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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...
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...
Virgin Hotels reveals its timetable for three U.S. openings
After postponing its January debut due to the pandemic, the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is now scheduled to open this spring as part of Hilton's Curio...
4 reasons customers dump you – and how to prevent it
Customers are surrounded by options – even in the confines of their homes and home offices. But they’ll only dump you if you make one of these...
Smith & Warren’s Autism Awareness Project Speaks to First Reponders Across the Country
Like many in the uniform industry, Smith & Warren is always eager to support its customers' philanthropic efforts. The White Plains, New York,...
Exenta
A warm welcome to new member and webinar presenter Exenta. Exenta is the pioneer in global, cutting-edge, transformative ERP, PLM and Shop Floor...
Amla Commerce
Welcome to Amla Commerce, a global software company that has grown out of the belief that ecommerce software should enable sustainable growth. This...
Aramark Earns Top Marks in Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index
For the seventh consecutive year, Aramark proudly announced that it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate...
BAMKO, the Branding Division of Superior Group of Companies, Acquires Gifts By Design
BAMKO®, LLC, the promotional product and branded merchandise arm of Superior Group of Companies, announced that it has acquired substantially all of...
What’s the Future of Traditional Retail?
Did the events of 2020 and the associated changes in shopping behavior break the classic brick-and-mortar retail model? The combination of Covid-19...
Restaurants staged nimble responses to Covid’s blows in 2020, but 6 years of growth were wiped away
More than 110,000 eating and drinking establishments closed last year, either temporarily or for good, and 2.5 million restaurant industry jobs...
Talking Uniforms with 95-Year-Old Designer Elaine Goldsmith
Today we have something very special. Give me a minute to set it up and provide some context. So: Three years ago, I ran a blog post about a 1965...
These Are the Official Space Force Ranks
The U.S. Space Force finally has an official rank structure for its enlisted members and officers, a service spokesman has confirmed...
Superior Group of Companies (SGC) has been named by Forbes magazine as one of America’s Best
Superior Group of Companies (SGC) has been named by Forbes magazine as one of America's Best Small Cap Companies of 2021. The list was published in...
Military eyes adaptive camouflage, self-repairing clothing for future troops Social Sharing
5 Canadian universities leading cutting-edge research at cost of $9M over 3 years From chameleon-inspired camouflage to clothing that mends itself...
Graphics and Uniforms Come Together to Help Company’s Growth
When the investors in a drain-cleaning franchise in Minnesota decided to leave the fold and form their own plumbing company, they needed a...
The Marines Want a Next-Gen Combat Utility Uniform. Here’s What Could Change
The Marine Corps wants to upgrade its combat utility uniform, a move officials say could save the service millions of dollars and provide wearers...
Blauer Manufacturing Achieves NFPA 1994 Class 1 Certification of Its Multi-Threat Ensemble with the New 3M™ Scott™ Vision C5 Facepiece with E-Z Flo C5 Regulator and 3M™ Scott™ Air-Pak™ X3 Pro SCBA
Blauer Manufacturing announced today that it has successfully passed NFPA 1994 Class 1 certification testing of the 3M™ Scott™ Air-Pak™ X3 Pro SCBA...
Halo Branded Solutions
In an industry that’s all about products, Halo Branded Solutions values relationships above all. They have been an industry leader for over six...
Luly Yang
Creativity meets innovation at Luly Yang, an internationally recognized Seattle-based fashion designer and creative director who seeks to elevate...
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...
