Wearables Business back issues from March 2005:
No fluke.(promotional wearables business )(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: JEFF RUNDLES Fluke. That's the word Jack Levine of CorpLogoWare used to describe how he got into the promotional products and promotional wearables business when I interviewed him for one of our Industry Players articles. He was trained as an engineer. ...
Idea Workshop brings Nat Nast to promotional market.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... MINNEAPOLIS - Nat Nast, a trendy, upscale brand of men's wear, can be seen worn by Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, Matthew Perry on Friends, Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bruce Willis, Tom Arnold, and many other men attuned to today's hottest fashions. ...
Sublimation Atlanta brings photo-realistic designs to market.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Innovation, creativity and a fresh approach to custom products are what Kenny Sawyer of Sublimation Atlanta, LLC promises to bring to the market as a new supplier to the industry. Sublimation Atlanta, a dye sublimation products company whose business up until ...
Greg Norman reports double-digit core golf sales growth for 2004.
Mar 01, 2005 ... NEW YORK - Greg Norman Collection, a Reebok brand hot at green-grass retail that also offers a corporate-channel catalog, recently announced Core Golf sales increases of 19% with operating profits up significantly over last year as well. Additionally, in the fourth quarter, Core ...
American Identity secures new financing.
Mar 01, 2005 ... OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - American Identity today announced it has completed a major refinancing, including securing a substantial long-term revolving credit facility and a secondary long-term subordinated debt agreement. "This restructuring of our financing vehicles provides the ...
California PPD rides off with Harley from Hanes, reward program partners.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jean Hines of Corporate Motivators, Inc. in Costa Mesa, Calif., was the lucky winner of a Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 from Hanes Printables, Alpha Shirt Company, Broder, and NES Clothing as the grand prize winner in the "When the Message Matters" Rewards Program. ...
TSC Apparel makes customer $25,000 richer at ISS Long Beach.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... LONG BEACH, Calif. -- It was time to pick up the fish bowl full of names of screenprinters, embroiderers and promotional product distributors around the country and there was $25,000 cash riding on it. There was also a large crowd of onlookers asking themselves, "Who's going to win? Could ...
David Hunzelman joins MMG Midwest.(appointment)(Multiline Marketing Group Midwest)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... FORT WAYNE, IN - Multiline Marketing Group Midwest (MMG) recently announced the addition of David Hunzelman as Midwest Regional Sales Rep. He is based out of Pine Island, Minnesota and will be responsible for sales in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Hunzelman joins ...
FreePromoTips & Digital Art Solutions host SRO seminar.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... LAS VEGAS, Nev. - At 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, more than 250 promotional products distributors were crowded into a conference room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas waiting to hear how they could end their artwork frustrations forever. The 90-minute seminar, hosted by Free ...
Outer Banks receives Supplier's Golden Achievement Award from PPAI.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Outer Banks has been awarded a Supplier's Golden Achievement Award from PPAI for it's patent-pending Build Your Own Coordinates(tm) program in the category of Most Beneficial Sales and Marketing Aid. This exclusive interactive software tool assists promotional ...
INDUSTRY PLAYERS '05.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Industry Players are those people and companies who are the real leaders in the promotional wearables arena, bringing innovation to the marketplace. Here we present our 6th Annual Class of Players, each with a story that stands as a primer on the growth of our industry. We ...
Thinking big at S&S.(S and S Activewear)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: Brian Anderson The days of flying under the radar are over for S&S Activewear. The independent, single-location wholesale distributor based in Bolingbrook, Ill., just outside of Chicago, has seen steady growth since being founded in 1987. But in 2005, the gang ...
Perry Ellis International bullish on corporate market.
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: Eric Peterson Beginning as a trickle and surging from there, the onslaught of retail brands into the corporate market began in the late 1990s. Big names from every corner of the mall saw a void in a booming market for upscale and fashion-forward clothing and charged in ...
CorpLogoWare: the high-tech, high-touch PPD.
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: Jeff Rundles Jack Levine, President and CEO of CorpLogoWare (CLW), a Miami-based promotional products distributor with a technology bent, says there are three categories of businesses, and he's been involved in all three: *Businesses that people need but ...
Tough to overcome suppliers who let you down.(Column)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: NOWELL C. WISCH, MAS Occasionally an e-mail comes to my inbox and makes me cringe; especially when it mimics one of the issues I am currently facing. This was one of those e-mails: "I have been working on a large proposal for 150,000 items. I chose four ...
wovens classic. classy. dressy. conservative. fun.(woven shirts)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: David Lewis We talk about woven shirts producing a classic look, which they do, and a classy look, too. How classic are wovens? You know the expression "older than dirt?" Scientists tell us that woven garments actually are just barely younger than dirt - but ...
WOVENS.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Bill Blass Premium New in 2005 from Capital Mercury's Bill Blass Premium line, available at a variety of industry wholesalers, are the colors Cadet Blue and Sage in the Wrinkle Free End-on-End Dress Shirt, style BBP6854 for men and BBP1921 for women. Reader Service #101 ...
boxers a T-shirt from the waist down.(promotional aspects of latest underwear trend considered)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: Jeff Rundles Who knew? Time was when a person wore boxer shorts was: A) exclusively male, and, B) either boxing, playing basketball or making a comfortable choice in underwear. That was it. How times have changed. Today, boxer shorts - and their cousin the ...
BOXERS.
Mar 01, 2005 ... One Stop One Stop carries Robinson flannel short style RB297. Made of 100% cotton flannel, this style features a black plush elastic waist, hemmed bottom, and no fly. It is offered in sizes S-XL in Black Stewart, Black Watch, or Dress Gordon patterns. Reader Service #125 ...
Aigen's J&L Concepts an 'image creator' for its clients.(J&L Concepts Inc)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: ERIC PETERSON Joyce Aigen, MAS President and founder, J&L Concepts, Inc. ( www.jlconcepts.com ) Valdosta, Ga. Joyce Aigen, MAS, now 73 years young ("but I don't look it - and I don't act it," she beams), started her promotional products career nearly 30 ...
NEW PRODUCTS.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Track jacket The new Unisex Track Jacket, style 5455 from American Apparel, is made from lightweight, sporty combed California Fleece. Special details include white piping and zipper. Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL. Available in colors: red/white, kelly/white, black/white, navy/white ....
Hoodies hot even in the cold.(sweater trends)
Mar 01, 2005; ... Byline: BRIAN ANDERSON I knew hoodies were hot - they have been for a few years now. I just didn't know how hot they were, especially among teen-agers. I noticed it seemed like every high school kid I saw was wearing some kind of hooded sweatshirt at a late-January ...
A frank discussion of women's wear.
Mar 01, 2005 ... What we see in this Special Edition, our Women's Wearables Spring 2005 offering, is a frank discussion of the state of women's apparel in the corporate/promotional marketplace. It's more frank that I anticipated it would be when we set out to take a look at the "fashion" of women's wear in ...
Retail influences corporate women's wear.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Jeff Rundles There are so many opinions on women's wear for the corporate market that it is difficult to know where to begin the selling process. With the idea that more information is always an education, Wearables Business decided to hone in on two distinct viewpoints ...
Women's tees have come a long way.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Brian Anderson Women's tees have come a long way in the last 10 years. The imprinted sportswear/promotional products markets have embraced women's styles to the point where there are a number of successful suppliers who specialize in women's tees while only dabbling in ...
A fresh approach to women's fashion.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Kim Mitchell Roughly five years after women's apparel burst onto the promotional/corporate wearables scene as the next new hot market segment, some industry players are saying the sizzle has fizzled. Women's apparel sales, they argue, continue to represent ...
Put a woman in the apparel-buyer's seat.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Deirdre Ward, Boardroom Custom Clothing Since the dawn of the promotional/corporate apparel industry, men's clothing has been the more dominant seller, having added a women's comparable piece only as an afterthought. To this day the industry is saturated with downsized ...
Women's marketSource.(Reader Service #101 - 129.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Antigua New in Antigua's "Essentials" women's collection is "Sensible," style 418113. Made of 100% cotton 1x1 baby rib, it is a 3/4-length sleeve shirt with open placket, self-fabric collar and cuff, and twill tape on side slits. Available in sizes S-XL in black, ivy, navy, tea ...
The problem with women's fashion.(Column)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Nowell C. Wisch, MAS Sarah said, "You just don't know what the #$@% you're talking about!" To be fair, she did moderate her volume so only those within 20 feet could hear her reaction. As the silence spread throughout the room, I was at a loss on how to respond. I value ...
Track jackets gaining on hoodies.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Brian Anderson This one kind of snuck up on me, but now that I'm aware of it, I seem to find one everywhere I look. It's generally called a "track jacket," and I'm starting to think you'll find some version of it in more 2005 apparel supplier catalogs than not. ...