A distributor works directly with a client to determine every detail of the order and relays that to a decorator, who completes the technical aspect of the project. Decorators acknowledge the distributor’s role when creating their contract pricing. But what should distributors expect out of that relationship?…
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Just like you have different promotional suppliers for different products, you’ll need the same for different decoration methods or geographic locations to reduce transit from your preferred supplier warehouse or to the order’s final destination. So you’ll want to have solid relationships with more than one contract decorator…
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Distributors sometimes opt to bring decoration in-house, and there are some good reasons to go this route. However, leaning on a contract decorator has one major perk: The distributor can focus on selling while relying on contract decorators who know a thing or two about decorating apparel already…
Read MoreDelta Apparel, Greenville, S.C., announced its intent to consolidate fabric production for basic, blank T-shirts at its Ceiba Textiles facility in Honduras, which, in turn will lower costs for those tees.
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Clothing: it’s one of of the most apparent ways we express our personalities. When it comes to corporate apparel, there are more options than ever before. How do you navigate the seemingly endless garments on the market today and make sure your clients are best dressed in 2014?
Read MoreDelta Apparel, Duluth, Ga., submitted a Form S-3 with a universal shelf registration to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The shelf registration, if the SEC deems it effective, would permit Delta Apparel to sell up to $100 million its securities, which may consist of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants or any combination of those options, through the next three years.
Read MoreDelta Apparel Inc. recently announced that Rod McGeachy will be joining Delta Apparel as president of the company’s Soffe division, effective September 17, 2013.
Read MoreDelta Apparel Inc. recently reported that net sales for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2013 increased to $490.5 million from $489.9 million in fiscal 2012, marking the company’s tenth consecutive year of record sales. Net income for fiscal 2013 was $9.2 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared with a net loss in fiscal 2012 of $2.4 million, or $0.29 loss per diluted share. The net loss in fiscal 2012 was primarily due to the previously disclosed 2012 second quarter inventory markdown in the company’s basics segment, which was necessitated by unprecedented, record-high cotton costs.
Read MoreDelta Apparel Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, To The Game LLC, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Salt Life Holdings LLC, including all of its domestic and international trademark rights in the Salt Life brand.
Read MoreDelta Apparel Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to consolidate its domestic screen print operations as part of its continued focus on more efficient manufacturing and distribution strategies. The consolidation will result in the closing of the Wendell, N.C. decoration facility operated by the company’s Soffe business unit and the consolidation of those operations within Soffe’s Fayetteville, N.C. facility.
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