Athletic and Sportswear

Nike Unveils New Apparel to Commemorate Super Bowl 50
January 20, 2016 at 5:03 pm

In honor of the upcoming Super Bowl 50, Nike has teamed up with the NFL to release a collection of apparel celebrating the league's golden anniversary. The new selection includes more athletic-focused pieces, like the Fly Rush Alpha jacket, the Hypercool fitted short-sleeve top and the coaches polo, along with the…

10 Standout Apparel Pieces from the 2016 PPAI Expo
January 20, 2016 at 1:08 pm

The whirlwind of the 2016 PPAI Expo has come to an end. The feeling in our feet finally has returned, we’ve adjusted back to Eastern Standard Time and now we’re digging through the mountain of business cards, catalogs and samples we received from both new and old friends to take stock of everything we saw last week. Here we’ve highlighted 10 of our favorite apparel finds from the show...

Polyconcept North America Announces U.S. Sales Contest
January 19, 2016 at 3:52 pm

Polyconcept North America (PCNA), Pittsburgh, announced a new sales contest for U.S. distributors. The contest is designed to leverage PCNA’s corporate attendance at the 2016 U.S. Open Golf Championship, held June 16 to 19 at the historic Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., which is located only a few miles from PCNA’s offices. “We are…

Virgin Galactic Announces 'Space Apparel' Deal with Adidas
January 18, 2016 at 6:25 pm

Some of the world's most talented athletes wear the Adidas logo on their apparel, but now the global sportswear brand will take its logo to new heights—literally. Virgin Galactic, the spaceflight division of the Virgin Group, announced a partnership with Adidas' Y-3 division to create apparel for future space projects and missions. Y-3 is a…

Fitness Apparel Shows Which Muscles You're Working
January 18, 2016 at 5:05 pm

As one of the fastest growing markets in both retail and promotional markets, athletic wear is in high demand. And, especially during this time, people are flocking to the gym. With Athos fitness apparel, exercise-lovers can see exactly which muscles…

St. Louis Rams Fans Sue Team Over Merchandise
January 15, 2016 at 6:29 pm

The St. Louis Rams officially are set to become the Los Angeles Rams once again, and fans in St. Louis are upset to say the least. So upset that four St. Louis fans are suing the team over its move, with the suit centering around the purchase of…

7 Eye-catching Products from the 2016 PPAI Expo
January 13, 2016 at 7:44 pm

Now that the exhibit floor of the PPAI Expo is open, Promo Marketing has been roaming the booths and checking out all of the great new products suppliers have to offer. Though we could go on all day about what we saw, here are seven items from the show floor that stood out to us.…

Wearable Tech at CES 2016 Was All About One Thing: Fitness
January 13, 2016 at 7:15 pm

Hundreds of companies flock to Las Vegas each January to make their marks on the tech industry in a given year, but one company remains absent. Apple doesn't attend CES, at least not officially, but the company's influence looms over the annual tech convention at nearly every turn, particularly the wearable segment. While it was…

American Apparel Takeover Bid Is Real, and It's $300 Million
January 12, 2016 at 6:35 pm

Last week, we reported that a donor close to former Los Angeles-based American Apparel CEO Dov Charney reportedly made a takeover bid worth $200 million. Now, new information has come out that the investors, Hagan Capital Group and Silver Creek Capital Partners, made an "upward revision" from the previous bid, and the current takeover bid…

Toddy Gear to Debut New Items at PPAI Expo
January 8, 2016 at 4:33 pm

Toddy Gear, Chicago, announced it will show the following new items for the first time at the PPAI EXPO: The Smart Charge 2-in-1 Power Bank is a wall charger and portable power bank that recharges devices while it charges itself—no USB wall-outlet adapter needed. A user plugs the USB cable into the power bank to…