DLA Company Profile

Delta Apparel, Inc. is an international apparel design, marketing, manufacturing and sourcing company that features a diverse portfolio of lifestyle basics and branded activewear apparel and headwear. We specialize in selling casual and athletic products through a variety of distribution channels and distribution tiers, including specialty stores, boutiques, department stores, mid and mass channels, e-retailers, and the U.S. military. Our products are also made available direct-to-consumer on our websites at www.saltlife.com, www.soffe.com, www.junkfoodclothing.com, and www.deltaapparel.com. We believe this diversified distribution allows us to capitalize on our strengths to provide casual activewear to consumers purchasing from most types of retailers.

We design and internally manufacture the majority of our products, which allows us to offer a high degree of consistency and quality controls as well as leverage scale efficiencies. One of our strengths is the speed with which we can reach the market from design to delivery. We have manufacturing operations located in the United States, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico, and use domestic and foreign contractors as additional sources of production. Our distribution facilities are strategically located throughout the United States to better serve our customers with same-day shipping on our catalog products and weekly replenishments to retailers.

Salt Life is an authentic, aspirational and lifestyle brand that embraces those who love the ocean and everything associated with it. From fishing, diving and surfing, to beach fun and sun-soaked relaxation, the Salt Life brand says "I live the Salt Life". Products consist of tee shirts, board shorts, technical fishing apparel, rash guards and performance clothing featuring our own trademarked UVAPOR fabrics. Salt Lifes distribution includes surf shops, specialty stores, department stores and sporting goods retailers.

Junk Food emerged in 1998 as the original vintage t-shirt brand. Known for its soft, comfortable fabrics and witty art, the Junk Food brand is a celebrity favorite carried in the top stores throughout the world, including branded collaborations with Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Gap Inc. and other notable retailers. Also a licensing powerhouse, Junkfood has distribution rights to numerous pop-culture properties across multiple categories, including rock & roll, fictional characters, movies, sports, and foods and beverages. The Junk Food brand continues to expand beyond its iconic tee shirt collections with new apparel categories, accessories, and headwear. In fiscal year 2014, Junkfood opened its first flagship retail store on Abbot Kinney in Venice, California. Junkfoods diversified business model includes both private and branded labels, with a portfolio that includes Junk Food®, Junk Food Art House, Wknd, Stray Heart®, K-38, The Neighborhood Thieves®, Love + Art®, and True Vintage®.

Soffe is currently positioned in the marketplace as an All-American lifestyle activewear brand that designs, produces, and markets products for men, women, juniors, and children. The womens offerings are grounded in the brands heritage in the cheerleading market and include a newly introduced performance segment that utilizes technical fabrics as well as crossover fun-fashion influences. As a supplier to the military since 1946, the Soffe mens offerings are rooted in our military heritage. Core items include both contract-driven issued garments as well as branded basics that have become enlisted-soldier must-haves. Soffe also offers Intensity by Soffe, a uniform collection that outfits competitive athletes on-the-field. By incorporating trend-leading fits and an overall fashion-on-the-field sensibility, Intensity by Soffe creates performance uniforms, practice gear, and accessories. Soffe has a diverse distribution network that includes all military branches, big-box sporting goods retailers, mid-tier department stores, and an independent network of sales representatives that service independent sporting goods retailers, team dealers, screen printers, and schools.
Delta offers a wide assortment of basic, high-quality apparel garments for the entire family under its primary brand names Delta Pro Weight® and Delta Magnum Weight®. Delta products are offered in a broad range of colors available in six-month infant to adult sizes up to 5X. The Pro Weight® line represents a diverse selection of mid-weight, 100% cotton silhouettes in a large color palette. The Magnum Weight® line is designed to give our customers a variety of silhouettes in a heavier-weight, 100% cotton fabric. In 2015, we launched a fleece program, which includes a fashionable, light-weight French terry line and a comfortable heavy-weight fleece. These unisex products help Delta meet the seasonal demands of our diversified customer base. New for 2016, we are adding trendy snow heathers to the fleece line, along with other fashion basics.

FunTees designs, markets and manufactures private label custom knit t-shirts primarily to major branded sportswear companies. The majority of this merchandise is embellished and sold to our customers with a wide variety of packaging services so that products are shipped store-ready.

Art Gun is a leader in direct-to-garment printing, with one of the most highly automated factory processes for delivering on-demand, direct-to-garment, digitally printed garments of all types. Art Gun prints single, custom items and ship products to consumers in over 40 countries worldwide.

A key to the success of our businesses is our ability to anticipate and quickly respond to changing consumer preferences. Our art team reviews trend reports, concepts and color trends to keep our products and designs in style. This information is used by our in-house designers and merchandisers, along with our sales and marketing personnel, who review market trends, sales results and the popularity of our latest products to design new merchandise to meet the expected future demands of our consumers.