Leading Sports Trade Magazine Quotes DirecSource In Industry Overview
Posted on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 02:58 PM
Looking to get a handle on the year ahead, leading sporting goods trade publication Sporting Goods Business surveyed a dozen industry leaders to get their thoughts on what lies ahead in 2012.
Included in the overview were executives from the Sporting Goods Manufactuers Association, Moving Comfort, Keen Footwear and Timberland just to name a few.
Also included in the story was DirecSource COO Ed Ring who noted that after
imrpoving on its infastructure last year the company is set up to take advantage of growth opportunities in 2012. In the overview, Ring said:
"As a leading producer of goods in the sports, fitness and outdoor maretkplace, we're seeing that the brands we work with are very bullish on 2012. We saw an increase inproduction during the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2011 as we produced goods that are shipping for Spring 2012. Looking further ahead, the early indicators suggest that Fall 2012 is expected to be even stronger as brands appear more confident about what they are hearing from their retail partners. Direcsource, with
offices in the US and China, has made significant investments over the past six months in new infrastructure, data management systems and key personnel to help manage the anticipated growth."