Apparel

Bodek and Rhodes has announced that it has added SubliVie, (pronounced Sub-La-Vee), a line of 100 percent polyester T-shirt styles that are tailor-made for sublimation, to their product line-up. In addition, the company's available assortment of tie-dyes and vintage-themed designs has been augmented with new colors, styles and accessories.

Delta Apparel Inc., the apparel supplier from Greenville, S.C., reported that net sales for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2012 increased slightly to $125.5 million, from $125.0 million in its fiscal 2011 third quarter. Net income for the fiscal 2012 third quarter was $1.9 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to $5.7 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, in third quarter 2011.

Apparel suppliers are drawing from retail chains, echoing runway looks and employing clever designs to make women's apparel more flattering than ever.

In honor of Earth Day, Cincinnati-based Cintas Corporation announced that it helped eliminate more than 15 million plastic bottles from the waste stream and save 8.5 million trees by reusing plastic waste within its eco-apparel product line.

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations spent Wednesday inventorying $4 million worth of counterfeit athletic apparel found in a south Sacramento warehouse.

Federal officials described it as one of the largest single seizures of counterfeit apparel made in the Sacramento area.

Dan Lane, assistant special agent in charge with Homeland Security Investigations in Sacramento, said agents executed a search warrant at the building on Berry Avenue, off Power Inn Road, about 11 a.m. Tuesday as part of a long-term investigation. Inside, they found rows of shelving 40 feet high and more than 400 feet long stacked with apparel.

Ennis Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended February 29, 2012. The company also added $5 million to its stock repurchase program.

This week, HanesBrands reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, confirming a statement made in February that the company is working to decrease its presence in the wholesale apparel industry.

Superior Uniform Group Inc. today announced that for the first quarter ended March 31, earnings were $327,000 or $0.05 per share compared with $599,000 or $0.10 per share reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

In 1996, I was a sophomore in high school. Of course I thought I knew everything about…well, everything. Actually, that’s not entirely true. After giving it two minutes, I recalled something I didn’t understand back then and, admittedly, I still don’t understand it to this day. Of course, I’m talking about the lyrics to “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls (you know…girl power and all of that).

Club Colors, a promotional products and branded apparel distributor located in Schaumburg, Ill., announced five promotions this week.