A new online tool is giving print shops and non-profits the option to find the best blank apparel prices on one website for free. DGI Apparel allows users to compare custom pricing from garment suppliers, “ensuring they find the best deals in a fraction of the time,” according to a release.
The process is simple: sign up, connect your vendors, and start shopping. Users add their vendor accounts, which enables the system to display their personalized pricing, promotions, and real-time inventory levels at every warehouse. This gives the user the opportunity to compare across all vendors and manage their carts in one location. “By streamlining this process, DGI significantly cuts down on the time and effort traditionally involved in ordering, while allowing shops to keep the same great relationship that they’ve worked to build with their suppliers,” according to a release.
The company was launched in October 2023 by founders Ian Hinkley, a former screenprinter, and his roommates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Daniel Shkreli and Grant Fuhr. “DGI Apparel was born from firsthand experience of the challenges faced by custom apparel shops,” says Ian. “DGI’s mission is to empower shops – not profit from them.” The founders plan to support DGI Apparel through sponsorships as they grow their user base. For those interested in supporting DGI Apparel, the team requests word-of-mouth referrals and testimonials.
Currently, DGI Apparel supports seven of the largest blank garment suppliers. You must sign up to see the full list of vendors at dgiapparel.com.
