Apparel

A short video showing off sponsor logo placement, as well as overall printing technique and make, of the free shirts given out to every registrant of the 2011 Philadelphia Broad Street Run.

Bodek and Rhodes is helping decorators preview and promote their work with a new feature introduced to their exclusive Apparel Design Studio, allowing customers to preview and promote designs on the sides, sleeves and backs of their apparel.

A short video showing the free T-shirts given out at the 2011 Broad Street Run in Philadelphia.

American Apparel Inc. reported a smaller loss in the first quarter and the company says a key revenue figure has improved in the current quarter and is expected to rise for the full year.

The company is cutting costs and closing stores in the face of weak sales, legal issues and accusations of mismanagement.

The retailer reported after the markets closed Tuesday that it had a net loss of $20.7 million, or 28 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31, versus a net loss of $42.8 million, or 60 cents per share, a year ago.

Cincinnati-based TSC Apparel announced their 2011 Open House event, to be held in the newly expanded distribution center in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday, May 20.

A while back, our special projects manager Kerrick Jones turned me onto Out of Print Clothing, which specializes in T-shirts decorated with first-edition book covers.

Need some direction for a promotion? Steer clients to the Encompass jacket from Tri-Mountain and watch your sales soar north. The medium-weight, wind- and water-resistant jacket will always point you the right way. Navigational puns are the easiest.

Last week, Cotton Incorporated SVP of global marketing supply chain, Mark Messura, presented a cotton market analysis at the Union League Club, sponsored by the American Apparel and Footwear Association's Intimate Apparel Council.

According to WWD's report, there's been a sharp decline of worldwide cotton production due to China's shifted focus on corn and soy crops, and, here in the US, the rash of natural disasters in Texas, our primary cotton producer. As a result, Messura predicts prices to close within the $1.50 to $1.80-per-pound range for the next few months—this after hitting a "record peak" of $2.44 on March 8.

Summer styles are full of warm hues, bold stripes and branding potential.

Superior Uniform Group, designer and manufacturer of uniforms, image apparel and accessories, announced it has been recognized by Apparel Magazine as a 2011 Top Innovator for the launch of the interactive apparel division, everyBODY media.