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Heritage Sportswear Offers Total Inventory Liquidation

Heritage Sportswear, Hebron, Ohio, is going out of business and offering a total liquidation of its entire inventory. Consumers can shop outerwear and headwear at 60% off, activewear at 50% off and tees at 40% off, including Next Level Apparel, BELLA + CANVAS, ANVIL...

Equipment Zone to Host DTG Academy in July

Equipment Zone to Host DTG Academy in July

Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., has announced it will host the DTG Academy on July 11-12 at its Epson Certified Solution Center. The event is a two-day direct-to-garment (DTG) printing business course for recent buyers of the Epson F2100 printer and business...

Unifi Announces New REPREVE Our Ocean Product

Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., recently launched REPREVE Our Ocean, a sustainable product that enables customers and consumers to take part in solving the growing problem of ocean plastic. REPREVE Our Ocean fiber is made from bottles collected within 50 kilometers of...

Lawson Releases LED-5000 Exposure Unit

Lawson Releases LED-5000 Exposure Unit

Lawson Screen & Digital Products Inc., St. Louis, recently released the LED-5000 exposure unit with a programmable HMI color touchscreen. The unit includes up to 40 programmable exposure settings, allowing users to change exposure times with the touch of a button....

Carhartt Receives Full Swing Technology Patent

Carhartt, Dearborn, Mich., recently announced that it has received a patent for its Full Swing technology. Full Swing incorporates a concealed stretch back layer that improves mobility by providing a greater range of motion, while maintaining the integrity and...

Royal Apparel Announces 2018 Prices Through End of 2019

Royal Apparel, Hauppauge, N.Y., recently announced that it will maintain its 2018 prices through the end of 2019. According to the company, its domestic production allows it to avoid price increases, while many others are feeling tariff-related pressure. Royal Apparel...

alphabroder Acquires Commonwealth Cotton

Commonwealth Cotton, Watertown, Mass., was recently acquired by alphabroder, Trevose, Pa. According to Norm Hullinger, CEO of alphabroder, Commonwealth Cotton will help the company better serve customers throughout New England and beyond. “Commonwealth Cotton has...

Industry Veteran Jerry Lee Passes Away

Jerry Lee, former president of MacPherson-Meistergram, Carlstadt, N.J., and later of Compucon USA, Stokesdale, N.C., passed away June 9 in Greensboro, N.C. Lee was 76 years old. He attended North Carolina State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in...

Alternative Apparel Launches Go-To Collection

Alternative Apparel Launches Go-To Collection

Alternative Apparel, Atlanta, recently announced the launch of its Go-To Collection. The sustainably made, retail-inspired collection includes 10 existing and two new styles, including the classic-fitting Go-To tee, which now expands to 30 colors. Also included are...

InkSoft Acquires Digital Art Solutions

InkSoft Acquires Digital Art Solutions

InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., has acquired Digital Art Solutions (DAS), Tempe, Ariz., in a deal that will offer more tools for screen printers, apparel decorators and print entrepreneurs. The acquisition was finalized June 3. “InkSoft’s purpose is to revolutionize the way...

Fruit of the Loom to Cut 100 Jobs

Fruit of the Loom Inc., Bowling Green, Ky., recently announced its plan to cut 100 jobs, mostly at its Kentucky headquarters. News outlets report the company is transferring information technology services to Wipro Ltd., an India-based company that specializes in IT,...

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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series