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9 guides on private label for apparel importers.
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Private label · Quality
Tri-blend vs CVC vs cotton for decorators: choosing blanks by print result
How cotton, CVC and tri-blend blanks take screen print, discharge, DTG and transfers, plus dye migration, pilling, fibre labelling and a choice per method.
Updated · 7 min read
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Private label · Pricing
Merch beyond print-on-demand: when creators and bands should go factory-direct
Compare print-on-demand, bulk printing and factory-direct merch for creators and bands, with the real per-unit maths, and learn when each one is right.
Updated · 4 min read
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Quality · Private label
French terry vs brushed fleece: specifying sweatshirt fabric like you mean it
Learn how French terry and brushed fleece differ in warmth, breathability, print and durability, why 3-thread fleece marks premium, and what to specify.
Updated · 4 min read
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Sourcing · Private label
Small-batch activewear manufacturing: a guide for independent gym-wear brands
Small-batch activewear for independent gym brands: what squat-proof means as a spec, the MOQ walls in China, and factory-direct runs at 0% EU/UK duty.
Updated · 4 min read
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Private label · Sourcing
Buying blanks direct from the factory: a guide for decorators, promo distributors & uniform suppliers
Learn when importing custom blanks direct from a factory beats a next-day wholesaler, and when it doesn’t, with real costs, MOQs, lead times and duty.
Updated · 7 min read
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Private label · Sourcing
Heavyweight and oversized tees: sourcing 240 gsm blanks for your streetwear brand
What heavyweight means for streetwear tees (220–300 gsm), why catalogue blanks run out, and how to get a custom heavyweight blank made to your spec.
Updated · 6 min read
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Compliance · Private label
Relabelling blank garments for your own brand: how to do it right in the UK & EU
Relabelling blank garments under your own brand: what your label must legally show in the UK and EU, and the responsibilities you take on when you sell.
Updated · 4 min read
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Sourcing · Private label
Schoolwear sourcing after the three-item cap: a guide for UK uniform retailers
What England’s three-item cap on branded school uniform means for UK schoolwear retailers, and when buying core school colours direct from a factory pays.
Updated · 5 min read
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Private label · How to
Private-label branding & retail-ready packaging for your knitwear
What a private-label knitwear pack contains, from labels and barcodes to polybags and cartons, who supplies what, the artwork needed, and common mistakes.
Updated · 8 min read
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