functions as they relate to sales and finance. “I’m glad to be joining Hub in this time of growth,” Basnet said. “There are…
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It turns out that the companies that create outdoor apparel and accessories really care about their clients having the chance to go out and experience nature. The New York Times reported that last week, thousands of members of the outdoor industry in Salt Lake City for the Outdoor Retailer trade show marched to the Utah…
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As someone who is petrified of any and all spiders, I never thought I would spend so much time reporting on them. The thing is, spider silk has been the subject of a few recent developments that connect to the promotional apparel sector. So, I’m putting my deep-seated arachnophobia behind my duty to deliver the…
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