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Reduce markdowns<br />
and closeouts<br />
Los Angeles<br />
FASHION MARKET<br />
AUGUST 8-11<br />
Minimize<br />
quality<br />
defects<br />
Hedge against<br />
raw material<br />
price fluctuations<br />
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dreza@milfac.com<br />
Contact: David M. Reza, SVP<br />
Western Region<br />
Year Established: 1935<br />
<strong>Apparel</strong>-Related Clients: 65<br />
percent<br />
Territory: Primarily North and<br />
Central America, Europe, and Asia<br />
Services: Factoring, credit protection,<br />
and asset-based and import/<br />
export financing<br />
Competitive Edge: Milberg Factors<br />
offers a competitive menu of<br />
factoring, financing, and receivables-management<br />
products for<br />
entrepreneurial and middle-market<br />
companies with more personalized<br />
attention than larger institutional<br />
firms. A partner of our firm manages<br />
every client relationship. Our<br />
70-year track record in the core<br />
factoring industry assures our<br />
clients that they will enjoy a stable<br />
relationship supported by a mature<br />
and experienced staff.<br />
Purchase Order<br />
Finance Group at<br />
Wells Fargo Capital<br />
Finance<br />
4141 Inland Empire Blvd.<br />
Suite 350<br />
Ontario, CA 91764<br />
www.wellsfargocapitalfinance.com/<br />
pofinance<br />
martin.a.eckstein@wellsfargo.com<br />
Contact: Marty Eckstein<br />
(909) 481-6519<br />
Fax (877) 752-2068<br />
Year Established: The Purchase<br />
Order Finance Group at Wells<br />
Fargo Capital Finance has been<br />
assisting companies with their<br />
financing needs since 1991.<br />
<strong>Apparel</strong>-Related Clients: 25<br />
percent<br />
Annual Sales Revenues: The<br />
Purchase Order Finance Group<br />
provides facilities to companies<br />
with sales transactions in excess of<br />
$200 million.<br />
Territory: We assist apparel<br />
and consumer goods companies<br />
nationwide.<br />
Services: We provide purchase<br />
order financing facilities to support<br />
apparel companies’ inventory<br />
purchases when existing financing<br />
is insufficient or unavailable. Our<br />
purchase order financing programs<br />
are also an alternative to raising<br />
equity and losing part ownership<br />
or operational control of your<br />
company. We offer advance rates<br />
up to 100 percent of the cost of<br />
inventory, facilities ranging from<br />
$500,000 to $50 million, and letters<br />
of credit and other short-term<br />
funding solutions.<br />
Competitive Edge: Backed by<br />
one of the strongest financial<br />
institutions in the country, our<br />
customized purchase order financing<br />
programs work in tandem with<br />
a company’s existing financing<br />
source. We have extensive experience<br />
in working with apparel and<br />
accessory designers, importers,<br />
and distributors and are committed<br />
to serving companies in this<br />
industry.<br />
Sterling Factors<br />
Corp.<br />
A subsidiary of Sterling National<br />
Bank<br />
500 Seventh Ave., 3rd Floor<br />
New York, NY 10018<br />
(212) 575-4415<br />
Fax: (212) 575-3439<br />
www.sterlingfactors.com<br />
john.lalota@ sterlingnationalbank.<br />
com<br />
Contact: John La Lota, President<br />
Year Established: 1929<br />
<strong>Apparel</strong>-Related Clients: 80<br />
percent<br />
resource guide<br />
Territory: United States<br />
Services: Full-service factoring<br />
and accounts receivable management,<br />
letters of credit, and inventory<br />
financing<br />
Competitive Edge: Sterling<br />
National Bank offers clients a full<br />
range of depository and cashmanagement<br />
services plus a broad<br />
portfolio of financing solutions—<br />
including working capital lines,<br />
accounts receivable and inventory<br />
financing, factoring, trade<br />
financing, payroll funding and<br />
processing, equipment leasing and<br />
financing, commercial and residential<br />
mortgages, and mortgage<br />
warehouse lines of credit. Sterling<br />
is well-known for its high-touch,<br />
hands-on approach to customer<br />
service and a special focus on<br />
serving the business community.<br />
SERVICES AND<br />
SUPPLIERS<br />
Henry Hanger<br />
3101 S. Hill St.<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90007<br />
1-877-HenryLA<br />
(213) 747-6141<br />
Fax: (213) 747-6953<br />
Contact: Nancy Bittan<br />
nbittan@henryhanger.com<br />
www.henryhanger.com<br />
Services: Henry Hanger is a<br />
manufacturer of garment hangers<br />
and has specialized in providing<br />
tailored solutions based<br />
on a customer’s individual<br />
needs for over 80 years. Product<br />
lines include custom and<br />
stock woods, acrylic plastic,<br />
and fabric-padded and metal<br />
hangers. New lines include<br />
several types of non-slip wood<br />
hangers and a variety of new<br />
wood and metal styles. The<br />
company has two showrooms<br />
in New York and Los Angeles,<br />
as well as domestic production<br />
and overseas operations.<br />
S & J USA Inc.<br />
843 E. 31st St.<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90011<br />
(323) 231-0811<br />
Fax: (323) 231-3820<br />
snjusa@snjusa.com<br />
Services: S & J USA, Inc has<br />
been a major, authorized distributor<br />
of YKK zippers for over<br />
25 years. We carry a vast array<br />
of zippers, and we have an inhouse<br />
factory that allows us to<br />
complete orders quicker than our<br />
competitors. S & J USA, Inc also<br />
specializes in snaps, tack buttons,<br />
eyelets, and elastics among other<br />
trims. Our customers range from<br />
the U.S. to Asia, and we hope to<br />
expand even further in the future.<br />
We are known for great customer<br />
service and quality materials.<br />
SOURCING<br />
DR STAR & FTDI<br />
Dominican Republic<br />
(809) 602-3253<br />
E-mail: drstar912@gmail.com<br />
Contact: Awilda<br />
Description: You provide the RM<br />
and trims—we provide the rest.<br />
We are a Dominican Republic cutand-sew<br />
operation and pick and<br />
pack in Miami. Our expertise and<br />
products range from constructed<br />
women’s department store swimwear<br />
to woven and knit coverups,<br />
T-shirts, and an array of other<br />
products. Enjoy the benefits of the<br />
807 CAFTA tax and duty savings.<br />
Store your raw material and cut<br />
what you need. We have generous<br />
minimums, reducing your risk.<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
AIMS<br />
110 E. Ninth St., Suite A1169<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90079<br />
(310) 361-5710<br />
www.aimstsi.com<br />
sales@aimstsi.com<br />
Contact: Henry Cherner<br />
Services: <strong>Apparel</strong> Information<br />
Management System® (AIMS®)<br />
offers fully integrated software<br />
solutions for importers, distributors,<br />
and manufacturers of<br />
apparel, footwear, accessories,<br />
jewelry, home furnishings, and<br />
other goods. AIMS’ product suite<br />
is comprehensive, feature-rich,<br />
user-friendly, easy to implement<br />
and is compatible on a laptop, PC,<br />
Mac, or iPad. Solutions are available<br />
for on-site applications or on<br />
the cloud. A Gold Level Microsoft<br />
Partner and Gold Level Quick-<br />
Books developer, AIMS provides<br />
the most professional, up-to-date<br />
program possible, including AIMS<br />
GL Integration with QuickBooks,<br />
AIMS EasyShop online retail<br />
shopping cart, AIMS WebLink<br />
online wholesale shopping cart,<br />
AIMS RemoteLink remote order<br />
entry, UPS and FedEx shipping<br />
integration, AIMS for iPad and<br />
the easiest-to-use EDI integration.<br />
AIMS delivers all of this at affordable<br />
prices.<br />
NGC Software<br />
2234 E. Colorado Blvd.<br />
Pasadena, CA 91107<br />
(323) 497-4200<br />
Fax: (866) 309-8581<br />
www.ngcsoftware.com<br />
info@ngcsoftware.com<br />
Product line: PLM, Supply Chain<br />
Management, Enterprise Resourcing<br />
Planning (ERP), product testing<br />
and CPSIA compliance<br />
What’s new: NGC has been<br />
named as a 2011 Great Supply<br />
Chain Partner by SupplyChain-<br />
Brain. NGC was selected as a top<br />
100 company out of hundreds of<br />
nominations for the prestigious list,<br />
which recognizes the industry’s<br />
best and most reliable supplychain<br />
vendors. A <strong>California</strong>-based<br />
private label manufacturer of<br />
women’s and children’s apparel<br />
nominated NGC as a Top 100<br />
Supply Chain Partner. NGC has<br />
helped the company experience<br />
significant operational improvements<br />
as a result of implementing<br />
NGC’s PLM and global sourcing/<br />
supply-chain management software.<br />
NGC has helped to centralize<br />
communications, streamline operations,<br />
eliminate redundancies, and<br />
transform overall efficiency.<br />
Services: Business Consulting,<br />
Implementation Services, Technical<br />
Services<br />
Competitive Edge: NGC has more<br />
than 30 years of experience in<br />
delivering fashion software solutions<br />
to the world’s top brands and<br />
retailers.<br />
TRADE SHOwS<br />
Business Journals<br />
Inc.<br />
50 Day St.<br />
Norwalk, CT 06854<br />
(203) 663-7850<br />
Fax: (203) 838-5028<br />
www.modamanhattan.com, www.<br />
accessoriestheshow.com or www.<br />
mrketshow.com<br />
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