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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Embroidery |
| Founded | 1982 in New York City |
| Founder | Fred Meyers |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Queensboro Shirt Company (Queensboro.com) is an American internet based custom logo apparel shirt company with offices in Dallas, Texas and in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1][2] The company uses embroidery, screen print and digital printing techniques to imprint designs onto shirts and other apparel such as hats, jackets sweatshirts and bags.[3]
History[edit]
Queensboro Shirt Company was founded by Fred Meyers in New York in the late 1970s as a hobby when he was a college student.[4][5][6] He is the current president of the company.[7][8][9]
In 1995, Queensboro moved its headquarters to Wilmington, North Carolina.[4] In August 2010, Queensboro received an order for 9,000 embroidered shirts and hats from Chief John Nwodo in Enugu, Nigeria, in preparation for the city's 100th-anniversary celebration.[10] Given the size of the order, the company requested phone verification and upfront payment through a certified check. Once the payment was confirmed, Queensboro quickly processed the order and dispatched it by December 16, marking their first-ever shipment to Africa.[10]
In November 2010, Queensboro introduced "Zap Tee," an iPhone application that allows users to select or upload images for shirt printing and embroidery.[3] Once an image is chosen, the order is sent to Queensboro for processing and shipment.[3]
Operations[edit]
Queensboro's operations are housed in a renovated 100,000-square-foot building on 13th Street, originally from the 1950s. In Dallas, they operate out of a 40,000 industrial building in the Farmer’s Branch neighborhood.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Cherkassky, Irene (May 24, 2006). "The Queensboro Shirt Company's Fred Meyers on E-mail Marketing". adweek.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Haley O'Neal, Christina (2021-02-05). "Safety Net: How The PPP Is Affecting Some Businesses". Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b c Defazio, Rachael (2010-11-26). "Queensboro ready to 'revolutionize the way people think about t-shirts'". Wilmington Biz. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b c "Choose Cape Fear". Greater Wilmington Business Journal: 35–37. 2017-04-07 – via Issuu.
- ^ "Queensboro Shirt Co - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Frederiksen, David (2019-11-15). "Hard labor: Employers face strained searches for workers". WilmingtonBiz. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Norton, Deb. "Unemployment diaries: Kindness seeps out even in tough times". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "UNCW Center for Entrepreneurship launches Web site". WilmingtonBiz.
- ^ "Businesses may be pressed to retain top workers". The Berkshire Eagle. May 2, 2010. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b Stake, Alison Lee (2010-01-08). "In a slow year, Queensboro's prince comes from Nigeria". WilmingtonBiz. Retrieved 2024-02-09.