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Thank you to Harrie Schoots of Ascend Performance Materials and Kerry King (pictured above) of Spoonflower, who became #AATCC president and immediate past president, respectively.
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Greetings!
I’ve opined on this before, but how many of you realize the true value and outreach potential of social media? From a business perspective, it’s become a critical item in my communications toolbox. Sure, this newsletter reaches more than 6,200 of you throughout the textile / sewn products / apparel supply chain, a number with which I’m pleased – although, without social media, growth may have comparatively stagnated over the past year because of my inability to press the flesh, look people in the eyes and tell our great story.
But social platforms cast a much wider net in our world and throughout the world. I’ve connected with hundreds of others either involved in or interested in our amazing industry. Through various posts, I’ve been able to not only lasso readers, but also offer further insights into this or that, connect people and assist with numerous queries. That’s gratifying.
Sure, weeding out the disingenuous or nefarious can absorb valuable time, but you quickly develop an eye for those trolls. I’ve learned that most are truly engaged and bona fide lovers of all things textiles.
As many of you know, I’m out there on the social channels aplenty during the day, liking, sharing or commenting on your posts, which I encourage all of you to do more of – especially during these days when tangible face time (not Apple’s FaceTime!) is virtually nonexistent. We all, at times, need that extra virtual pat on the back, that encouraging comment, that emoji to let us know our voice is heard and our messages resonate. It’s always good to know we’re not walking in the wilderness without our herd, right?
Classifieds
ORCO seeks Business Development Representative
Supply Chain & Sourcing Manager sought
Unionwear, based in a Newark, N.J., is seeking a Supply Chain & Sourcing Manager to manage its raw material inventory. Please check out this opportunity here and pass along to any potential candidates. Unionwear manufactures and embroiders 100% made-in-USA baseball caps, backpacks, messenger bags, tote bags, duffel bags, luggage, PPE, binders, portfolios and countless textile accessories for military and medical applications. The company was an inaugural winner of a Sewn Products Reshoring Award presented by SEAMS, with strategic partner the Reshoring Initiative, in 2019.
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Experts: CBP’s import suspension may bode well for W. Hemisphere
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Last week, the Americas Apparel Producers’ Network (AAPN) hosted its latest Fireside Chat, “Traceability and Transparency” that covered the recent issuance of a Withhold Release Order (WRO) by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP).
The WRO pertains to all merchandise containing cotton or cotton products from Xinjiang, and the impact this will have on trade to and within the Western Hemisphere.
Subject matter experts included Nicole Bivens Collinson, president of International Trade & Government Relations at Sandler Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., and Chuck Rogers, Americas director of Technical Consulting & Supply Chain Solutions at Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services. They both explained the reasons the recent ruling could offer competitive advantages in this hemisphere for those entities that put in place the right tools to increase visibility and measure supply chain practices.
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Footwear, material and data experts participated in this week's webinar, “U.S. Footwear Market – Consumer Trends & Insights,” organized by Ardent Associations of Charlotte, N.C. Representatives of Quartr, an app that connects consumers with companies and helps businesses gain quality data and feedback to make smarter decisions and build stronger relationships with their customers, discussed results of a footwear-related survey of 1,000 users across a broad demographic and geographical spectrum in the U.S. Thoughts on materials, construction, comfort and emotive responses were measured.
Moderated by Denine Pezone of Ardent Associates, the panel included: Connie Huffa of Fab Designs, Los Angeles; Sarah Schlenger of The Woolmark Company, San Francisco; Stefan Schoeffel of Suedwolle Group, Nuremberg, Germany; Tim Rich of Quartr and The Convergence Collective; and Katie Szumowski of Quartr, Atlanta.
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If you would like additional information on Federal Contracting Opportunities please contact the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) www.ncmbc.us
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Parkdale of Gastonia, N.C., created branded masks for its “I Wear, I Care™” program, wherein they designed and donated the face masks emblazoned with those words to citizens of communities where its operations are located. This year, Parkdale gave out more than 20,000 face masks. Parkdale, America Knits (cut and sew) in Swainsboro, Ga., and U.S. Bag (packaging, part of Parkdale’s U.S. Cotton Division) in Cleveland, Ohio, were all part of the product’s creation. Each mask is packaged with a photo of a Parkdale employee and caption telling their story and commitment to helping the U.S. textile industry address the critical shortages of PPE.
Follow Parkdale consumer mask unit, Parkdale PPE, on Instagram.
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