Fruit of the Loom

Ash City, a part of the alphabroder family, announced the availability of American Apparel, Bella+Canvas and Fruit of the Loom in Canada. 

Fruit of the Loom, a clothing manufacturing company with its headquarters in the U.S. state of Kentucky, is shifting its operations to Honduras.

The company will close its current manufacturing at its Jamestown plant in stages from June 8, 2014 onwards and all operations are expected to be shut by the end of the year, resulting in a layoff of around 600 workers currently employed at the plant.

All affected employees would be given a 60-day notice, as required under the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), the company said.

A Canadian apparel company has reached a $1 million settlement with Russell Brands and Fruit of the Loom in the relabeling and resale of Jerzees brand sportswear at stores in at least three states.

The agreement ends a dispute between Gildan Activewear Inc., based in Montreal, and the two companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Gildan must stop removing or altering Jerzees labels and tags and must destroy any stock of the sportswear. Gildan also will pay $50,000 in attorney's fees for the two companies.

U.S. sportswear manufacturer Russell Brands said it plans to lay off 190 workers as it looks to restructure its apparel decoration operations in Alexander City, Ala.

The group employs 390 people at its Alexander City apparel decoration facility. Russell Brands, which is a Fruit of the Loom company, said the restructure will not impact its other operations in Alexander City.

"The competitiveness of the apparel market makes for a very difficult business environment and requires that we constantly seek the most cost-effective production available," said Tony Greeson, vice president of manufacturing.

Gildan Activewear Inc. is issuing a press release to explain the events which have given rise to a lawsuit filed on Oct. 12, 2012 by Russell Brands LLC, an affiliate of Fruit of the Loom, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition.

Pull down those sleeves and get ready to ride out another winter. Whether on the East Coast, West Coast or somewhere in between, end-users will truly appreciate any promotion that snags them these quality long-sleeve T-shirts.

Celebrities and stores everywhere are catching on to ocean-hued trends for summer 2010. Both Pantone's Key Colors for spring/summer 2010 and NY’s Fashion Week predicted that colors from turquoise and Amparo Blue, to dried herb and eucalyptus green, would be the focus for this summer’s fashion outlook.

On Thursday, May 6, 2010 Broder Bros. is hosting an apparel showcase at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. The showcase, running 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. will feature exhibits, seminars and a reception. Broder Bros. will be giving away prizes and offering tours of the stadium.

Broder Bros. Co, Trevose, Pa., announced it will conduct a conference call on March 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. E.T. to discuss its fourth quarter 2009 financial results. Thomas Myers, chief executive officer, and Martin Matthews, chief financial officer, will participate in the call.

BroderBros., based in Trevose, Pa., announced the company is hosting an open house on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at its newly expanded Houston distribution center.