Happy December! It is time, once again, for my annual Christmas Wish List. Annually, I plea to the great St Nick for products that don’t exist yet but I believe should. These are products of my imagination that, in my view would help plant operators run more efficiently. These are products that would fill a […]
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Being a man with a business mind and, at the same time being fascinated with the way that other industries operate and all the while being a huge Red Sox fan, I at times found it puzzling why baseball players command such high salaries. Studying this over the years, I have learned that it is
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There are times in this business, in fact in all businesses that present themselves as opportune times to impress new customers. Sometimes they happen because we initiate them. Other times, they happen by chance. We can put a sign in the window that reads: This week only – Shirts 4 for $10! Or something like
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Have you ever heard the expression “pennywise and dollar foolish?” It is so easy to get caught up in that vortex while in the shirt business. This month, I present to you a few examples. A long time ago I stopped scrubbing collars on shirts. My rationale was pretty simple: why would I want to
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Shirts are a pain because the equipment necessary to do them is expensive and specialized. There probably is one singular thing that is more frustrating that dropping $50,000 or more on a shirt unit and that is finding out that you can’t do as a good a job as the “professionals” at the trade show
There are dozens, perhaps a hundred or more types of products that will enhance your finished product. You probably use many of them yourself. Coat retainers, garment covers, sweater bags, plastic butterflies for shirts, cuff clips, cuff links, bust forms, shoulder guards & tissue paper are just a few examples. Before you begin using a
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