SanMar not out
Dear Jeff,
Your June Editor's Letter ("Sorry, we're out" - June 2005 Wearables Business) discussing the recent trend of suppliers not backing their merchandise with sufficient inventory was an important, though alarming piece. The notion that suppliers might be purposefully falling behind on inventory in order to save money is disturbing. It's also a very unsound business practice - if for no other reason but that it hurts customer trust.
I appreciate you mentioning SanMar as a company built on more "solid principles." I would like