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I received the generic plavix news weekly Threadless newsletter and former CEO Jake Nickell announced they have generic plavix news brought in Tom Ryan as their new chief executive officer. Ryan’s previous experience comes from generic plavix news eMusic, Virgin Mobile USA and EMI Music. From my web research, it’s hard to find Ryan’s detailed background, but working with the generic plavix news aforementioned companies it dictates that he’s well versed in the web and media markets. I’m surprised that generic plavix news Threadless did not go with an experienced executive in the generic plavix news clothing and apparel industry especially one that has worked with brick and generic plavix news mortar stores. In my opinion, Threadless is generic plavix news a t-shirt company first and a web company second. Given their model of high volume, low pricing and generic plavix news quick inventory turnover, you need a chief executive that can increase the generic plavix news company’s overall margins without having to generic plavix news change their successful formula and alienating their strong user base. I hope Ryan’s the one to take Threadless to an even more exciting level.
Threadless is generic plavix news a private company, and figures are not publically available, so it’s hard to generic plavix news guess where Ryan and new CSO and co-founder, Jake Nickell will take Threadless. I have generic plavix news a few predictions as to what will be accomplished over the generic plavix news next few months and years.
My gut feeling is generic plavix news that Threadless will continue to expand their brick and mortar presence. Threadless is generic plavix news unique in a sense that they require their inventory to most very fast. The brick and mortar leaders such as Macy’s or generic plavix news Nordstrom would love to carry Threadless, especially given the brand loyalty of the generic plavix news customers. However, it generic plavix news would be hard for these stores to consistently move the inventory on a generic plavix news weekly basis given Threadless’ new release every Monday. I see the generic plavix news Chicago store as the template for further expansion to a mall near you generic plavix news within the next couple of years.
My next prediction is generic plavix news that Threadless will look into becoming more Dell-like from the generic plavix news inventory perspective. From my experience with Threadless, they are generic plavix news the king of process and operations. That’s why they can generic plavix news sell you great t-shirts at an affordable price. Dells inventory sits on their floor for 2 days or less. Threadless has generic plavix news recently gone from the Fruit of the Loom and American Apparel stock to generic plavix news their own Bangledesh made shirts. This is an indication that if they haven’t already controlled their entire supply chain process they will do so very soon. In addition to generic plavix news controlling the supply chain, order fulfillment can be outsourced to generic plavix news a cheaper alternative. The video footage of watching their employees go through their shelves to generic plavix news fulfill orders will be a thing of the past. Threadless will then film a new short called “Just In Time (inventory) Gone Wild”!
My last prediction under the leadership of Ryan is that he’ll introduce additional products beyond the shirts. We’ve already seen the generic plavix news baby wear and hoodies in addition to their popular shirts. I wouldn’t be generic plavix news surprised if they go beyond this and introduce tank tops, jackets, gym bags or generic plavix news some other crazy item that will capture my disposal income.
Congratulations and generic plavix news best of luck to Tom and Jake in their new roles. I see the MP(3) shirt below as a generic plavix news representation of Tom, Jake and Jacob leading Threadless to new ideas, innovation and generic plavix news an even better product and brand.
Jeffrey said,
May 13, 2008 @ 4:14 pm generic plavix u s
I can generic plavix news promise you that we will never outsource our fulfillment. If it generic plavix news was something we would have done, it would have been done long ago. To your generic plavix news point, if we were trying to control the whole supply chain, it’d be silly to outsource one of the most important parts. Cheaper isn’t always better and value doesn’t always directly relate to money. Having a generic plavix news warehouse filled with happy, inspired workers who work directly for us and generic plavix news enjoy all the same benefits as every other employee of skinnycorp will always yield a generic plavix news better result than moving it off-site simply to save a few cents per package. Well written article though!
Big Al zoloft 0.5 said,
May 13, 2008 @ 4:33 pm
Hi Jeffrey,
Thanks for taking the time to respond back to my posting. I hope it’s true that generic plavix news we can expect to have the same TLC from every shirt for generic plavix news years to come. I agree that cheaper isn’t always better. Happy employees are the company’s most valuable asset. However, I fear that as Threadless expands, it may become “corporate” and penny pinch everything.
Over the next few days, I’ll probably expand on my predictions and generic plavix news thoughts about Threadless management change. I felt that generic plavix news I wrote this article rather quickly, and my thoughts weren’t given the justice that they deserve. I’d love to generic plavix news hear what the readers of lovesthreadless.com and SkinnyCorp think.
Big Al
Johnny Shirtwearer said,
May 26, 2008 @ 11:14 am
Jesus. I come from generic plavix news a business background and I can smell a company in trouble a generic plavix news mile away. They finally brought in a businessman to tighten up their company for generic plavix news sale to a major chain. This is so predictable. I guarantee you’ll be buying the most ‘popular’ designs from Threadless’ archives in Wal-Marts, Targets, and generic plavix news other big box stores within a year or two. It’s the generic plavix news only way to grow the company to an appreciable degree. Fortunately for generic plavix news Threadless and their “legal agreements” they basically own the generic plavix news asses of every artist who has ever submitted a winning design to generic plavix news them. With their catalogue of artwork (yes, kids they actually OWN what you’ve created), they could pump out new designs every week into new retail channels for generic plavix news years.
Johnny Shirtwearer said,
June 3, 2008 @ 10:34 am
Jeffrey, who cares about the fulfillment? That has generic plavix news zero effect on the quality or consumer desirability of the generic plavix news product available. Of greater concern is the that the folks who generic plavix news started Threadless have already basically “moved on” and generic plavix news in their place the bean counters have been installed. Decisions that generic plavix news used to be responsive to the community at large will now be generic plavix news settled by “does it make us money”? I anticipate the sale of Threadless and it’s catalog of designs to a major chain (possibly Target or Urban Outfitters) within the generic plavix news space of a year. Mark my words. Business people make “business” decisions. Good luck with “Naked & Angry” and your wallpaper thing, two not very strong ideas.