Tag: Barbara Windsor
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Bill Windsor Launched Another Trade Show and Conference in 1979.
The second annual Imprinted Sportswear Show was held in January 1979 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Each show was set up as a separate corporate entity. Business #14. The second show was twice the size of the first show. The business grew from no employees to 10 employees in six months. Several…
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Bill Windsor Launched a Company to Distribute Products to the Advertising Specialty Industry
After several years as a retailer, screen printer, and manufacturer, Bill Windsor launched a company to distribute apparel products to the advertising specialty industry. The business was called The Shirt Tale. Business #11. The Shirt Tale had beautiful catalogs to promote its line of imprinted sportswear, heat transfers, and related products. Bill Windsor published a book…
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Bill Windsor opened a store in Winter Park, Florida named The Wear-House
When Bill Windsor and Barbara moved to Florida from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Bill opened a store in Winter Park, Florida named The Wear-House. Business #7. The Wear-House was an expanded version of the retail store he opened as a college student at Texas Tech. Bill and Barbara sold a full line of fraternity and sorority…
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Bill Windsor First Job After College was with the American Association of School Retailers
Bill Windsor went through the interview process at Texas Tech University. He was offered an excellent first job by Procter & Gamble, but he wasn’t enamored of the idea of encouraging grocery store workers to give better shelf placement for P&G products. A small company from Chicago contacted Bill, flew him to Chicago, wined…