RushOrderTees
{{Short description|American technology and apparel company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = RushOrderTees
| logo = RushOrderTees Logo.svg
| type = Private
| founder =
| location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| key_people = Michael Nemeroff (CEO){{cite web|url=https://usaweekly.com/2018/02/interview-with-michael-nemeroff-ceo-and-co-founder-at-printfly/|title=Interview with Michael Nemeroff, CEO and co-founder at Printfly|date=28 February 2018|publisher=USA Weekly|language=English|accessdate=12 October 2018}}
| industry = Technology, embroidery, screen printing, custom apparel{{cite web|url=http://www2.philly.com/philly/business/small_business/eagles-rushordertees-michael-nemeroff-printfly-collegeink-20180207.html|title='We're going to lose the house.' The scare that led to a T-shirt empire|last=Mastrull|first=Diane|date=9 February 2018|publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|language=English|accessdate=17 October 2018|quote=Now it owns and occupies 63,000 square feet of production, warehouse, call center, and administrative space filled with "tens of millions of dollars" in printing and embroidery equipment.}}{{cite web |last=Lavenduski |first=Sara |title=Philly Print Company Capitalizes on 'Moment Merch' With Eagles 'Double-Doink' Tees |url=https://www.asicentral.com/news/web-exclusive/january-2019/philly-print-company-capitalizes-on-moment-merch-with-eagles-double-doink-tees/ |publisher=Advertising Specialty Institute|quote=After the Philadelphia Eagles' narrow win this past Sunday night against the Chicago Bears, a Philadelphia-area T-shirt company is seeing huge demand for screen-printed T-shirts commemorating the night's big moment in what's the latest major example of the "moment merch" trend.}}
| products =
| revenue = $22.9 million USD{{cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/profile/rush-order-tees|title=Rush Order Tees - Philadelphia, PA|publisher=Inc.|language=English|accessdate=12 October 2018}}
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees = 250{{cite web|url=https://www.crains.com/if-i-knew-then/michael-nemeroff/printfly|title=Michael Nemeroff|last=Krautsack|first=Kendall|date=30 January 2018|publisher=Crain's|language=English|accessdate=12 October 2018|quote=We say we're not just a T-shirt company; we're a tech company that sells tees. Tech drives everything we do. It allows us to get to the size and scale we're at. If you go online, you can design, check out and choose the actual date the order arrives. Most T-shirt companies in the industry—70 to 80 percent—[employ] between one and 10 people. Because of tech, our company has 250 people.}}
| parent = Printfly Corporation
| homepage = {{URL|www.rushordertees.com}}
}}
RushOrderTees is an American technology and custom apparel company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/business/smallbusiness/think-a-401-k-is-not-a-sexy-benefit-competition-may-change-that.html|title=Think a 401(k) Is Not a Sexy Benefit? Competition May Change That|last=Wasik|first=John F.|date=21 September 2016|work=The New York Times|language=English|accessdate=11 October 2018|quote=Michael Nemeroff started Printfly, which runs RushOrderTees.com, a custom T-shirt printing business, with his brother and sister in 2002 in Philadelphia. He began offering a 401(k) retirement plan within the last year for his 180 employees, 80 percent of whom are millennials. It was a great tool for recruiting and retaining employees, he said.}}
History
Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, RushOrderTees began in 2002{{Cite web |last=Villano |first=Ben |date=2024-05-10 |title=From Ink to Impact with RushOrderTees.com |url=https://sponsored.inquirer.com/from-ink-to-impact-with-rushordertees-com/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sponsor |language=en-US}} in Philadelphia with Michael, Jordan and Alexis Nemeroff serving as its founders.{{Cite web |last=Mastrull |first=Diane |date=2018-02-09 |title='We're going to lose the house.' The scare that led to a T-shirt empire |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/small_business/eagles-rushordertees-michael-nemeroff-printfly-collegeink-20180207.html |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=inquirer |language=en}} They started the company with one machine and one heater in their parents' garage, while attending Lower Moreland High School.{{cite web|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/11/26/local-business-owner-reflects-on-how-he-got-his-start/|title=Local Business Owner Reflects On How He Got His Start|date=26 November 2016|publisher=CBS Philly|language=English|accessdate=11 October 2018|quote=In 2002 Michael Nemeroff, now co-founder of RushOrderTees.com was just a student at Lower Moreland High School.}}{{cite web |last=Madej |first=Patricia |date=29 August 2016 |title=Local custom apparel company snags coveted spot on list of fastest-growing private businesses |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/local-custom-apparel-company-snags-coveted-spot-list-fastest-growing-private-businesses/ |accessdate=11 October 2018 |publisher=PhillyVoice |language=English |quote=It's a dream that Michael Nemeroff, the co-founder and CEO of PrintFly, RushOrderTees.com's parent company, couldn't have imagined when he started 14 years ago alongside his brother and sister in his parents' Huntington Valley garage. Since then, Nemeroff, who's never received a high school diploma, and his siblings, Jordan and Alexis, have grown PrintFly into a multi-million company now based in Philadelphia, with a passion for the city and no plans on moving anytime soon. 'We started in 2002 with one machine, one heater, and we had no skill or talent in the industry,' he said. 'What I realized right away was that almost 70 percent of our customers came to us because another company hadn't followed through on what they promised them.'}}
In April 2018, RushOrderTees acquired the design firm Tonic Design based in Callowhill, Philadelphia.{{cite web|url=https://technical.ly/philly/2018/04/23/callowhill-design-firm-tonic-design-got-acquired-by-printfly/|title=Callowhill design firm Tonic Design got acquired by Printfly|last=Torres|first=Roberto|date=23 April 2018|publisher=Technically Philly|language=English|accessdate=11 October 2018|quote=Northeast Philly's Printfly, owner of brands in the printed products space like RushOrderTees.com announced Friday it had acquired Callowhill design firm Tonic Design.}}
Activities
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RushOrderTees currently occupies a {{Convert|63000|ft2|adj=on}} t-shirt printing and embroidery facility in Philadelphia. The company has a revenue of US$22.9 million as of 2015.{{cite web |last=Madej |first=Patricia |date=29 August 2016 |title=Local custom apparel company snags coveted spot on list of fastest-growing private businesses |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/local-custom-apparel-company-snags-coveted-spot-list-fastest-growing-private-businesses/ |accessdate=11 October 2018 |publisher=PhillyVoice |language=English |quote=RushOrderTees.com, a custom apparel company, has grown 157 percent in the past three years and reported $22.9 million revenue for 2015. They've even secured an apparel deal with the city's beloved 76ers for the upcoming season.}} It serves as an official apparel provider for the Philadelphia 76ers with which it has entered a partnership.{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2016/11/11/rushordertees-nemeroff-printfly-sixers-retail.html|title=6 things to know about the 76ers new T-shirt partner|last=George|first=John|date=11 November 2016|publisher=Philadelphia Business Journal|language=English|accessdate=11 October 2018|quote=The Philadelphia 76ers have added Northeast Philadelphia custom T-shirt printing and design company PrintFly to its roster of corporate partners. The deal provides the 14-year-old family-run company with a variety of online and in-game promotion opportunities, along with handling the Sixers' T-shirt needs. }}{{cite web|url=https://www.marketscreener.com/news/Philadelphia-76ers-and-Rush-Order-Tees-Strike-Official-Partnership-to-Print-Sixers-T-shirts-in-Phill--23280680/|title=Philadelphia 76ers and Rush Order Tees Strike Official partnership to Print Sixers T-shirts in Philly|date=26 October 2016|publisher=Market Screener|language=English|accessdate=12 October 2018|quote=Rush Order Tees, a PrintFly company, is now an official partner of the Philadelphia 76ers and will print t-shirts for the organization. The multi-year deal means Sixers t-shirts will be printed in Philadelphia by Philadelphians at a Philadelphia-based company.}} This partnership has included the distribution of Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Eagles t-shirts for the Super Bowl LII.{{cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/01/76ers-eagles-philadelphia-sixers-brotherly-love-shirts-game-players-support-super-bowl-52|title=76ers players to wear 'Brotherly Love' shirts to support Eagles|last=Tsuji|first=Alysha|date=31 January 2018|publisher=USA Today|language=English|accessdate=12 October 2018|quote=The Philadelphia 76ers are going to be showing their support for the Eagles before they go up against the Patriots in Super Bowl 52 on Sunday. The Sixers-Heat game at Wells Fargo Center will be Brotherly Love Night. That means players will be wearing Brotherly Love shooting shirts, the first 10,000 fans get Brotherly Love shirts from RushOrderTees, the mascot Franklin the Dog will be in Eagles gear, the Sixers Dancers and Dunk Squad will perform Fly Eagles Fly, and other Eagles videos and social media posts will be shared throughout the game, per the news release.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/buzzer-defense-sets-tone-proves-enough-noteworthy-win|title=Game Review: Defense Sets Tone, Proves Enough in Conference Win|last=Seltzer|first=Brian|date=2 February 2018|publisher=NBA|language=English|accessdate=12 October 2018}}
See also
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- Cafe Press
- Custom Ink
- Redbubble
- Shopify
- Shutterfly
- Spreadshirt
- TeePublic
- Teespring
- Vistaprint
- Zazzle
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References
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External links
- [https://www.rushordertees.com Rush Order Tees] (Official Website)
- [https://www.fox29.com/good-day/308880806-video Custom Superbowl T-Shirts at Rush Order Tees - Fox News]
Category:Clothing companies of the United States
Category:Clothing companies established in 2002
Category:Technology companies established in 2002