There’s no dancing around the issue anymore: Amazon is the biggest e-commerce powerhouse in the game these days, and its capabilities are increasing almost by the day. It’s been on the cutting edge of automation, delivery services, grocery shopping and countless other categories. Recently, it’s dipped its toes in the apparel market by creating its…
Proforma’s Owner Advisory Council (OAC), member owners elected each year to represent their geographical regions, recently held its annual planning meeting at the Polyconcept North America (PCNA) headquarters in New Kensington, Pa. Every year, Proforma’s OAC comes together with executive…
While trends like mustard yellow and plastic trench coats were big hits at Paris Fashion Week, one designer decided to put the focus on the future of textiles. According to Engadget, Stella McCartney teamed up with an incubator called Fashion Tech Labs (FTL) to introduce new tech that breaks the textile pollution cycle. So what…
For over 100 years, Russell Athletic has been supplying athletic teamwear, but it looks like times are changing. According to AL.com, the company released a statement last week announcing it would cease filling orders through mid-December. In the statement, senior vice president for brand management Scott Greene said the company decided to transition away from…
Owing to its steadfast penchant for protecting its brand identifiers, Levi Strauss & Co. has made many attorneys’ bank accounts heftier, even earning the distinction as “the most litigious (company) in the apparel industry when it comes to trademark infringement lawsuits” through a 2007 New York Times article. The San Francisco-headquartered entity has had an…
In the world of superhero movies, everyone who works on set is sworn to secrecy in order to avoid any spoilers getting out. But, in the case of the new “Justice League” movie, the major spoiler might have been the movie’s official promotional merchandise. (Warning: Potential spoilers ahead.) According to GameZone, Henry Cavill revealed which…
Ah, Taco Bell. Is there anything that brightens up Taco Tuesday more than your Cheesy Gordita Crunch? Ordinarily, we’d say stick to doing what you’re good at, because it’s so good, but after hearing this news, we’re pretty excited Taco Bell is expanding into other arenas. The fast food giant is the latest company to…
The UK Independence Party (UKIP), the right-wing political party that pushed for the United Kingdom to vote to leave the European Union, has rebranded its image. Previously, the party’s logo was a purple Pound symbol, but now, it will use a purple lion’s head. That’s not too noteworthy on its own: The U.K., especially England,…
BDA LLC, Woodinville, Wash., announced that it has acquired the U.K.’s leading provider of specialist sports merchandise, Sports Merchandise Global (SMG). “Combining forces with the leadership of Jonathan Bailey, and the great team of people at SMG in Manchester and Paris offices, immediately makes BDA the most prominent global agency and provider of co-branded merchandise…
For the last decade, we’ve been told to make obscure passwords to keep our data safe. NeverM1Nd!, the advice was bad. Researchers have now proven that a password such as “Tr0ub4dor&3” would take only three days to crack. If we used four-word phrases, such as “correct horse battery staple,” it would take 550 years to…