I pitched an investor a week or so ago and she asked me about switching costs. I said, “I don’t think any company has switching costs.” She didn’t agree. Now, I realize that I was speaking from my perspective. All of the companies that contact me whether in fashion,Read More…
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Broken Zippers, Business, Fashion, Industry, Military, Packaging, Product Development, Replacements, Technical
YKK® Lobby
Many of the people who email me from the defense side talk about the “YKK LOBBY!” Even at AUSA, someone screamed, “Bring down the YKK lobby!” Everyone tells me YKK® dominates zipper procurement. I think this is why I’m having such a tough time obtaining federal funding for something EVERYRead More…
Yes, ANY Material
So many prospective customers always ask me, “What can you make the zipper out of?” I always answer, “Any material.” There are materials that we’ve already made closures out of and materials that we haven’t made closures out of…yet. And, yes, we probably could make a closure out of staleRead More…
No Slider, No Problem!
See how easy it is to close a Zipr Shift zipper! You don’t even need a slider! It’s watertight, air tight, and gas tight at the push of your finger! No other zipper that is strong and durable enough for clothing can do this! ZiprRead More…
Peek Inside the Zipr Shift Zipper
Our zipper tape with transparent exoskeleton shows the internal metal clips. The transparent PVC plastic exoskeleton shields the internal metal clips to prevent corrosion. Now, there are metal zippers that won’t corrode! Note: If the metal is already rusted before being coated with the polymerRead More…
How Zipr Shift Impacts Designers
If you’re a clothing designer, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of receiving bad reviews because of broken zippers. It’s such a frustration because it’s not your fault – you didn’t design the zipper! Yet your business is the one to suffer from those bad reviews, not the business of theRead More…