BROOKFIELD, WI – The Off Price Specialist Center announced today that their pre-registration for their upcoming Off Price Show (February 14-17, The Sands, Las Vegas) jumped 20% from this time last year. This includes a staggering increase of 38.3% in first-time attendees and 35.7% in Founders Club members representing the largest off price chains. International [...]
The Off Price Specialist Center is pleased to announce that Michigan-based factor Crestmark Bank, a long time supporter of the show who has been serving the trade for more than 12 years, will become the exclusive factor of the Off Price Show. It is the first time in more than 5 years that a factor [...]
The Off Price Specialist Center is pleased to announce that Michigan-based factor Crestmark Bank, a long time supporter of the show who has been serving the trade for more than 12 years, will become the exclusive factor of the Off Price Show. It is the first time in more than 5 years that a factor [...]
January 25, 2010 | Posted in
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From the Home Office Footwear surpasses Women’s as the Hot Product Category for 2010, According to Off Price Show’s Interactive Floor Plan The Quarterly Product Search Report on OffPriceShow.com’s Interactive Floor Plan typically shows that “women’s” as the most searched-for category. But the 4th Quarter 2009 Report lists footwear as the leader among categories. From [...]
January 20, 2010 | Posted in
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The Off Price Specialist Center reported today that recent announcements from jobbers and off price retailers in the past month has lead to the development of a job board page on their new news site – offpricenews.com. The new job page will be launched this week. In the meantime, these are the new listings: ROCK [...]
The Off Price Apparel Association announced today that they made a contribution to the Salvation Army earmarked for their efforts in helping victims of the Earthquake in Haiti. Since its inception in 2004, the Association has raised over half a million dollars for various charities, including St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Industry professionals interested in supporting [...]
E-Commerce Sales Rise by 5 Percent to Reach $27 Billion for the 2009 Holiday Shopping Season Through Christmas Eve comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, reported retail e-commerce spending for the holiday season from November 1 through Christmas Eve. During this period, approximately $27 Billion was spent online, which represents an [...]
January 13, 2010 | Posted in
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From the Home Office Footwear surpasses Women’s as the Hot Product Category for 2010, According to Off Price Show’s Interactive Floor Plan The Quarterly Product Search Report on OffPriceShow.com’s Interactive Floor Plan typically shows that “women’s” as the most searched-for category. But the 4th Quarter 2009 Report lists footwear as the leader among categories. From [...]
January 13, 2010 | Posted in
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Sy Syms, founder and chairman of the apparel chain SYMS Corp., died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in New York City, from heart failure. Mr. Syms founded his business in New York’s financial district in 1959, and was the first retailer to sell off-price men’s clothing. He created the well-known slogan, “An educated consumer is [...]
January 13, 2010 | Posted in
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Last Fall, HBO premiered a heart-breaking documentary on the rise and fall of the New York garment district (aka fashion district) called Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags. For anyone tied to the trade, it is a must see. Co-creators Marc Levin and Daphne Pinkerson make a compelling case for the garment industry as the [...]
January 13, 2010 | Posted in
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