Yesterday, organizers of Impressions Expo issued the following statement regarding next week’s Impressions Expo 2025 in Long Beach, CA. “We are closely monitoring the situation with the Greater Los Angeles wildfires in Los Angeles County. While these fires are an...
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MHM Announces Restructuring Plan, Delivery Status
In the wake of prolonged financial problems, screen-printing equipment manufacturer MHM has announced it is no longer owned by L’fficiency Holding GmbH and is for sale as part of an overall restructuring program. In a recent public statement, the Austria-based company...
Apparel Industry Helping Wildfire Victims
As wildfires continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, the decorated-apparel industry and a wide range of nonprofits is stepping up to help those in need. In recent days, New York-based sports apparel and commerce company Fanatics began partnering partnered with a...
BELLA+CANVAS Launches Clothing Drive For LA Fire Victims
As wildfires continue to devastate the Los Angeles region, blank apparel manufacturer BELLA+CANVAS has launched a community clothing drive to provide essential relief to those in need. “At BELLA+CANVAS, we’ve always believed in the power of community and coming...
Get Ready for the 2025 Impressions Expo in Long Beach, California!
The start of the 2025 Impressions Expo decorated-apparel industry trade show in Long Beach, California (Jan. 22-25) is right around the corner, and what better time to get organized in anticipation of making the most of this year’s event—which is still going on...
Fanatics Introduces ‘L.A. Strong’ T-shirts to Raise Funds for Fire Victims
To help out with the recovery from the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires currently affecting the Pacific Palisades, Eaton and Altadena areas, the New York-based sports apparel and commerce company Fanatics has partnered with a number of LA sports teams to support the city...
Ninja Printhouse Website Facilitates Rush Orders, Blind Shipping
Philadelphia, PA-based Ninja Transfer’s Ninja Printhouse division has unveiled an all-new website at ninjaprinthouse.com, which according to the company will change the way “promotional product distributors create and order custom apparel and merchandise, especially...
2025 Impressions Long Beach Poster to Feature Snoop Dogg
What is Long Beach, California, known for? Sure, the Queen Mary is docked there. But it’s also where rapper, actor and producer Snoop Dogg hails from! It should come as no surprise then that when brain storming ideas for the Ink Kitchen’s live poster printing station...
Impressions Expo Long Beach: Sold Out!
It’s official. With three weeks to go until the show opens, the 2025 Impressions Expo in Long Beach, California, is officially SOLD OUT, with an incredible 301 companies reserving 124,000-square-feet of floor space. “It’s going to be a great show and a great way to...
Looking Ahead: Apparel-Decorating Trends in 2025
Looking back over the past 12 months, the first thing that comes to mind is how both the economy as a whole and the decorated-apparel industry, in particular, have continued to thrive. This same time last year I wrote, “Barring any kind of craziness on the part of the...
Ricoma CEO Henry Ma on Getting Started in Decorated Apparel
In a wide-ranging Q&A with Impressions Content Director, Adam Cort, Henry Ma, CEO of Ricoma International shares his thoughts on everything from advice for entrepreneurs entering the custom apparel market to strategies for building a client base and why the custom...
A Look at Hybrid DTG/DTF Printing with Epson’s Tim Check
Long a global leader in the area digital apparel decorating, Epson continues to push the envelope with a line of “hybrid” printers capable of both direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTF) decorating. Impressions content director, Adam Cort, spoke with Tim...