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Total Clothing hails success of swap shop event for parents O
uniforms.
n Saturday, February 1, Peterborough-based Total Clothing held its first swapping event which enabled parents to reuse and recycle
The school uniform retailer, which has been providing uniform for nearly 30 years, invited parents to its Botolph Bridge store to recycle uniform that has been outgrown for tokens to swap for more suitable garments.
More than 100 items were swapped in the first two hours at the event, which was designed to help parents with affordability as well as sustainability. Total Clothing is a member of the Schoolwear Association, the representative trade body for the school-specific uniform sector, which has launched its ‘Every Child Is Worth It’ campaign to highlight the benefits of a school uniform and ensure that every child can go to school in a proper uniform. Jan Richardson, managing director of Total Clothing, said: “I’m delighted with the response to our first swapping event, it was great to see so many parents dropping uniform off at the shop and finding more suitable garments. Many parents are unaware of the schemes in place with specialist uniform retailers that will enable them to clothe their children in an affordable and sustainable school uniform. “We collected much more uniform than we could give tokens out for so we have quite a lot of items left over that will be kept in the store for customers to collect if they wish. The event was such a success that we are already planning our next event!” David Burgess, chair of the Schoolwear Association, added:
“It’s brilliant to highlight the outstanding work so many schoolwear suppliers and retailers are doing to help parents with
Winner of 2019 Promotion & Branding Show prize draw announced
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ilmore Crowe of D&G Graphics has been
announced as the winner of the 2019 Promotion & Branding Show prize draw. Mr Crowe visited the Belfast leg of the road show to enter the draw and has won a two-night weekend break voucher for two people.
D&G Graphics is a family run vinyl
graphics company that is based in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The company specialises in lorry/ van decals, promotional items, garment printing, clothing and embroidery. Mr Crowe visited with his father David who also works for the company. As regular visitors to the Promotion & Branding Show they are always keen to keep up-to-date with new machines and products. The 2019 shows ran at various locations throughout the UK and Ireland. Dates and venues of the 2020 Promotion & Branding Shows will be released shortly.
Gilmore Crowe of D&G Graphics won a two-night weekend break voucher for two
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Staff at Total Clothing during the swapping event
the costs of uniform, not to mention the important issue that the textiles industry is having on the environment. The impact of fast fashion on our planet is becoming increasingly important, so it is vital that people do as much as possible to recycle and reuse clothing.
“Of course, events like this are only possible thanks to quality, well-made uniform that is durable enough to withstand the rigours of the school day and can be passed down to family or friends, or reused.”
● Read more about the government’s plans for school uniform on page 66
Kornit reports 39% increase in system sales
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n its year-end results Kornit Digital has reported a record 2019, with 39% year-over-year growth in system sales.
Ronen Samuel, chief executive officer, said: " The fourth quarter of 2019 capped off another year of exciting growth and progress for Kornit. We are extremely proud of our strong performance in 2019 and believe that our leadership position in the market continues to widen.
"Our 2019 results provide a robust foundation for continued growth and execution in 2020 as we are seeing the exceptionally strong momentum in the business continue in the first quarter. We believe Kornit is best positioned to lead the textile industry in its shift to on-demand manufacturing in a sustainable way."
The results for the year ended December 31 show that total revenue was $179.9 million with a net of $5.1 million, compared to $142 million and a net of $4.6 million the previous year. Guy Avidan, chief financial officer, added: "We had a strong close to 2019 as we saw significant business expansion with strategic accounts and collaborative business development activities with leading brands resulting in new customer accounts in both the athleisure and specialty retail categories. There is a significant market opportunity ahead of us and we continue to invest in the business through expansion of our go-to-market capabilities, enhancements to our global leadership team, and allocation of incremental capital to drive innovation that will propel Kornit towards our long-term goal of reaching $500 million in run-rate sales exiting 2023.”
These results completed a year of innovative and successful new product introductions for Kornit and lay the foundation for future growth.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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