In this issue:
FEATURES
Focus:
In Chef
Apparel, the Classics Make a Comeback
Strategy:
How
to Meet and Exceed Client
Expectations
Trade:
Apparel Apocalypse? - The Americas' Textile Industries
Won't Die When Quotas Do
Marketing:
Still
considering whether you should enter UniformMarket’s
UNIVATOR Awards?
NATIONAL
NEWS
Pitney
Bowes service workers are dressed to sell
G&K
Services Acquires Direct Sale Business from Lion
Apparel
San
Joaquin County Deputies to Get New Uniforms
Uniforms,
Flags of Colorful Civil War Units on Display
Charles
River Apparel Launches New 2005 Performance Outerwear
Catalog
Aramark
Uniform Services Acquires Two Uniform Supply
Companies
Los
Angeles Passes "No-Sweat" Ordinance
13-0
Deployed
Airmen Getting New Physical Training Uniform
First
eCommerce Fraud
Losses to Jump $700 Million in 2004
Retailers Realize
Benefits From Industry-Specific Hardware and Software
Bundles
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
Iberia
Air to Get New Uniforms
Government
of Canada Announces $459,217 Contract for RCMP
Uniforms
Chinese-Made Uniforms
Raise Stink in UK
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In
Chef Apparel, the Classics Make a Comeback
By
Jackie Rosselli
 Americans
love to eat out, seeing the dining experience less
as a means of sustenance and more as a social happening,
a form of theatre or entertainment. And no
matter what your style, culinary tastes or budget
might be, you’re certain to find a restaurant
of your liking. According to recent figures from
the National Restaurant Association, there are
approximately 850,00 eating establishments nationwide,
employing about eight percent of the total U.S.
workforce.
For
the retailer or manufacturer, this, of course,
is good news – restaurants, no matter the
type or size, need uniforms. While attention
has always been focused on the wait staff, chef’s
needn’t be left out of the equation when
developing a uniform program for an eating establishment.
With the advent of the chef as “star,” – think
Emeril and Wolfgang Puck before him, chef apparel
has become an integral source of income for many
in the business.
Full
Story
How
to Meet and Exceed Client Expectations
By
Joseph Greco, Greco Apparel, Inc.
The
demands our clients place upon us are
guided by expectations not limited
to our particular industry’s
norms. Through a type of associative
process (benchmarking), today’s
customers compare suppliers and expect
that one can achieve the performance
of a leader even if that supplier is
not in the same industry. Here’s
an example: FedEx has set the bar for
a long time with guaranteed overnight
delivery. Our now have come to expect
overnight delivery not only from all
package carriers but from other suppliers
as well. Think about your expectations
when you deal with a supplier. You
also assume there will be an “800” telephone
number, and a website to serve your
needs.
Full
Story
Apparel
Apocalypse? - The Americas'
Textile Industries Won't
Die When Quotas Do
By
Fred Abernathy and David Weil
Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research
Fears
that Chinese apparel and textile exports will swamp the U.S.
market when international quotas on products are eliminated
at the start of next year have caused a growing chorus of
industry leaders, members of Congress and now officials of
the Bush administration to call for limits on Chinese imports. Although
the end of quotas will alter global competition, this isn't
the way to respond. The fate of these industries is not sealed;
it depends very much on trade legislation pending in Congress,
which could create a new foundation for American manufacturers
to compete.
Full
Story
Last
chance to be considered for UniformMarket’s
UNIVATOR Awards
 It
takes little effort, and the potential to generate positive
buzz for your company is endless! But if you’re still
on the fence, read on. The following article from last month's
issue just might convince you.
Top
10 Reasons You Should Enter the UNIVATOR Awards
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