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Army Unveils Major Grooming, Uniform Updates
Big changes to grooming and uniform standards are on the way, as are updates to outdated terminology and imagery used in Army regulations to...
Rocky Brands Will Acquire Boot Labels from Honeywell for $230 Million
Rocky Brands Inc., best known for its rugged work and military boots, has added a new portfolio of labels to its roster. The Nelsonville, Ohio-based...
Barco® Uniforms Partners with Beautify Earth to Honor Frontline Medical Professionals with Inspiring COVID-19 Mural
Barco® Uniforms, a recognized leader of design innovation in the premium healthcare apparel industry, announced today the completion of a new...
MSA Safety Acquires U.K. Firefighter Turnout Gear Manufacturer Bristol Uniforms
Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated today announced it has acquired England-based Bristol Uniforms in an all-cash...
Fibres derived from textile and clothing waste to be commercialised
Several innovative start-up companies have recently made huge progress in developing cellulosic fibres derived from textile and clothing waste and...
Better fits: Body data specialist Alvanon reconnects target groups and clothing collections
Good fits are a challenge for the apparel industry, as shown not only by the returns statistics of online retailers. Expansion into foreign markets...
Sen. Brown & Rep. Manning Call On Biden Administration To Prioritize American Manufacturers, Help Bolster Domestic PPE Production
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representative Kathy Manning (D-NC) wrote to President Biden calling on the Administration to prioritize...
Uniformmarket Launches New Operations in Australia & New Zealand
UniformMarket (UM), the leading SaaS eCommerce platform built exclusively for the uniform industry across North America, has announced that it has...
Rex Airlines shows off new planes and uniforms ahead of first Sydney-Melbourne flights
The airline’s first flights between Sydney and Melbourne will take off on March 1, and Brisbane will be added to Rex’s capital city network after...
Pandemic aftershocks overwhelm global supply lines
One year after the coronavirus pandemic first disrupted global supply chains by closing Chinese factories, fresh shipping headaches are delaying...
Cordura boosts speed with digital fabric finder
Invista‘s high-performance Cordura fibre model has launched a digital cloth library to assist clients choose from an assortment of greater than 500...
Wiley X Founder Myles R. Freeman Leaves an Enduring Legacy
The iconic founder of protective eyewear company Wiley X, Myles R. Freeman, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning after a long illness. He was...
NRF 2021: Social responsibility critical for keeping retail customers engaged
The pandemic and the U.S. presidential elections overshadowed what would have been the biggest story of almost any other year — the social movement...
5 customer types come out of isolation: How to serve them
Pandemic-induced isolation forced new buying habits. Here are the five new customer types that emerged – and how you want to serve them now....
7-Elevens could be destined to undergo a konbinification
When someone in the U.S. mentions the name 7-Eleven, Slurpees and rollers stocked with taquitos come to mind. However in Japan, the home of the...
Scrubs that Perform: New, Redesigned Performance by Urbane Scrubs
Urbane Scrubs, a part of the Landau family of brands, announced the launch of the newly redesigned, innovative scrub collection – Urbane...
Turning Nettles into Textiles
Hidden in a weedy patch in your backyard, or on the forest edge, lies a humble plant that is most famous for its burning sting. But did you know...
Apparel Partnership Reaches Manufacturing Milestone; 500,000 Reusable Isolation Gowns Produced for Healthcare Workers During Pandemic
The Fashion and Business Resource Innovation Center (FABRIC) announced today that partners operating within its facility during the pandemic have...
Future of Retail Is Marketplaces, Brands
Marketplaces and small brands may have a bright future in the retail industry in 2021 and beyond. It has become a cliche to say the pandemic has...
VF Corp unveils regional transformation plan in Asia
VF Corporation has unveiled a transformation plan for its Asia Pacific operations focused on evolving the region’s organisational design and...
Traveler’s shirt smells fresh for days with its cinnamon-based antimicrobial textile component
Novoleap Co., Ltd (Koup) has created the world's first t-shirt made from recycled plastic bottles to reduce single-use plastic and infused with...
50 most common jobs held by women 100 years ago
The past century has been a remarkable one for women in the workplace. Today their presence is generally unquestioned and, at least before the...
Local consumers are your next online customers
In normal years, January and February is the time to review the just-completed holiday sales and look for ways to improve. But not much is normal...
How The North Face Became the Coolest Thing to Wear Right Now — Even If You’re Not the Outdoorsy Type
Ten years ago walking through a college campus wearing a boxy North Face puffer jacket in the middle of winter wouldn’t have been a fashion...
Cobmex Builds Brand Awareness Through Digital Marketing
https://youtu.be/SaDGQNVI5FM In today’s business environment, running a successful operation is not just about finding the right product mix or even...
ERB Industries Announces Acquisition by Delta Plus Group
ERB Industries, Inc. d/b/a ERB Safety, d/b/a Fame Fabrics, a leading manufacturer of personal protective equipment and commercial apparel, is...
Unisync Selected as Uniform Provider to Las Vegas Based Allegiant Air
Unisync has announced that its US based wholly-owned subsidiary Unisync (Nevada) LLC has been selected by Allegiant Air to manage the uniform...
Partners Group Buys Careismatic Brands for $1.3 Billion
Partners Group Holding AG bought medical-apparel company Careismatic Brands for about $1.3 billion including debt, according to a person with...
Burger King Unveils First Complete Rebrand in Over 20 Years
Burger King is kicking off 2021 with its first complete rebrand in more than two decades. The company on Thursday morning revealed a new visual...
What kind of uniform is that? Marines drill for inauguration in unique style
The Marines preparing for Inauguration Day ceremonies wore black face masks, white gloves — and an unusual combination of a Vietnam-era field jacket...
