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Abdullah, manager of US T’s
continued from page 72 Inc., Morton Grove, IL says that
we are committed to supplying
of clothing right now if my life
customers with the industry’s
depended on it. But I do have
best sportswear. US T’s carries
about 80,000 pieces a week
an extensive line of products,
back on production, and cotton
coming from a particular de-
including T-shirts, sweatshirts,
prices are quite high now as
partment store chain. Overseas
sweatpants, golf shirts, long
well. We have a minimum or-
Trading has a section of its
sleeve tees, tank tops and pock-
der of $100,” says Abdullah. US
website where it has daily of-
et T-shirts. Its large inventory
T’s Inc. website contains a com-
ferings. The fi rm has a list of
includes top quality brands
plete listing of wholesale prices
customers and companies that
such as Fruit of the Loom, Gil-
for its various merchandise. For
get an email blast every day. If
dan, Delta, and Jerzees. The
example, its adult short sleeve
the fi rm has gotten in a ship-
company’s goal is to provide
T-shirts by Fruit of the Loom
ment of Levi jeans, for example,
quality products with quality
are priced as follows: white T-
the customers will get an email
service for all customers.
shirts at $16.96 per dozen, and
blast, and that information will
“We do mostly irregulars.
$15.96 per dozen when ordered
go on the website and stay there
Prices are going up right now.
by the case. Each case con-
until it sells out.
Prices are going up because
tains six dozen T-shirts.
T-shirts are very popular
many manufacturers have cut
continued on page 74
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