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Skreened.com was an online retailer of customized and on-demand clothing and accessories. Orders were shipped or could be picked up in person from their headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. In 2015, the company laid off more than half of its workforce. By 2021 the company's website was taken down and the company had ceased trading.

Business model

Skreened sold American manufactured teeshirts, bags, child and baby apparel. Customers could upload their own image files containing a graphic, logo or text, which were added to the product by Skreened. Skreened.com also provided virtual shops for users, including an online storefront and website hosting, order management, fulfillment, payment processing, and customer service.

History

Skreened was founded as a privately owned company in 2006.

Corporate Ethics & Giving

Skreened messaging made frequent reference to ethics or Ethical Apparel. The company only sourced garments that do not utilize sweatshop labor and were manufactured in the United States.

In addition, the company claimed that 10% of their profits fund Microcredit through kiva.

Technology

The company used modified inkjet printers to produce items cost-effectively in an on-demand marketplace. The process sometimes referred to as Direct-To-Garment (or DTG) is common among print on demand apparel websites.

Awards

• Best New Shop of 2008: Skreened Columbus
• Best of Columbus 2

See also

• Online shopping
• Self-publishing

References

1. "The Columbus Dispatch: Local News, Politics & Sports in Columbus, OH". www.dispatch.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
2. Feran, Tim (12 May 2015). "T-shirt maker Skreened lays off more than half its staff". The Columbus Dispatch.
3. "Wayback Machine: Skreened".
4. "Best New Shop of 2008: Skreened Columbus". 7 January 2009.

External links

• Company website (dead)
• Current Skreened Design Count

• Self-publishing online stores
• Retail companies established in 2006
• Internet properties established in 2006
• Online clothing retailers of the United States
• Online marketplaces of the United States