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Customer Spotlight: Oliver Russell

Customer Spotlight: Oliver Russell

by Emily Stasiak | Oct 4, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Retail, Sustainability

Our October Customer Spotlight goes to a very special B Corp! In the realm of branding and social responsibility, this company stands out as a trailblazer and a true inspiration – Oliver Russell. Founded by Russ Stoddard in 1991, Oliver Russell started out as a...
Customer Spotlight: Ran-Lew Dairy

Customer Spotlight: Ran-Lew Dairy

by Ilsa Spaan | Aug 24, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Sustainability

Randy Lewis and Eric Henry holding up a sample of his shirt with the TS Designs Marketing Team (Emily, Ilsa, Courtney)… and Lovely! “I am not famous. I am infamous.” We spent a hot day at Ran-Lew Dairy talking with farmer Randy Lewis. He is well...
Customer Spotlight: Saxapahaw General Store

Customer Spotlight: Saxapahaw General Store

by Emily Stasiak | Jul 28, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Customer Spotlight, Our Community, Our Customers, Sustainability, Transparency

Our August “Customer Spotlight” is awarded to the one and only Saxapahaw General Store, also known as ‘Your local five-star gas station.” Opened in 2008 by Jeff Barney and Cameron Ratliff, this general store has become a staple location in...
Radical Transparency Starts Here

Radical Transparency Starts Here

by Ilsa Spaan | Apr 27, 2023 | Cotton of the Carolinas, Our Community, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transparency

Today, overseas manufacturing operations make up 98% of the clothing we purchase here in the United States. In this situation, it’s difficult to learn anything about where our clothes come from, and difficult to exercise our buying power to influence the market. We...
Sustainability in Supply Chains Creates Value

Sustainability in Supply Chains Creates Value

by Julie J. Novara | Nov 19, 2019 | Cotton of the Carolinas, REHANCE, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transparency

TS Designs Cotton of the Carolinas brand was in the spotlight in this Sourcing Journal article on sustainability in supply chains. The transparent and trackable brand uses REHANCE technology, our unique printing method that’s more environmentally-friendly and a higher...

Our State: Dirt to Shirt, the Cotton of the Carolinas Story

by Angela Kalo | Apr 12, 2016 | Cotton of the Carolinas, News, Our Community, Our Customers, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transparency

Our State Magazine and UNC-TV have long focused on all things Carolina. Their similar mindsets led to a collaboration: the Emmy award-winning Our State series, which highlights the best North Carolina has to offer. The April 4th, 2016 segment focused on Cotton of the...
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