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#1 Murmur

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 04:13 PM

It seems to be official that Lands' End will be entering our market a little more aggressively.



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Lands' End Expands Ad Specialty Presence
Lands' End, the Wisconsin-based clothing retailer known for its catalog and Internet sales, has launched a promotional products collection – beyond apparel – that will be marketed and sold directly to end-users. "Lands' End Business Outfitters is expanding our product offering to better serve our customers by providing a single, reliable source of branded products, from polo shirts to drinkware," said John Maher, vice president of Lands' End Business Outfitters.

For the past 16 years, Lands' End has offered branded corporate apparel, but the company is now expanding its reach to provide client gifts, employee rewards and corporate branding programs. Initially, according to its business blog, Lands' End is offering roughly 350 promotional products, with an emphasis on golf equipment, mugs, pens and planners. Each category contains an eco-friendly option, with items made from post-consumer materials as well as resources like cotton and bamboo. "We have selected items for our collection that are not only useful but also tasteful, professional and, in many cases, sustainable," said Maher.

Besides offering promotional products, Lands' End is additionally launching an online store application, allowing businesses to create custom sites with uploadable logos.

Lands' End, which bills itself as a direct merchant that works with mills and manufacturers, began as a sailboat equipment company in 1963. In 2002, the company was purchased by Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $1.9 billion.

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 04:26 PM

I am not sure if Land's End clients will notice anything different than when 4Imprint serviced them.....Since at least 2000 4Imprint has been mailing to Land's End clients offering promotional products.....The only difference now is that Land's End will own this division rather than being paid a royalty from 4Imprint.....
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#3 eronan

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Posted 19 August 2009 - 02:19 PM

I have posted before that I know someone that was interviewing for a position to run this division. From the interview process it was very clear to us that LE doesn't really know what they are getting into. It reminds me of when Staples tried to do promotional products in their stores and found that it takes a little bit more than that to be successful in our industry. They had to go purchase American Identity to figure it out. We'll see what happens with LE.
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Posted 19 August 2009 - 02:29 PM

It will not take them long to figure it out......You can bet big suppliers like Bic or Leeds will be quite willing to help them figure it out if it means millions of dollars of orders for them....Land's End will manage to creme off many easy orders and that is where they will impact us.....
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Posted 19 August 2009 - 04:11 PM

Well it is going to hurt 4imprint...won't it?

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