Speedo's In The Swim
As president of Hirsch Weis, a division of Warnaco and the U.S. distributor of Speedo, I have to call to your attention a gross exaggeration or misunderst... Read story
Clothing
Flip Floppies
If nothing else, Barry KuKes is an equal-opportunity opportunist. When feminists condemned his first "swimsuit" floppy diskette, which featured a bikini-... Read story
Just Filling Orders, Sir
Oliver North cofounds a bullet-resistant vest start-up. Read story
The Business of Horse Racing
From protective vests to synthetic dirt, a number of small companies play a big role in the world of horse racing Read story
And Baby Makes Two
Woman invents the Empathy Belly, a 35-pound padded vest meant to bring the realities of pregnancy to wearers. Read story
When Less Is More
A clothing distributor saves money--and the environment--by doing away with plastic packing materials. Read story
Color Me Successful
Dressing for success. Read story
Exceptions To The Rule
Why some INC. 500 companies are growing in industries that aren't. Read story
How I Did It: Gert Boyle, chairman, Columbia Sportswear
Tougher than the rest. Read story
Disagreement With Drucker
Peter Drucker may have invented the discipline of management and written several insightful books on that subject, but he has yet to address the subject o... Read story
Big Game
Woman invents and markets a new board game called Huggermugger. Read story
Markets You Might Have Missed
So you're not sure whether your product is in demand aboard? A review of the current "best prospects list" from the U.S. Department of Commerce turns up ... Read story
U.S. to Consider Quotas on Chinese Textile Imports
Nov. 2, 2004 --With the presidential election coming down to the wire and several key states still up for grabs, the Bush administration l... Read story
Projecting Outcomes with Probability Modeling
Plans based on averages are wrong, on average. So says "the flaw of averages," as coined by Sam. L. Savage, a consulting professor in the Department of Ma... Read story
Yankee Ingenuity
In its attempt to drum up new business, The Yankee Group, a Boston-based market research firm, has come up with a technique that it claims is producing si... Read story
Private Lives;
For Susan Bowen, success was as simple as bringing quality to a fly-by-night industry. Read story
The Swimsuit Competition
Swimmers may feel like shrink-wrapped turkeys wearing the USA swimsuit, but they may shave a bit off their best times. At least that is what Jerry G... Read story
Life by the Numbers
Start-up capital: $78 2006 projected revenue: $... Read story
Telling a Good Story
You may have the greatest company in the world. But if you don't know how to convey that to customers, you may as well not exist. Read story
The $2 Necktie
To preserve a casual style, company fines anyone who wears a tie $2. The proceeds are donated to charity. Read story
The Other Bentley
Bentley Kinetics (no relation to the car company) uses technology to give you a better golf swing. Read story
Hot Tip: Advisory Boards
Christine Comaford, managing director at Artemis Ventures, in Sausalito, Calif., has a method for making the most of an advisory board. S... Read story
Reading The Fine Print
One CEO sent trade magazine subscriptions to bankers in order to increase his credibility. Read story
Case Study: A Quota on Profit
Lafayette 148 had high hopes for its new Chinese factory. Then it encountered an unforeseen problem: trade restrictions. Read story
Obits: Plan to Make T-Shirts in USA Unravels
A series of setbacks led to Port Barre Apparel's rapid unraveling. Read story
Whose Brand Is It, Anyway?
Terri Williamson did a textbook job of launching Glow. Jennifer Lopez and her team did a textbook job of launching Glow by J.Lo. And then their worlds collided. Read story
Camping Companies Find Success Beyond the Woods
People may be camping less and less, but the apparel and equipment industries have seen a boom by expanding to a wider range of consumers. Read story
Small Company Initial Public Offerings: September 1985
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Offering O-T-C ... Read story
Ziba Beauty: Five Steps to a Retail Makeover
Replace the Mirrors With Big Photos To differentiate Ziba stores from hair salons, architect Jas Nakaoka took out rows of mirrors and sinks and r... Read story
Loans For Women Moved To "back Burner"
Carol Peterson was a scrub nurse in a Boston hospital in 1977 when she decided to moonlight in the clothing business. Borrowing $1,500 from relatives, sh... Read story
Future Shop
Sandy Zimmerman's retail marriage of quality, discounts, and service has turned an obsure New York town into a mecca for a new breed of consumers. Read story
Dolls And Guise
Kids who got Cabbage Patch dolls last Christmas have something new to ask Santa for this year. Alper Richman Furs Ltd., a retailer based in Chicago, is se... Read story
Sign of the Times
U.S. entrepreneur markets Soviet souvenir tee-shirts in Russia. Read story
Sign Of The Times
Start-up company uses bar codes on discount coupon books to track customers. Read story
Safety first
A company improves its work environment by letting employees decide what needs to be done. Read story
Quick-Response Apparel
A look at three apparel-on-demand companies. Read story
The State of Being Hip
Why Michigan's economic policies are linked to music acts. Read story
Hot Tip: Soliciting Employee Feedback
When department heads at Harborside Graphics Sportswear, in Belfast, Maine, tried to get honest feedback from team leaders at monthly meetings, the result... Read story
Sales;
Think twice before piling on cash incentives as a means of motivating your salespeople. "Cash commissions have become such an integral part of sales comp... Read story
Network: April 1992
Network new queries. Read story
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