THE APPAREL LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. People. Product. Process Company Profile Company Profile • THE APPAREL LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. Headquartered in the North Dallas area, The Apparel Logistics Group specializes in providing third party services for the fashion and apparel industry in the import, customs clearance, receipt, warehouse, fulfillment and distribution of apparel and accessories for the world’s leading brands. Other third party services include design, sourcing, merchandising administration of both branded and private label apparel, including shirts, blouses, pants, shorts and sweaters. www.apparellogisticsgroup.com People. Product. Process What makes us unique? • Born from an apparel company • The Apparel Group , Ltd. (A New York Corporation) • Nearly a Century in Branded business (1919) • Over 35 years of private label • Solid foundation of imports, customs clearance, distribution, value added services • The Apparel Logistics Group (A Delaware Corporation) Separate Company Asset based 3PL Services Manufacturers, Importers, Retailers, Specialty Stores and Brands Process annual volume of 6.4 million units (Peak year at 7 million) Understand quality apparel, and garment quality control is ultimately a question of customer satisfaction Care of apparel increases the value of a product or service, establishes the brand name, and builds up good reputation for the client www.apparellogisticsgroup.com 3 Apparel Industry News 4 Google Analytics Paid Ads #1 #2 #5 #6 #10 Partial Customer List Servicing the fashion and apparel industry to the following Clients: Department Stores: Dillards Cabella’s JcPenney Kohls Nordstroms Macy’s Neiman Marcus Bloomingdales Moore’s Canada Men’s Wearhouse People. Product. Process Specialty Stores (Over 2000 accounts): REI Von Maur Brooks Brothers Kaufmanns Sue Patrick Joseph A Banks Julian Gold Mark Shale Mason Weiss Tootsie’s Joann’s - Houston Barbara Katz Gabby Tallulah’s Cameron Clothing Elegance by Edith MHP Retailers Molly’s of Denver Feinstein’s Ballin’s Ltd. Hall’s Coco’s Gloria S. Gaucho Savannah Road’s People. Product. Process Apparel Third Party Services: • • • • • • • • • • In House Designers Sales Merchandising Customer Service Information Technology Accounting Transportation and Imports Human Resources Distribution Sourcing & Manufacturing: manufacturing through strategic alliances with Textile Alliance Limited (TAL Apparel Group) • Global manufacturing located in 6 countries People. Product. Process Technology ERP System - Lawson’s M3® for Fashion Lawson’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)® tool for retailers and manufacturers of apparel, footwear, home textiles and accessories facilitates the management of products, from design all the way through to production Warehouse Management Software – Manhattan’s WM® Multi dimensional SKU attributes IBM server iSeries 400. All EDI standards for retailers, including label and packaging compliance Redundant data connections to all retailer value-added networks Electronic records of all inbound and outbound transactions Reporting available on-demand or scheduled Inventory Management Labor: -Plan and balance workload and monitor activities Physical Space: Cross-docking and flow-through capabilities Automate picking, packing and shipping. Analyzes every facet of order fulfillment to speed processing and improve customer service. Third party logistics billing – tracks 3PL events for proper billing of services Integration Point® – Foreign Trade Zone Tracking Software People. Product. Process The Apparel Logistics Group Departments (TALG) www.apparellogisticsgroup.com • Merchandising & Customer Service • • • • • • • • • Data Warehousing Data Reporting EDI Setup and Maintenance Internet CRM Order Management (DC Level, Store Level) • WIP • Order entry/Order Processing • Allocation Call center Inventory Management (Vendor Managed Inventory – VMI) Forecasting & Planning • Retail Sell Through Analysis Managing production • Accounting Services • • • • Deduction Management A/R Management A/P Management Collections People. Product. Process TALG Operations: Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, and Quality Control Distribution Center Logistics Department • • • • 6.3 million cubic feet building with expansion capabilities Warehouse management controlled by Manhattan’s WM® Centralized in the United States Enterprise and Foreign Trade Zone Bulk storage and shipping Pick/Pack/Replenishment (Pick to light, GOH, Flat pack, Tilt Tray) Inventory Management Re-ticketing/Repackaging Returns Management / Refurbishment E Commerce PICK TO LIGHT Automated Conveyance Tilt Tray Sorter Shipping direct-to-DC, direct-to-store, or direct-to-consumer order fulfillment or management Production Order Tracking Customs Brokerage Management Foreign Trade Zone Management Ocean Freight management Flat Pack & Pallet Storage Quality Control Team Apparel inspection in accordance with all Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) standards Specification measurements People. Product. Process GOH Storage & Pick Foreign Trade Zone Why Companies use Foreign-Trade Zones: 1. Relief from property tax on inventory— The federal law that established the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program allows companies to obtain exemptions from inventory taxes. 2. Duty exemption on re-export 3. Duty elimination on waste, scrap, and yield loss 4. Weekly Entry Savings 5. Duty Deferral People. Product. Process 12 Strategic Partnerships •Sourcing & Manufacturing: manufacturing through strategic alliances with Textile Apparel Limited (TAL Apparel Group) •Global manufacturing located in 6 countries •Imported mainly thru port LA/Longbeach, CA People. Product. Process TAL APPAREL GROUP China Textile Alliance Apparel (Dongguan) Ltd Pacific Apparel (Dongguan) Ltd Thailand Thai Garment Export Co Ltd Mandarin Clothing Co Ltd Hong Kong TAL Apparel Limited Cheong Shun Garments Co Ltd Malaysia Pen Apparel Sdn Bhd Penang Textile Sdn Bhd Imperial Garments Sdn Bhd People. Product. Process Vietnam TAV Limited Indonesia PT. Katexindo Citramandiri TAL APPAREL GROUP Production Setup & Capacities 15