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Bamboo Rose and the $28 hiding in an invoice
Retail loses money in the gaps between design, buying and delivery. Bamboo Rose builds software to close those gaps - and its most revealing success story begins with a very ordinary bill.
Sunny Lakhani Makes a Business of the Things Business Usually Ignores
After two decades in factories, trade and sourcing, the Tampa executive is applying an operator's eye to a stubborn question: how do essential supplies arrive reliably, repeatedly and with a paper trail?
The Irvine Shop That Buys Dead-Famous Brands and Sells Them Back to You
How a three-person back office in Irvine turned into the quiet machine that keeps Sharper Image gadgets, FAO Schwarz toys and Vornado fans on the shelf.
The 102-Year-Old Furniture Company Is Learning to Carry Less
Hooker Furnishings began with a steam whistle and a community-funded factory. A century later, its next act depends on a smaller portfolio, faster logistics and turning a vacation state of mind into a whole-home business.
E.S. Sutton
E.S. Sutton is a New York-based global apparel sourcing and manufacturing company founded in 1959. Operating as a private-label specialist for women's and children's clothing, it works behind the scenes for many of retail's leading brands - handling trend forecasting, design, sourcing, quality assurance, and global logistics across manufacturing facilities in more than a dozen countries. Positioned as 'the brand behind your brand,' the firm builds and expands retail private labels by studying each partner's brand DNA.
Kellwood Company
Kellwood Company is an American apparel design, sourcing, manufacturing and marketing firm founded in 1961. It builds and operates women's, juniors' and girls' fashion brands - including Democracy, Jolt, Briggs New York, Rewind, My Michelle and Wit & Wisdom - and provides private-label and full-package product development, sourcing, quality assurance and distribution services for major retailers such as Nordstrom, Macy's, Kohl's, Dillard's, Target and Costco.
Q4 Designs LLC
Q4 Designs LLC is a New York-based apparel company that designs, sources, produces and manages branded outerwear and sportswear on behalf of well-known brand partners. Founded in 2011 by Harry Tawil and built on more than five decades of combined industry experience, Q4 handles the full product life cycle - design, sourcing and production, planning and sales, and operations - across four Centers of Excellence. Its licensed portfolio spans brands including DKNY, Reebok, Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden, Free Country, Bebe, Canada Weathergear, Snozu and Spyder, covering men's, women's and children's outerwear, sportswear, swimwear and accessories.
Geniemode
Geniemode is a Gurugram-based B2B cross-border sourcing and supply chain platform that connects global retailers and brands with a vetted network of manufacturers across apparel, home textiles, furniture, and accessories. Founded in 2021 by Amit Sharma and Tanuj Gangwani, it uses technology, AI-driven design, and integrated logistics to manage the end-to-end procurement cycle - from sample development and manufacturing to compliance, quality control, and delivery - offering buyers cost transparency, smaller MOQs, and faster turnaround than traditional sourcing agents.
World Market
World Market (legally Cost Plus World Market) is an American specialty retailer that has sold globally sourced furniture, home decor, gourmet foods, wine, coffee and gifts since 1958. From its first shop on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, it grew into a chain of roughly 240+ stores across the United States plus a fast-growing e-commerce business, built on the idea that a shopper in suburban America can fill a cart with hand-picked goods from dozens of countries at affordable prices.
Eric Hunter
Eric Hunter is the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of World Market (Cost Plus World Market), the specialty retail chain known for globally sourced furniture, home decor, artisanal foods, and international gifts. Based in Alameda, California, Hunter joined World Market in May 2021 as Chief Commercial Officer, was elevated to President in June 2022, and became CEO in July 2023. He brings deep retail marketing expertise from executive roles at Pier 1 Imports, JCPenney, Kellwood Company, and Ascena Retail Group's plus-size division (Lane Bryant, Cacique, Catherines). Under his leadership, World Market has pursued digital transformation, flexible payment solutions, and continued its mission of delivering unique, globally inspired products across nearly 250 stores and online.