The January decorated apparel trade show will feature a packed exhibit hall, industry education and special activities celebrating Impressions' 50th anniversary Impressions Expo Long Beach 2027 has officially sold out its entire inventory of floor space, with every...
The upcoming 2027 Long Beach, California, Impressions Expo decorated-apparel industry trade show set to take place Jan. 21-23 is on track to be yet another outstanding one, with hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees coming in from the around the world....
This past week saw another stellar Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, complete with an all-new mid-week schedule, a great venue and thousands of happy attendees and exhibitors. With over 125 exhibitors occupying reserving 25,300-square-feet of exhibition hall space...
Zippr, a business software platform specifically configured for use by custom decorated apparel shops, marked its official launch at the 2026 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas. “Built by people who run a decorating shop,” the platform covers sales, quoting, mockups,...
Cotton Heritage, a leading supplier of premium blank apparel has announced the appointment of Shanann Heaton as Chief Operating Officer (COO). With more than 25 years of executive leadership experience, Heaton brings extensive expertise in business operations, supply...
One of the finest traditions of all three Impressions Expos is the live poster printing activation organized by the Ink Kitchen. Over the years, the Ink Kitchen, in collaboration with Spurrier Design and veteran screen printers Andy MacDougall and Brian Potash, has...
According to a newly released report from the market-research firm Global Growth Insights, the worldwide manual screen-printing press market was worth $83.98 million in 2025 and is projected to reach $87.51 million by the end of 2026. Longer term the market is...
In its next live webinar, Impressions magazine will join Doug Charles, account executive distributor services at the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), in discussing how a growing number of screen printers, embroiderers and other apparel decorators are...
Chicago-based custom apparel company connects appointments, pickup and shipping, quotes, RFQs, RFPs, company stores, proofs and approvals through a custom-built digital workflow Chicago-based Inkdnylon Custom Apparel has expanded its internal customer, procurement and...
L2 Brands, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium custom-decorated apparel and headwear has appointed John Fryer as its new Chief Executive Officer. According to L2 Brands, Fryer most recently served as president of Unrivaled Teamwear, a carve-out...
Classes designed to help decorated-apparel shops build managers who actually lead Virtual working program focuses on building real leadership systems Takeaways include priorities, delegation, concrete feedback and problem-solving The decorated apparel education and...
From needle count and sewing speed to single-head vs. multi-head configurations, here’s what apparel decorators should consider when investing in commercial embroidery equipment
