Here’s what’s happening in the apparel world this week … According to Yahoo, the Cleveland Indians are migrating away from their insensitive Chief Wahoo mascot for next year’s uniforms. Many of the Chief Wahoo imaging will be replaced by the block “C” perhaps in an effort to…
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Tropical cyclone Vardah struck the city of Chennai, India, on Monday, leaving more than 10 people dead and causing destruction in the major manufacturing city in Eastern India. The storm uprooted more than 10,000 trees, according to The Hindu, damaging roads, railway networks, and electricity and telecommunication infrastructure. https://twitter.com/anilkumble1074/status/808722172059549696 “It appears that the power system…
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Working in the promo industry, I tend to be hyperaware of the promotional products I encounter in my everyday life. So, when I took a spontaneous trip to New York City for a weekend, I got too excited about a tote bag I saw at a farmers’ market. But, what kind of Promo Marketing writer would…
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Global shipping companies will have credit trouble if new bank capital rules go into place. The Basel Committee of banking supervisors from all over the world met last month to draft new rules for lenders…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that World Trading, Valencia, Calif., is recalling its Orbit self-balancing scooters, otherwise known as hoverboards, due to a risk of overheating and catching fire. This comes after the CPSC recalled more than 500,000 hoverboards in July, following the commission’s ruling that all available hoverboard products as unsafe. [caption…
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When Pantone announces its 2017 Color of the Year, you know it’s time for the fashion world to look ahead to 2017. For Pinterest, that means poring over in-house data to determine what’s going to be big in 2017. The social media site released its 100 trend predictions, and we sifted through the data to bring…
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If you haven’t started with home automation yet, now is the time. Even if you have, now is the time to add one more thing: Amazon Echo Dot, better known as Alexa. On its own, Amazon Echo Dot ($50) is a great deal. It plays music (although only loud enough for one room), creates shopping…
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We already mentioned some of the bowl game gifts and giveaways that stood out to us, but now the good folks over at CBS Sports weighed in as well, listing the best and worst bowl game gift packages for this season. CBS Sports ranked the Peach Bowl as the No. 1 gift package. Players will…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced that Schurman Retail Group, Fairfield, Calif., is recalling one of its paper box products because mold can be present on the boxes, which can cause respiratory or other infections in those with compromised immune systems or lung issues. So far, Schurman Retail Group received nine reports of respiratory…
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After declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Los Angeles-based American Apparel secured a $30 million financing loan from Encina Business Credit. Basically, according to Retail Dive, this move solidifies that the company’s creditors are satisfied and that its assets are distributed appropriately. While its wholesale and many of its manufacturing assets are spoken for following the company’s…
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