Wolverine, a division of World Wide Inc., on Tuesday announced that the footwear and apparel company has signed a multi-year, multi-category licensing partnership with glove manufacturer Olympia Sports. The partnership will include a full collection of work-tough hand wear that combines innovation and comfort with uncompromising feel and durability. “Wolverine is very excited to be working with the team at Olympia Sports, one of the leading creators of quality hand wear,” said Steve Workman, vice president of global product at Wolverine. “Being able to expand our brand into gloves is a unique opportunity and we are eager to partner with...

When you manufacture private label gloves, it’s like being a point guard, in a way …     You create scoring opportunities for your teammates.   When they score, you take satisfaction in knowing you’ve done well. You don’t take credit for what you do. That’s just part of the job, and part of being on a team.  So today’s post is to share a bit of good news for a client of ours — who shall remain nameless.  more Our Client Deserves a Round of Applause.  Our manufacturing client was recognized for an onthesnow.com 2014 Editors’ Choice awards in the Gloves and Mittens category. High...

 If you manage a product line, it’s a good idea to periodically conduct a line review.  Do you have a process to do this annually or biannnually? Today we’ll pull back the curtain on our own product planning process. By sharing our process for analyzing customer needs, trends, and innovation … we hope you find some ideas that are useful. So what does the turtle shell pictured above have to do with powersports gloves?  Read on. Powersports Glove Planning Process: Olympia Sports Set aside time to review your line, style by style, with an eye towards how to keep product...