Penn Emblem Company, Philadelphia, announced the promotion of Angelica Trejo to the position of direct embroidery customer support lead. Trejo started working with Penn Emblem Company in 2012 as a direct embroidery customer support specialist. With her experience at…
TSC Apparel, Cincinnati, announced that it has formed an exclusive partnership with Los Angeles Apparel, the new apparel company started by American Apparel founder and former CEO Dov Charney. “We’re thrilled for the opportunity to partner with TSC,” Charney said in a press release. “We will walk through walls to get the customer what they…
After the failed merger attempt with Office Depot, which subsequently caused former CEO Ron Sargent to leave the company, Staples has indicated that it will explore a sale. According to the Boston Globe, the Farmingdale, Massachusetts-based office supply giant reportedly is in preliminary talks with private-equity firms to discuss a sale. Sources close to the…
When we say there’s a legal battle brewing in Florida, we mean it. That’s because the battle is over whether beer companies should be able to provide bars and restaurants with free branded…
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., announced the hiring of industry veteran John R.B. Cudahy as senior manager of national accounts. Cudahy joins the company during a period of rampant growth spurred by the combined entity of Prime Line and Jetline. Cudahy has spent his entire 13-year career in the promotional products industry working in account management,…
Throughout its 109-year history, a reputable span that helps it to serve more than 220 countries and territories, the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has prided itself…
It’s an announcement that no one saw coming—Jenna Lyons, chief design officer, is leaving J. Crew after 26 years. Lyons practically has become synonymous with the specialty retailer, but according to the Business of Fashion, she leaves J. Crew with mutual respect and plans to do other things.…
While Pantone usually dictates the most popular colors of the year, the latest color trend seems to have been crowd-sourced. It seems that millennials are going crazy for a color subsequently dubbed “millennial pink.” This is not your mainstay pink swatch, however. It features tones of peach, blush and salmon, and consumers are flocking to it…
Michele Selene Ang, one of the stars in Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” series, has become the subject of a viral T-shirt campaign. According to the Los Angeles Times, the T-shirt takes a stand against Hollywood’s whitewashing problem. The…
VF Corporation, Greensboro, N.C., the parent company of JanSport, announced Tuesday that it would be closing its JanSport collegiate apparel operations in Appleton, Wis. According to Fox 11, the closure will put 380 employees out of work. VF Corp. also announced its plans to sell its licensed…