Apparel
It's not enough to shrink adult styles down—smart suppliers are designing kid's clothing from the ground up. Take a look at this week's Editor's Picks to see some of the children's styles that'll be showing up on the playground next month.
PVH Corp. has been granted Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification for its men's dress shirt lines marketed under PVH's well-known corporate brands, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen Izod, and Arrow, and its licensed brands.
Promo Marketing spoke with Margaret Crow of S&S Activewear and Barb Herman of SanMar to learn how you can outfit those 11 million employees in the manufacturing sector and build your book of business to sell workwear to a growing skilled labor workforce.
Corporate United, a group purchasing organization, has entered into a new five-year agreement with Cintas Corporation. The new agreement provides Corporate United's members access to Cintas Corporation's full breadth of products and services, ranging from uniforms and mats, promotional products, document management, first aid and safety and fire protection.
"We are very pleased to announce our newly renegotiated agreement with Cintas," said Marc Rosen, Corporate United president. "Cintas has been a Corporate United supplier-partner since 2001 and consistently demonstrates its commitment to our membership by delivering on their promise to meet the terms and conditions set forth in our agreement."
American Apparel, Los Angeles, this week announced an exclusive partnership with online auction house eBay. The multi-year deal will create the first brand lifestyle shop on the auction site, allowing eBay surfers and shoppers to purchase directly from factory.
AskMen.com recently reported that 64 percent of men 20 to 34 do not own suits. What does this mean for your corporate apparel sales?
Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis Inc. and Glatfelter are hosting the 5th Annual VIP Series Conference in three locations this August.
Bodek and Rhodes has expanded their Apparel Design Studio tool to allow users to post samples and their own designs through popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.
Garry Hurvitz, president and CEO of Ash City USA, released the July 2011 edition of his "Eye on Asia" newsletter. Click through for a full reprinting of the letter, which forcasts apparel price increases that may affect the industry in 2012 and beyond.
HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., reported strong net sales growth and comparable diluted earnings per share in the second quarter of 2011, in line with company expectations.