Relocating a warehouse which state too choose

[argentus]

Like Maxmars, I also consider myself unqualified to help, however, you asked.   If  I were moving a company to a more friendly and viable part of the country, I would consider Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, perhaps New Mexico, Arizona and other rural-ish type states.   I would avoid cities.   I think cities are toxic.   I think rural places mostly pull together, and I think that makes for a more healthy community.   Denizens of the cities have the luxuries, apparently, to run wild, and discover all manner of things to get mad about.   Folks of the rural areas mostly get up, have breakfast, go to work, go home, have dinner and watch TV until bedtime and then do it all over again.   They tend toward gatherings during the weekends, and an sporting events.  In other words, life.   I would avoid the cities, but that's just me.

[putnam6]

Like Maxmars, I also consider myself unqualified to help, however, you asked.   If  I were moving a company to a more friendly and viable part of the country, I would consider Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, perhaps New Mexico, Arizona and other rural-ish type states.   I would avoid cities.   I think cities are toxic.   I think rural places mostly pull together, and I think that makes for a more healthy community.   Denizens of the cities have the luxuries, apparently, to run wild, and discover all manner of things to get mad about.   Folks of the rural areas mostly get up, have breakfast, go to work, go home, have dinner and watch TV until bedtime and then do it all over again.   They tend toward gatherings during the weekends, and an sporting events.  In other words, life.   I would avoid the cities, but that's just me.

If it were up to me and I was working there I'd agree there is nothing like rural and or small-town living. 

But there are advantages to atleast being in a suburban area, I know he wants it to have a showroom area where clients can easily come in for presentations and pick their inventory in person.

[RookQueen]

I have a friend who is relocating a warehouse from the northeast, beyond corporate tax rates, cost per square foot, centrally located, generally nice weather, secure, and relatively safe, what are some hidden issues that can be important?

He does significantly more business on the East Coast and some deliveries can be time-sensitive, so while he hasn't ruled out Nevada, Washington, Wyoming, or any other state their advantages would have to go further than say Texas, Ohio, or South Carolina.

Seasonal shipping can be a concern, November through April are the biggest months, and any days lost to weather can become a semi-hassle.

Does DI have any thoughts or input? Thanks

Is it a wholesale bulk apparel warehouse?

[putnam6]

Is it a wholesale bulk apparel warehouse?

It's a women's and children's wholesale apparel warehouse to ship stock and reorders to accounts mostly in the US, with a handful in Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean 

It is a smaller company relative to the industry

[RookQueen]

It's a women's and children's wholesale apparel warehouse to ship stock and reorders to accounts mostly in the US, with a handful in Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean 

It is a smaller company relative to the industry

Memphis, Tn. The shipping HUB of the south! One of my t-shirt suppliers ships out of there. They will not want to live inside the city. They could come on the Ar. side of the river and get cheaper land or plenty of warehouse space on the Tn. side but South Haven , Ms. to the south with good city officials and police........then a little further south Tunica Mississippi's- Las Vegas!  I'd like to see their stuff if they have a website. Here's my work email if they want to send me some info. [snip]

This is actually pretty cool......I have been trying to find a t-shirt made in Mexico with no lable's.

[putnam6]

Memphis, Tn. The shipping HUB of the south! One of my t-shirt suppliers ships out of there. They will not want to live inside the city. They could come on the Ar. side of the river and get cheaper land or plenty of warehouse space on the Tn. side but South Haven , Ms. to the south with good city officials and police........then a little further south Tunica Mississippi's- Las Vegas!  I'd like to see their stuff if they have a website. Here's my work email if they want to send me some info. [snip]

This is actually pretty cool......I have been trying to find a t-shirt made in Mexico with no lable's.

We used to have an excellent clientele in Memphis and Germantown, all over TN. Memphis has a lot of pluses for sure, I think his one concern was corporate taxes but im learning there are ways to mitigate that inevitability 

t-shirt made in Mexico with no labels?  I'll check some of my old trade market sites, is there a particular body style, thread count, blend # of units etc?

With the right supplier Mexican apparel can be of great quality at a fair price or it was in the 2000s

https://leelinesourcing.com/wholesale-me...-suppliers

[RookQueen]

We used to have an excellent clientele in Memphis and Germantown, all over TN. Memphis has a lot of pluses for sure, I think his one concern was corporate taxes but im learning there are ways to mitigate that inevitability 

t-shirt made in Mexico with no labels?  I'll check some of my old trade market sites, is there a particular body style, thread count, blend # of units etc?

With the right supplier Mexican apparel can be of great quality at a fair price or it was in the 2000s

https://leelinesourcing.com/wholesale-me...-suppliers

I have one at my office at work that my artist brought me that brought me last year when he did a cruise in Mexico and is 100% cotton and is far superior quality than Gildans, Delta, or Bella Canvas and it has a tag in it. I want a no tag though so I can print my own label inside it. I'll holla back next week with the info. I won't know the # units so I realize you probably can't price it. I need some samples at retail would be fine initially. But I am going to bid gov. contracts so each job will be different anywhere between 2,000 to 20,000 pieces. US made or Canada & Mexico are approved as well. Plenty of lead time (2 to 6 months to secure the blanks). I'm teaching Grok on X how to write the bids.......lol 

[putnam6]

I have one at my office at work that my artist brought me that brought me last year when he did a cruise in Mexico and is 100% cotton and is far superior quality than Gildans, Delta, or Bella Canvas and it has a tag in it. I want a no tag though so I can print my own label inside it. I'll holla back next week with the info. I won't know the # units so I realize you probably can't price it. I need some samples at retail would be fine initially. But I am going to bid gov. contracts so each job will be different anywhere between 2,000 to 20,000 pieces. US made or Canada & Mexico are approved as well. Plenty of lead time (2 to 6 months to secure the blanks). I'm teaching Grok on X how to write the bids.......lol 

I have no doubt it there are multiple qualified suppliers in Mexico, especially at the ceiling of 20,000 units 

it's about finding ones with good reputations for consistent product quality,on-time delivery, and maintaining stock on materials to do large runs

This happened years ago...

Our apparel has a seasonal quality to it so it can be time-sensitive, we designed a sample of a lace dress, and it had a nice light and delicate lace perfect for springtime we took loads of stock orders it was our number one style. In the first season, the stock is perfect and it's our #1 style, so we do huge reorders, add colors, etc. Well, the new shipments came in from the manufacturer and they substituted the light delicate lace with a bulky heavy lace with a tight pattern and it was awful it killed the style and ruined any momentum we had. The manufacturer said their supplier raised the price of the original lace so they went with a "new" one. Don't think that's a huge issue with t-shirts though but there has to be some variance,

I would love to do government contracts. The closest I ever got to that is sometimes a PX would purchase a few gowns for a military ball. I then would use those contacts to approach the PX's on other bases but it was never a huge business, 

Already looking at AI for sales presentations tailored made for different clients but there is so much more

I need to stick my nose in the production and management side, with AI there are no doubt dozens of tasks that can be automated, hell, with the right parameters it could help design our different samples and styles because in our nuanced social occasion apparel side, thats the hard part making sure you have plenty of new, updated fashion forward styles while still highlighting the best sellers. There is a balance and if you stray in the wrong direction it can handcuff your business.