MR AWARDS 2022 HALL OF FAME: FRED DERRING, LEE LEONARD, AND VIRGINIA SANDQUIST, DLS APPAREL GROUP – MR Magazine

The morning we met with the DLS team to prepare for this story, we talked about everything: from the financial markets (invest in I-bonds!) to the supply chain (place orders early!), to staffing shortages (should stores be sponsoring Ukrainian tailors to move here?) to marketing (the power of online flipbooks).

DLS STORES: GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS – MR Magazine

Last Thursday’s Zoom meeting of more than 40 DLS member stores was a positive indication of specialty store stamina and survival.

EDITOR’S LETTER: FINDING SIMPLE WAYS TO CONNECT – MR Magazine

As suggested in MR’s Editor’s Letter last week, two of the best tactics retailers can try while their stores are closed are 1. Communicate with customers in a more personal manner without the hard sell; and 2. Sell gift certificates now to be redeemed when the store re-opens.

DLS IS GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER – MR Magazine

Vendors, retailers, and industry insiders agree: no one works harder, or knows the market better, than the partners at DLS Apparel Group . With a mission to scour the market, here and abroad, to discover new brands, trends, and ideas and interpret them for their 150 retailer clients, the DLS team has nurtured a devoted and appreciative following.