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School uniforms are unlike any other business in the clothing
industry. Street clothing retailers such as Land’s End, JC
Penney, or Gap limit what kind of clothing you can buy. When you
walk into one of their stores, what you see is what you get.
School uniform supply companies are different. When your school
partners with Hall Closet Uniforms & Apparel, your options are
endless. Your school has the ability to create a school uniform
using any combination of styles, colors, cuts or fabric that you
want.
This is a great advantage to your school. You can create a look
that matches your ideals perfectly. It is this flexibility that
sets school uniforms apart from the rest of the clothing
industry. Of course, you’re probably asking yourself, “If the
school uniform industry can offer so many options, why isn’t
everyone doing it?” The answer is that it is more complicated.
When we stock inventory at Hall Closet, we’re stocking in order
to be flexible, not only for your school, but for each school
that we work with.
This leaves us with a lot of items to keep in stock. For pants
alone there is plain front, pleated front, relaxed fit, classic
fit, and elastic back. Each of these has lengths of 30, 32 and
34 multiplied by all of the various waist sizes. While we order
these things, we are trying to anticipate what sizes and styles
the students from your school will need. Over the years, we have
become very accomplished at this, but there is still a level of
uncertainty.
So when it comes to the question, “How do I get the most out of
my school uniform supply company?” We answer, “It’s best to
order early!” Its not that we don’t stock the styles and sizes
that your school needs. It’s just that we know flexibility is
important to your school, and unlike the rest of the clothing
industry, we’re going to give you all the options. But while the
rest of the clothing industry can keep higher levels of
inventory, our wider selection of items forces us to keep lower
levels of inventory.
Because of this, it is an industry standard for parents whose
schools partner with school uniform supply companies to order no
later than July 31st, whether you’re working with Hall Closet,
or any other supplier. We tell our partner school families to
start ordering as early as June. This allows time for school
uniform supply companies to gauge levels of inventory, and to
order more stock if certain items run low. If by chance a
popular item does go on backorder, there is still time to get it
out to you before school starts. In this way, we can be
flexible, and you can get what you want, when you need it.
About the author:
Isaac Grauke is manager of sales and marketing for Hall Closet
Uniforms and Apparel, http://www.hallclosetuniforms.com
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