![]() ![]() I immediately knew that this could be the perfect market for us. Not long afterward, while on a plane to visit one of our factories, I was reading a magazine article about the advertising specialty industry. The only thing missing was a market to sell into. A few years later, we introduced a product that I knew had great potential: a cotton-lined nylon, water-resistant rain jacket. Walter: When I founded Charles River Apparel, we started out selling to retailers and built a line of rain slickers for men, women and children. ![]() Can you talk a little bit about the founding of Charles River Apparel? Q: 40 years is an impressive milestone – especially for a family company that spans several generations. They also discussed the firm’s commitment to building sustainability into its products and operations.įrom left: Jason, Deb, Barry and Walter Lipsett of Charles River Apparel The Lipsetts reflected on Charles River Apparel’s past, how it’s meeting current trends and end-user demand, and what the future holds for the company. To celebrate the supplier’s 40 years, ASI Media sat down with all three generations of the Lipsett family: 95-year-old founder Walter his son Barry, who runs the company with wife Deb and grandson Jason, marketing director. A third-generation family business, the Sharon, MA-based company has also put a firm focus on caring for its community, with its robust Charles River Cares charitable initiative. Over the past 40 years, Top 40 supplier Charles River Apparel (asi/44620) has made a name for itself by creating timeless outerwear (its Logan jacket was featured as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things) and useful corporate apparel for more than 10,000 distributor and retailer clients.
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