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The Shirt Belongs to the Seat
Order against the role and the headcount plan, not against a name. A new hire's start date crowds the apparel production clock almost every time. Two weeks of notice is...
The Shirts Are in a Drawer
Corporate Apparel The shirts are in a drawer. They have been in that drawer since the week they arrived, and the reason is not morale, not culture and not a...
A Dealership Is Two Buildings and One Logo
The showroom is climate controlled and lit to make paint look wet. The service drive is outdoors, under a canopy, in whatever the morning is doing. One logo goes on...
How Many Uniform Shirts Per Employee to Order
PILLAR / Corporate Apparel Three polos per employee is the floor for anyone wearing the shirt every workday. Five is the number that makes the program last a year without...
Why Your New Company Polos Do Not Match Last Year's
The new polos do not match because a reorder is a new dye lot, and no two dye lots are ever an exact match. Water, dyestuffs and bath temperature all...
How to Size a Company Polo Order Without Guessing
Order to a size run weighted toward Large and Extra Large, run a real size form, and default the people who never answer.
