Industry News

January, 19th 2012

JDM Green Town Scrubs announces the return of Maury Duitz.

JDM Green Town, the premier source for promotionally priced quality scrubs, announced the return of Maury Duitz. Maury will serve as the Director of Sales.“Maury’s wealth of experience from retail to wholesale has always enabled him to understand the needs of buyers,” said Jerry Duitz, of JDM Green Town.Maury started his career with Macy’s, going through their management program, before joining JDM in 1994. He most recently has been a CertiḀed Financial Planner™. “This is a great opportunity for me to get back to my roots. I grew up in this business. Scrubs are an exploding category. We are seeing traditional discounters dedicate more space to the category as well as other retailers using it as an opportunity to add an apparel item, which has become a basic commodity,” said Maury.“Having Maury on board will help continue the growth of our Ḁrm,” added Rami Omidvar, of JDM Green Town.

99¢ Only STORES® CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.

99¢ Only Stores® celebrated the grand opening of its new store in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on December 1st at 8am by selling a Philips® 22” Flat Screen LCD TV – a $230 value – for only 99 cents to the Ḁrst nine customers in line. The next 99 customers in line on the 1st at the new store were able to purchase a Scooter – a $29 value – for only 99 cents. The following 99 customers could purchase a Bell South Visual Director Caller ID Box with Call Waiting and Voicemail Sync – a $16 value – for 99 cents. The next 99 customers could purchase a Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse - a $10 value - for 99 cents. The new Lake Havasu City store is located at 1795 Kiowa Boulevard, on the northwest corner of Kiowa Boulevard and Highway 95. It is the Ḁrst 99¢ Only Stores® in the Lake Havasu City area. The new store is 21,000 gross square feet and features a large perishable food department, including produce. The store continued to offer many extraordinary grand opening specials for six days after the actual grand opening, offering several products for just 99 cents. On December 2nd, the Ḁrst 99 customers could buy an iSound iPod® Shuffle Tripod – a $30 value. December 3rd, Samba Maracas for Wii® – a $20 value were available to the Ḁrst 99 customers. The Ḁrst 99 customers on December 4th, purchased a Friends 3-pack DVD Collection – a $12 value. December 5th saw the Ḁrst 99 customers purchasing a Targus Portable DVD Charger – a $10 value – for only 99 cents. December 6th, the Ḁrst 99 customers bought Hasbro’s The Moment of Truth Board Game – a $10 value. Finally, on December 7th, the Ḁrst 99 customers purchased The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean coffee table style book – a $50 value – for only 99 cents!

About 99¢ Only Stores®

Founded in 1982, 99¢ Only Stores® currently operates 289 extreme value retail stores consisting of 213 stores in California, 36 in Texas, 27 in Arizona, and 13 in Nevada. 99¢ Only Stores® emphasizes quality name-brand consumables, priced at an excellent value, in convenient, attractively merchandised stores. Over half of the Company’s sales come from food and beverages, including produce, dairy, deli and frozen foods, along with organic and gourmet foods. The Company’s New York Stock Exchange symbol is NDN.

Launch of Fox’s E-Commerce Store Mineola, NY

Fox’s Off Price Designer Boutique is a department store retailer with brick and mortar locations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Georgia and Florida. Fox’s has been open for over twenty years and believes that price shouldn’t hinder luxury, offering the same great brands and styles with on-season looks at prices the customer will love. On December 13, they launched an e-commerce store to offer the same great fashions and styles nationwide. Inventory will be cycled weekly. Additionally free shipping is offered on orders over $50. The store can be found at www.foxs.com and has over 75 pieces available in the apparel, handbag and jewelry categories. In this economic time, Fox’s continues to strive to offer their customers top notch service, luxury styles and affordable price points. As a smaller business Fox’s is able to work with the customer in ways that larger retailers tend to lose. Additionally their site is committed to providing a boutique, easy experience their customers are used to.

Encore Apparel Opens For Business

Tom D’Antonio and Dennis Schulman launch new off-price company specializing in nationally recognized brandsWith over 50 years of combined experience in the apparel business and a strong focus in the off-price market, Encore Apparel possesses a passion and drive for the business. Its principals know product, appreciate value and quality, obtain the right merchandise and are able to supply the wanted brands at a surprisingly low cost.D’Antonio and Schulman’s many years of seeking out the right opportunities have allowed them to create the right formula for success in the off-price industry. They opened Encore Apparel’s ofḀces at 1001 Avenue of the Americas (between 37th and 38th Streets) in New York City and have partnered with an experienced pick and pack warehouse that has the capabilities of ἀawlessly following all shipping manuals. “We look forward to working with everyone once again in the very near future,” said D’Antonio. “We have lots of new brands so stop by our booth (#2442) or feel free to drop into the showroom.. You’re always welcome!”The February 2012 OFFPRICE Show will be Encore’s first as a vendor.