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January 14, 2016 at 6:22 pm
Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been all over the news since his escape from prison and his recent arrest. Apparetly, El Chapo's family wanted his name to appear on more than newspaper headlines and wanted posters. According to The…
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.…
January 8, 2016 at 6:43 pm
Reports are coming in that American Apparel, Los Angeles, has received a takeover bid of more than $200 million from an investor associated with former American Apparel CEO Dov Charney. Bloomberg reported that, according to an anonymous source familiar with the situation, if the offer is accepted, Charney would return in some capacity to the…
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…
January 6, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Though the New York music venue CBGB closed its doors in 2006, the famed concert hall's logo will live on through branded merchandise, including umbrellas, phone cases and baby apparel (for babies who were literally born to rock). Politico's Alex Weprin reported that 315 Bowery Holdings LLC (which is the address of the original venue)…
January 6, 2016 at 4:15 pm
Penn Emblem Company, Philadelphia, now offers a new fulfillment of imprintables program. The program features sublimatable products, including mugs, keychains, coasters and more. Representatives from Penn Emblem Company will attend the Imprinted Sportswear Show in Long Beach, Calif., from Jan. 22 to 24. The company plans to showcase its new dye-sublimated patches and share information about its…
January 6, 2016 at 4:08 pm
Under Armour was founded on a simple idea: Make athletes better. To do that, it’s turning human performance into a big data problem. The company is betting on the notion that the right hardware, the biggest data set, a lot of machine learning and powerful motivational tools can make everyone better, faster and stronger. It’s…
December 31, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Although we believe that many apparel companies have developed competitive advantages enabling them to earn outsize returns, for the most part we see these competitive advantages as shorter term in nature, thus falling more toward the narrow-moat end of the scale. As fashion trends change to reflect the values and cultural identity of the times,…
December 30, 2015 at 4:42 pm
Have you ever wished you looked more like a stock ticker? Well, now there's a smock that lets you scroll a custom message down its front, lit up like a marquee. Then there's a dress that uses special ink and sensors to change color based on the weather. Welcome to the brave new world of…
December 29, 2015 at 4:57 pm
With the current boom of 3-D printed materials, products, such as medical materials, toys and tech items, have been created through 3-D printers. Now, according to 3ders.org, a U.K.-based company called Tamicare has begun operations on its first production line of 3-D printed textiles, and plans to mass produce wearable items through its patented Cosyflex…
