Green Button: Hohenstein is an authorized certification body
Textile testing provider Hohenstein has been authorized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to verify compliance for the Green Button, a German government certification for sustainable textiles. Now, in addition to certification for...
Norwegian Can’t Afford to Pay Laid Off Employees But Tells Them to Keep Their Uniforms As a “Keepsake”
Near bankrupt low-cost airline Norwegian has told over a thousand laid-off employees that it can’t afford to pay them their final wages or other redundancy payments but that it will let them keep their uniforms and branded cabin bags as a “keepsake” of their time with...
How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the Apparel Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) will bring cutting-edge revolution and disruption that’s never been seen before in the apparel industry. From outfit designing to spotting futuristic fashion trends to being a personal stylist to satisfying consumer experience, artificial...
Ergonomic Fit for Uniforms and Workwear
NAUMD 2021 WEBINAR SERIES Presented Thursday, February 18, 2021 Presenter, Dr. Jan Beringer, Hohenstein Developing the right fit for different body shapes, especially during movement, is one of the greatest challenges for apparel. Ill-fitting workwear can restrict...
Uniform Sales: How To Win RFPs And Program Contracts By Facilitating Employee Allotments
NAUMD WEBINAR 2021 SERIES Presented February 4, 2021 Presenter: Len Greenfield, qUniform, SimbolIQ Today’s uniform customers are more demanding. Their budgets and contract demands reflect that. By offering your customers better ways to control employee ordering...
Deep Low-Wage Job Losses Create Phantom Raises
Jobs lost during the pandemic are so skewed to lower-income Americans that the average wage didn’t suffer in this tough economy like you might think. In fact, it’s misleadingly high, now topping $30 an hour. Average hourly wages in the U.S. continued to increase in...
Rethinking the Post-Pandemic “Store of the Future”
Attempts to create a “store of the future” are littered with failure due to gimmicky concepts that over-promised and under-delivered. Here are concepts that change the rules and work. There is an understandable feeling today among retailers that because non-essential...
DOD Announces $1.1 Million Defense Production Act Agreement With American Apparel To Strengthen Domestic Clothing Industrial Base
As part of the national response to COVID-19, the Department of Defense entered into a $1.1 million agreement with American Apparel, Inc. to sustain critical industrial base production of U.S. military uniforms. American Apparel, Inc. intends to purchase and install...