Lea’s Retail Corner – November 2010

The weather is cooling and the holidays are creeping up. Soon, it will be time for turkey and dressing, pumpkin pie and tight fitting pants. While rushing around town shopping for groceries or to buy gifts, why not do it in style?

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Vantage Apparel Announces Additions to Sales Team

Avenel, New Jersey-based Vantage Apparel, a leading manufacturer and decorator of logo apparel, has promoted Brett Garran to regional sales manager for the Northeast region including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and all of New England. Garran has been with Vantage for two years and most recently held the position of sales representative.

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Social Media, Planning for the Future, and the Best Phonebook Ever

I’m just wrapping up my part in this year’s Buyer’s Guide (if you guys ever want you have a lot of fun, try proofreading a phonebook), and am just starting to get into the meat of our December issue, so this week I thought a nice, simple link roundup might be a good post for this week.

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Newton Manufacturing Employees Beat United Way Giving Goal

Newton, Iowa-based Newton Manufacturing employees again showed their generosity by meeting the United Way of Jasper County’s Dare to Care challenge to increase its giving by 10 percent from the previous year. The challenge was given to employees at the beginning of the company’s annual United Way fund-raising event.

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Broder Bros. Co. Announced Third Quarter Results

Third quarter 2010 net sales were $210.7 million compared to $193 million for the third quarter 2009. Income from operations for the third quarter 2010 was $12.9 million compared to a loss of $1.7 million for the third quarter 2009. Net income for the third quarter 2010 was $6 million compared to a net loss of ($1.4) million for the third quarter 2009.

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