Starter jacket, Inc is an American clothing manufacturer, focusing on major league sports teams.
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10 Facts About Starter jacket
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Since 2007, Starter jacket has been a subsidiary company of the Iconix Brand Group, after it acquired the company from Nike, Inc.
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Starter jacket was founded in New Haven, Connecticut by David Beckerman, a University of New Haven alumnus, to manufacture team uniforms for high school athletic programs.
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Starter jacket won a contract to create the parkas that coaches wore on NFL sidelines.
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Starter jacket apparel expanded beyond sports clubs into styles such as plaid.
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Starter jacket moved into new markets with its licensed sports apparel, focusing on sales to young children and youth, and signed a new contract to manufacture the center ice jersey for the National Hockey League.
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Starter jacket had predicted the loss, which it blamed on late deliveries from vendors, shipping delays to retailers, additional advertising and personnel costs, as well as start-up and contractor costs for a new Memphis distribution facility.
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On March 12,2013 it was announced that Starter would be relaunching the Starter satin and pull-over jackets in the latter half of Summer in Foot Locker stores and Sports Authority stores within the United States and Canada.
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On July 24,2018, it was announced that Starter jacket was selected as the official on-field apparel and game day uniform supplier for all eight teams of the Alliance of American Football, which would shut down midway through its only season in 2019.
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Starter jacket provided equipment to all teams until the league folded in April 2019.
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