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“Speed To Market Redefined: US Hosts Seminar at MAGIC”

Immediate Release: Team “You Wear US Well ™” will proudly offer the seminar “Speed to Market with US Manufacturing” during MAGIC on Wednesday, August 30. Specifically, the session will be held from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm in room MS114 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“This seminar’s objective is to reinforce the fact that there is a significant presence of domestic manufacturing that meets the retailers’ needs which off-shore manufacturing cannot,” offers Jim Lovejoy of [TC]² and program moderator. “When they consider the total cost of sourcing from a far away country, domestic may be very competitive with less risk. “ A panel of industry leaders in the US based apparel and hosiery industries will discuss the range of products each makes respectively, focusing particularly on how his/her ability to provide quick delivery, small replenishment orders, flexibility, quality, etc. can ensure the same degree of competitiveness of those companies off shore.

The panel includes the following: Marty Bailey of American Apparel, Pam Ball of Carolina Apparel, Jim Garner of Creative Outlet, Joel Anderson of Fox River Mills, and Fran Davis of Twin City Knitting Mills.

“Full package service or one stop shopping is attractive to retailers and especially to buyers from other countries that are looking for Made in USA products,” adds Lovejoy.

“You Wear US Well™”…. leveraging innovation to drive the future of the retail business.

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Contacts: Sally Kay, President, The Hosiery Association
704-365-0913, ext. 212, sally.kay@hosieryassociation.com

Dan St. Louis, Executive Director, Hosiery Technology Center
828-327-7000, ext. 4292, sockman@legsource.com

Sarah Friedman, Executive Director, SEAMS
803-772-5861, sarah@seams.org

Booth Sponsors: Contempora Fabrics Inc., Fiber and Yarn Products Inc., HTC, SEAMS, [TC]² , T&T Liquidators, THA, and Transcal Graphics Inc.