March 11th, 2008, 12:51 PM
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Returning business
First time here - trying to learn.
I had a sporting goods/apparel business about 12-15 years ago. At the time, I purchased all the apparel from distributors, and in some cases directly from manufacturers, and I outsourced all of my imprinting (embroidery, screen, transfer, etc.) to different local sources (Detroit metropolitan area). It was a small, low volume, business but I never had any issues with the printers. I have since been giving some thought to returning but most of my printing sources seem to have disappeared. My questions/concerns have to do with the fact that, now, it seems that any print source is also an apparel supplier. If I go to any of the one-stop shops for my embroidery, screening, etc., will I still be able to get wholesale pricing? Also, are there many small shops like me out there - ones that don't do their own imprinting? This would be a part-time business, and I was really looking forward to it but, if everyone has gone to a one-stop shop type of endeavor...would it really be worth my while?
Sorry for the long winded thread - looking for any help at all.
Thanks
Mike
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