Mar 8, 2021 | Shipping & Delivery
Off the coast of Los Angeles, more than two dozen container ships filled with exercise bikes, electronics and other highly sought imports have been idling for as long as two weeks. In Kansas City, farmers are struggling to ship soybeans to buyers in Asia. In China,...
Mar 8, 2021 | Smart Fabrics
Not many people know about Jacquard, a small side-project from Google’s labs that aimed at designing a ‘smart fabric’. The project, which was announced years ago, culminated in something pretty elementary… a jacket that let you play or pause music on your phone....
Mar 6, 2021 | Food Service
The restaurant industry gained 286,000 jobs in February, recouping about 73 percent of the losses it suffered in the previous two months. The news is in line with how sales have trended for restaurants, particularly in the full-service industry. After traveling on a...
Mar 6, 2021 | Manufacturing
Paulie “Litt” Litowsky was chatting with a friend in New York City about high-end clothing and the quality of yarn required to make such garments. The friend told Litowsky, a former childhood actor and long-time producer, that no American-owned yarn company could...
Mar 4, 2021 | Webinar Recordings
NAUMD 2021 WEBINAR SERIES Presented Thursday, March, 4,, 2021 Presenter, Adam Kaplan, Sizer This webinar provides an overview of how uniform sellers can assist uniform program employee shoppers, helping them best determine the correct sizes to order, every time. Case...
Mar 3, 2021 | Apparel Industry Reports, Labor Statistics, REPORTS
We have assembled a 20-page overview of the employment levels for law enforcement professionals in North America. This is not comprehensive but certainly can provide a few insights for consideration for uniform and public safety equipment industry members. A few dozen...
Mar 1, 2021 | Public Safety
5.11, Inc., a global innovator of purpose-built apparel, footwear, and gear, is excited to be the first in the public safety space to offer 3M Scotchlite Carbon Black embellishment, now available through the 5.11 Custom Shop in Manteca, CA. This patented reflective...
Mar 1, 2021 | International
This is a two-part series that discusses Brexit and its impact on UK, EU, and North American Trade. It’s an interconnected world when it comes to trade and supply chains. For much of the American uniform industry the focus has traditionally been on NAFTA, CAFTA,...