March 2012 - Canada Sportswear is pleased to announce that Kris Keegan has joined (Marty and Rodney) at the Imsports Sales Agency Team.

Kris has over 6 years work experience as a multi-line rep in the industry and Canada Sportswear welcomes him aboard the sales team, as they look forward to the knowledge and experience that he brings to their organization.

The Canada Sportswear Team can be reached at:
Kris Keegan
E-Mail: kkeegan@rogers.com | Tel: 905-409-1025

Rodney MacDonald
E-Mail: rodneymacdonald@rogers.com | Tel: 416-803-5655

Marty Quincey
E-Mail: martyquincey@mdswireless.com | Tel: 416-948-5150

GTA Customer Service - Harshani
E-Mail: Harshani@canadasportswear.com| Tel: 416-740-8020 Ext #: 269

March 2012 - Amercian Apparel (NYSE Amex: APP) , announced preliminary sales for the month ended February 29, 2012.

The Company reported that for the month of February, 2012 total net sales increased 13% to US$42.1 million when compared to the month ended February 28, 2011. Between the same periods, comparable store sales increased an estimated 10% and wholesale net sales increased an estimated 24%.

"We continue to be encouraged by our improving sales performance with sales trends remaining solidly positive in all three distribution channels," said Dov Charney, American Apparel's Chairman and CEO. "Our comparable store sales increase was driven by a combination of higher unit sales and an increase in average unit retail prices. Our imprintable wholesale sales continue to run at record levels across a broad base of customers and categories. As we enter the spring season, our inventories are in line and we are well positioned to continue with positive sales momentum," added Charney. The following outlines estimated increases for February 2012 and the three previous months as compared to the corresponding months of the prior year:

March - 2012 has already marked an exciting year of changes for BELLA+CANVAS , and now Alo has joined the movement as well.

Effective immediately, the Alo wholesale website is now available at www.alowholesale.com .  Its former url (www.aloclothing.com) will now redirect visitors to the Alo Retail line (www.alosport.com).

March 2012 - Technosport Canada , announced it has moved its Vancouver office and warehouse into a new, bigger location, effective Friday March 2, to better serve its Canadian customers. The move is in accordance with Technosport's philosophy to offer customers the best service and inventory possible.

The new office is located at:
108-8131 Wiggins St.
Burnaby, BC, V3N OC4

For more information, please visit www.technosport.ca .

March 2012 - Amercian Apparel (NYSE Amex: APP) , announced the appointment of Stacey Shulman as the company's new chief technology officer and Jordan Shiff as the company's new general merchandise manager.

Shulman was previously American Apparel's vice president of technology and will have responsibility for the company's global information and technology operations. "I'm thrilled to announce Stacey as our CTO," said Dov Charney, chief executive officer of American Apparel. "With over two decades of retail technology experience, and three years with American Apparel, Stacey brings considerable tenure to our team of technology professionals and a deep understanding of our brand and culture," he added.

American Apparel also welcomes the appointment of Jordan Schiff, former Urban Outfitters' buying and communications supervisor, as the company's new general merchandise manager. "We are delighted to bring Jordan to the team," said Charney. "Jordan possesses a strong balance of creative and analytic skill, and has a deep appreciation of our brand. We look forward to his leadership and the pivotal role he'll play in our future development." Schiff's will be responsible for global merchandising and strategy for the American Apparel."

February 2012 - Midland Clothing is proud to announce its exclusive Canadian Distribution partnership with Dolphin Swimwear.

Dolphin Swimwear is one of the fastest growing performance swimwear brand in North America. The Women's Aquashape line has developed a loyal customer following that appreciates durability and fit while exercising in Aqua Aerobics, and its popular line of Uglies is a hit with swim teams everywhere.

For more information, please visit www.midlandclothing.com

February 2012 - HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2011. For fiscal 2011, net sales increased 7 per cent to $4.64 billion versus a year ago (all figures U.S.). Net income was $266.7 million, or $2.69 per diluted share, an increase of 25 percent over 2010.

For the fourth quarter, earnings and sales growth were affected by an unexpected and substantial slowing of orders in December because of retailer inventory management. Net sales in the quarter decreased slightly to $1.15 billion, and earnings per diluted share were $0.41. Hanes also prepaid $200 million of floating-rate notes in the fourth quarter, reducing long-term debt to $1.8 billion.

For 2012, Hanes expects its core categories to deliver solid results despite inflation and expects to generate record free cash flow. The company expects the wholesale category of its Outerwear segment to lose money because of hypercompetitive pricing and reduce EPS by approximately $0.30, resulting in expected 2012 EPS of $2.50 to $2.60.

Net sales in 2012 are expected to increase approximately 2 percent to 4 percent, and free cash flow is expected to total between $400 million and $500 million. The challenges of inflation and the Outerwear wholesale category will primarily be first-half issues, and the company expects to return to normalized profitability no later than the second half.

“We achieved record earnings and sales in 2011 with strong performance in several of our categories, including underwear and socks, although we were disappointed with late fourth-quarter softness that yielded results below our expectations,” Hanes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll said. “For 2012, we expect to get through the challenges of the inflation overhang and Outerwear wholesale issues while we focus on core growth and delivering strong free cash flow that will be used to reduce long-term debt.”

2012 Guidance and Macro Trend Discussion

Hanes expects net sales for 2012 to increase 2 to 4 per cent over 2011. The company anticipates sales and profit growth in its Innerwear, International and Direct to Consumer segments, offset by declines in Outerwear, which includes the wholesale category of casualwear and activewear products sold to the screen-print industry that the company sometimes refers to as imagewear. Hanes expects 2012 EPS of $2.50 to $2.60, including the approximate $0.30 loss in imagewear. This compares to EPS of $2.69 in 2011.

February 2012 - Campea is proud to announce that it has officially launched it's all-new website which features an all-new online shopping experience for its customers.

At www.campea.com, buyers can now browse, select and source hundreds of soccer and hockey apparel and accessory items quickly and easily. The new online platform features an intergrated shopping cart and features best-sellers, special offers, customer reviews and a sleek user interface which is easy to navigate.

Go online and see for yourself!

February 2012 - Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL)(NYSE:GIL) announced its financial results for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year. In the first quarter, the Company began to manage and report its business as two operating segments which serve different markets and customers. The Printwear business supplies activewear, fleece and sport shirts to the screenprint market. The Branded Apparel business supplies socks, underwear and activewear to retail customers. First Quarter Results Gildan reported a net loss of $46.1 million (all figures U.S.) or $0.38 per share on a diluted basis for its first fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2012. This was compared with net earnings of $35.9 million or $0.29 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Gildan had projected a loss of approximately $0.40 per share for the first quarter when it initiated its fiscal 2012 sales and earnings guidance on December 1, 2011. Net selling prices for Printwear were more favourable than projected, due to lower than projected promotional discounting in the U.S. wholesale distributor channel in the month of December.

The decline in the results compared to last year was due to the impact of higher cotton costs, inventory destocking by U.S. wholesale distributors, the impact of a special distributor inventory devaluation discount in the quarter and the cost of the manufacturing shutdown in December in order to manage inventory levels. These unfavourable variances compared to last year were partially offset by the benefit of selling price increases to U.S. retail customers which were primarily implemented in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, improved sock manufacturing efficiencies and the accretive impact of the acquisition of Gold Toe Moretz. Net sales in the first quarter amounted to $303.8 million, down 8.3% from $331.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Sales for Printwear amounted to $147.2 million, down 41.1% from fiscal 2011, and sales to retailers were $156.6 million, up 92.7% from the first quarter of last year. International sales revenues included in the Printwear business segment increased by over 30% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

In the first quarter, the Printwear division reported an operating loss of $30.8 million, compared with operating income of $62.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The decline in the results for the Printwear segment was due to the impact of higher cotton costs, reduced unit sales volumes due to distributor inventory destocking, the special distributor inventory devaluation discount and the impact of the extended manufacturing shutdown. The Branded Apparel division reported an operating profit of U.S. $2.4 million, versus an operating loss of U.S. $6.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 as the negative impact of significantly higher cotton costs was more than offset by the accretion from the acquisition of Gold Toe Moretz, higher net selling prices, the non-recurrence of start-up inefficiencies in the Company's new U.S. distribution centre incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and improved manufacturing efficiencies due to the transition of sock manufacturing to Honduras. The benefits of ramping up the Company's sock manufacturing facilities in Honduras have not yet been fully realized.

Sales and Earnings Outlook
Gildan Activewear has reconfirmed its projected sales revenues of approximately $1.9 billion and projected EPS of approximately $1.30 for fiscal 2012. The Company continues to project sales revenues for the Printwear business of approximately $1.3 billion, and sales revenues for the Branded Apparel segment of approximately $0.6 billion.

January 2012 - Amercian Apparel (NYSE Amex: APP) , announced preliminary sales for the month ended January 31, 2012.

The Company reported that for the month of January, 2012 total net sales increased 14% to $41.4 million. For the same period, comparable store sales increased an estimated 15% on an estimated 11% increase at retail stores and an estimated 39% increase in online sales. For the month wholesale net sales increased an estimated 21%.

"I am very encouraged by the sales performance of the Company", stated Dov Charney, Chairman and CEO. "Since September 2011, we have had positive retail same store sales, and for the months of November, December and January, our imprintable wholesale sales levels have been running at record levels beyond the previous highs set for those months in 2008. Higher sales running through our three sales channels, retail, online, and imprintable wholesale allow for us to improve operational efficiencies at the factory, as well as leverage corporate costs, thereby improving prospects for our long term profitability", added Charney.

The following delineates the components of the estimated increases for January 2012 and the three previous months as compared to the corresponding months of the prior year:

January2012 - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Toronto-based manufacturer California Innovations, announced that it has recalled two of the company’s food carrier products.

Approximately 250,000 expandable insulated lunch boxes with freezer gel packs, which were sold in Costco Wholesale Clubs, Leon Korol and Cost U Less stores between May 2007 and September 2008, were recalled because gel can leak out of the freezer packs if broken and cause harm to children or adults if ingested. California Innovations has received two separate reports of a dog chewing and ingesting gel from the gel pack, including one instance in which a dog reportedly died from ingestion of the gel, according to the CPSC’s public statement.

The second recall of products from California Innovations involved 55,000 expandable food carriers, which were also recalled because of potential hazards from leaking freezer gel. These products were sold in Walmart stores between August 2008 and December 2011. Both of the recalled items were manufactured in China. California Innovations and the CPSC are telling consumers to immediately stop using the products, and they can bring them to the stores they purchased them in to get a refund. California Innovations is also leading consumers to its website (www.californiainnovations.com) for more information.

January 2012-Ash City is pleased to announce the appointment of Laura Turner to the newly created role of Vice President, Marketing. Laura comes to the company with a wealth of experience including eleven years with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment where she was the Executive Director, Marketing. Laura was a contributor in the development of the North American go-to-market strategies for the Fox and MGM businesses. Her experience also includes roles in Marketing and Sales with Kimberly-Clark Inc.

Laura will be responsible for the company’s Marketing department reporting directly to David Woods, Chief Operating Officer.

“Her marketing experience brings expert knowledge to the Management team and that will make our organization an even stronger competitor in our industry,” said Woods.

For more information, please visit Ash City Online at www.ashcity.com

January 2012 - Delta Apparel Inc. announced the election of Suzanne B. Rudy as a director by unanimous approval of the company's board.

Rudy brings more than 20 years of proven financial, corporate governance and investor relations expertise to the Delta Apparel board of directors.

Rudy is vice president, corporate treasurer, compliance officer and assistant secretary of RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD), a publicly traded company and leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for the wireless communications market. In addition to her treasury and compliance duties, she is a director for all 12 subsidiaries of RFMD and is a member of the Investor Relations Team presenting to analysts worldwide. Prior to joining RF Micro Devices Inc. in 1999, Rudy was the controller for Precision Fabrics Group Inc., a textile spin-off of the Fortune 500 Company Burlington Industries. Additionally, she spent six years as a CPA and manager for BDO Seidman LLP, an international CPA firm. “Suzanne brings a wealth of experience to our Company,” commented Robert W. Humphreys, chairman and CEO of Delta Apparel Inc.

“Her membership on our board of directors ensures our company will continue to benefit from a diversity of experience, expertise and opinions. We are pleased to welcome Suzanne, and are confident she will make a significant contribution to our board of directors,” he added.

January 2012 - The Antigua Group Inc. has been named the official apparel supplier of the 2nd Annual RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. Antigua apparel and headwear will be used in all aspects of the 72-hole tournament, whose field of players will compete March 12-18 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz.

Players in the Founders Cup will be competing for a $1.5 million dollar purse as well as a promise of $500,000 to be donated to the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Program. “We are excited and honored by the chance to be an official supplier for the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup,” says Ron McPherson, president and CEO of The Antigua Group. “The inaugural event was great, the new 72-hole event for 2012 will be fantastic!”

“RR Donnelley, the LPGA and its players truly confirmed ´Why It´s Different Out Here´ in 2011, making golf history by not only remembering the women that made the LPGA a reality, but also by ´paying-it-forward´ and playing entirely for charity and the expansion of the Girls Golf program,” said Michael Whan, LPGA commissioner. “Next season, with RR Donnelley's vision, we will prove that the Founders Cup sequel is even better than the original,” added Whan.

January 2012 - Spector & Co. has announced that Aidem Marketing Group (AMG) has joined their team and will head up representation in Alberta. AMG has two showrooms in Alberta, one in each of their offices located in Edmonton and Calgary, and they are committed to providing the highest level of service that to Spector & Co.'s clients have come to expect. For more information, please visit www.spectorandco.ca.

The 2012 Toronto Imprint Canada Show was another resounding success,with 113 leading suppliers showcasing their hottest new products to buyers that came from accross the country.

Held January 6 & 7, 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre, this 12th annual event was buzzing with an eager crowd of attendees who were vocal in their enjoyment of the Show.

iTake advantage of this great (event) to pick up the latest in product information and establish the connections you need to build a successful year,i said Michael G. Mechan of Creative Marketing Resources in Oakville, Ontario.

Exhibitors echoed the good vibes expressed at the Show. Blair Beattie of Meshwear Technologies Inc. opined, iHaving done 30-40 tradeshows since starting the business, I would say this may the best.i

The Show kiocked off with a tremendous presentation by Gildan Activewear, announcing a $20,000 donation to the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society and announcing a new initiative to benefit the Alzheimers Society of Canada.

The Imprint Canada Show returns to Toronto January 11 & 12, 2013 but first stops in Calgary, Alberta, October 12 & 13, 2012. (Click here to see photos from the Show.)

January 2012- Gildan announced the name of the five charities that have been selected by a panel of judges, based on a number of criteria including accountability, sustainability and impact, which will receive donations ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 in recognition of their contribution to their communities.
The five recipients are:
• Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society – Genuine Stewardship award ($50,000)
• Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society – Impact award ($20,000)
• Amizade Global Service-Learning – Sustainability award ($10,000)
• Camp DreamCatcher – Accountability award ($10,000)
• YESIWUAH, Inc. – People’s Choice award ($10,000)

The 2011 campaign, which ended on December 31st, was the second edition of Gildan’s “I Support…” program. Similar to last year’s program, Gildan reached out to individuals from the apparel and promotional products industry via social media (www.facebook.com/genuinegildan), in order to generate nominations for charities that are having a genuine positive impact in the communities they serve.
People were asked to identify charities they support and why. A top ten list was determined based on the number of votes each nominated charity received and a panel of judges from the apparel and charity industries then used the charities’ responses to a questionnaire in order to determine which of the ten would receive donations from Gildan.
The official presentation ceremony for the $50,000 Genuine Stewardship award will take place on January 20th, 2012, at the Long Beach Convention Center, during the Imprinted Sportswear Show in Long Beach.

The Gildan Good Cards
As a new feature to the “I Support…” program in 2011, the Company provided Gildan Good Cards to industry members who nominated a charity. The Good Card® allowed recipients to direct a Gildan funded $50 donation to a registered 501(c)3 charity of their choice. Good Card® redemptions resulted in a total of $100,000 in additional donations to over 90 different charities representing a variety of causes from youth health and education to environmental welfare.
“We are pleased that Gildan was able to support a greater number of charities during our second edition of the “I Support…” program,” said Garry Bell, Vice President Global Marketing for Gildan Activewear SRL. “In total, $200,000 is being donated by Gildan to various charities for the 2011 edition of the “I Support…” program. The Good Card® donations were a great addition to the program and a reflection of the strong enthusiasm by industry and customer participants towards our philanthropic endeavors.”

January 2012- On Friday, January 6th, 2012, Gildan Activewear presented the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) with a donation of $20,000 in recognition of their selection as the 2011 Gildan “I Support…” program Impact Award recipient.

The presentation ceremony took place at the Toronto Congress Center, prior to the opening of the 12th annual Imprint Canada Show, the largest tradeshow for the imprintable sportswear and promotional products industry in Canada.

AARCS´ mission is to improve the lives of animals by rescuing and providing sanctuary to abandoned, surrendered or abused animals, assist communities to achieve healthy and respectful relationships with animals, promote responsible and compassionate guardianship, and act as an advocate on behalf of all animals.

Kate Olsen, one of the judges for the “I Support…” program and Senior Manager of Partnerships at Network for Good mentioned, after reviewing the top 10 candidacies: “I´m very impressed by how the AARCS is able to use limited resources to grow their organization and impact and help so many deserving animals”. “It´s encouraging to see the organization embracing social media as a powerful way to connect with supporters and animal lovers in Canada and beyond.”

Gildan launched the “I Support…” program in 2010 in order to recognize the great work being done by charities in North America and raise awareness about the importance of supporting them during challenging economic times. Members of the apparel and promotional products industry were asked to nominate their favorite charities by submitting a brief story explaining how they were having a genuine positive impact on the community they serve, resulting in the nomination of over 100 charities in 2011, including the AARCS. A total of $200,000 is being donated by Gildan to various charities for the 2011 edition of the “I Support…” program. For more information about the program please visit www.gildanisupport.com.


Deanna Thompson (second from left), Executive Director of the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS), accepts a $20,000 donation as part of the 2011 Gildan "I Support..." Program, from Gildan representatives Genevieve Gosselin (left), Director of Corporate Communications, and Ted Krason (second from right), National Sales Manager, and Tony Mucilli (right), show organizer, Canada, Friday, January 6, 2012, in Toronto.