Last week, we told you about McDonald’s Sweden’s venture in virtual reality, with its virtual reality headset giveaway. Now, Coachella music festival—held in Indio, Calif., each year—is releasing its own version of the virtual reality headset, according to The Verge. Attendees of this year’s festival will be shipped…
The Mira Loma Safety Committee from Philadelphia-based Penn Emblem Company accepted the Safety Achievement Award from Captive Resources LLC. An independent consulting company empowering businesses to control insurance costs, Captive Resources LLC has helped businesses improve safety and prevention loss practices for more than 30 years. This award signifies that Penn Emblem Company demonstrates an effective safety…
Vantage Apparel, an Avenel, New Jersey-based manufacturer and decorator of logo apparel, has hired Neal Young and Coleen Sylvester as regional sales representatives. Young comes to Vantage Apparel after spending 15 years as a key account manager with Sanford B2B, winning multiple top…
As far as we’re concerned, holidays are the perfect time to embrace themed apparel. And with St. Patrick’s Day just 8 days away, we’re starting to think about what green things we have to wear—and what we still need to stock up on before then. This year, March 17 falls on a Thursday, so that…
Mass fainting in Cambodian garment factory, Under Armour debuts Olympic gymnastic uniforms, brothers scam beachgoers with fake jerseys, S&S Activewear debuts redesigned website, St. Patrick’s Day-themed MLB merchandise now available, and Amazon starts new fashion-based show: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
Nike and Tag Heuer have cut ties with tennis star Maria Sharapova after she revealed she had tested positive for a banned substance. According to The Guardian, Sharapova failed the drug test after she was knocked out of the Australian Open in…
The warm weather looks like it’s here to stay, so what better time than to take a vacation? Here are 10 items that travelers, hotel patrons and adventurers will love…
The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, has entered into an agreement with Lynda.com, Carpinteria, Calif., to offer its online educational system to all home office staff. Lynda.com is an online learning company that helps users acquire business, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through The Vernon Company, members of its home office staff now have…
Seminole, Florida-based supplier Superior Uniform Group Inc. has acquired Los Angeles-based distributor BAMKO in a $15.8 million cash transaction. As part of the deal, Superior Uniform Group will issue $5.5 million in shares of its stock vested over five years and a potential future payment of…
Data from the Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) showed that China is still the No. 1 importer of apparel to the U.S., but Vietnam recorded the most growth, with 17.2 percent, to 282 million square meter equivalents. According to Just-Style, imports rose 1.6 percent year-over-year to $6.63 billion. The volume of…