Promo Apparel
February 12, 2019 at 2:07 pm
At a time when people can declare themselves outraged when others find even the slightest utterance, seemingly innocuous event or customary product offensive, media members tend to rally to tell of the supposed annoyance and the reactions to it. What if, however, the ones responsible for reporting the news find themselves upset with how they…
February 12, 2019 at 9:49 am
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., just opened a wholesale apparel distribution center on the West Coast—changing the promo apparel industry's game with a brand new, 800,000 square foot facility in Reno, Nev. While Reno’s already a trendsetter in other areas (the video for Eddie Money’s “Take Me Home Tonight” was filmed in the Lawlor Events Center,…
February 8, 2019 at 2:29 pm
This has proven an interesting week to be a Los Angeles Rams fan. On Sunday, the high-scoring NFC champions could muster only a field goal in losing Super Bowl LIII to the New England Patriots, and on Wednesday, the franchise found itself having to deal with another formidable opponent: disgruntled former fans...
February 6, 2019 at 12:09 pm
Since its 2007 inception, Bleacher Report has come to epitomize coverage of the sports and sports culture worlds. But noting which players find themselves on the trading block and who is the biggest prize in the free agent market, among other observations, is not all that the Turner Broadcasting System-owned website should receive praise for…
February 4, 2019 at 2:23 pm
Bella+Canvas, Los Angeles, launched a new online education course for promotional products industry professionals called the "Fashion Apparel Masterclass," or "FAM" for short. Bella+Canvas set out to create a masterclass that addresses the challenges specific to the promotional products industry and provides solutions that will give members the tools to sell more premium apparel, and…
February 4, 2019 at 1:44 pm
What would the world be without Tinder? For one thing, the global news cycle would be far less interesting or disturbing, depending on how one chooses to categorize some of the most recent stories involving the six-year-old dating application. With the ultimate commercialized observance, Valentine’s Day, a little more than a week away, the Tinder…
January 31, 2019 at 1:46 pm
Today I want to talk to you about a Netflix show I've been watching. It's quite possibly the dumbest show I've seen in a long time, and it's called "Slobby's World." It's a show about a caveman-looking fella named Robert "Slobby" Hall who runs a vintage clothing shop in Arizona called Generation Cool. He takes…
January 29, 2019 at 12:18 pm
Fanatics is continuing to establish itself as one of the frontrunners in licensed sports merchandise and fan apparel. Within the last year, the company has inked a deal with the English Football Association, signed on to create merchandise for professional e-sports, opened retail shops inside JCPenney and more. It's now joining forces with another big-time…
January 24, 2019 at 2:05 pm
When a town’s chief claim to fame is being the birthplace of the man who coined the term “spelunker,” any chance to gain renown is likely a welcomed one. Such is the case with Waupaca, Wis., whose population, while growing, has barely eclipsed 6,000 residents. No matter, the tiny city found itself on a T-shirt in "Stranger Things," the hit Netflix series...
January 17, 2019 at 5:38 pm
It’s hard to keep track of fashion developments. Sometimes it feels like right when you get the hang of what's trending, something else pops up. It’s an endless game of Wack-A-Mole. We're here to help...
