RushOrderTees is a technology and custom apparel company based in

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. Eighty percent of its two hundred and fifty employees are

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History

Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, RushOrderTees began in 2002 in Philadelphia with Michael, Jordan and Alexis Nemeroff serving as its founders. They started the company with one machine and one heater in their parents' garage, while attending

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. The company's first website originated as a school project. Michael Nemeroff attributes the growth of RushOrderTees to individuals who were dissatisfied with other businesses in the same field. As such, RushOrderTees became popular among individuals who needed bespoke clothing by a deadline. In April 2018 RushOrderTees acquired the design firm Tonic Design based in Callowhill.

Activities

RushOrderTees Printing and T-Shirt Design Facility

RushOrderTees currently occupies a 63,000 square foot t-shirt printing and

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facility in Philadelphia. The company has a revenue of $22.9 million USD as of 2015. It serves as an official apparel provider for the

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with which it has entered a partnership. This partnership has included the distribution of Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Eagles

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s for the Super Bowl LII.

Philanthropy

RushOrderTees has partnered with local Philadelphia based eateries in order to distribute clothing to the homeless. The tags within the apparel for the poor included "homeless resources in the city, such as free shelter, food, and a free computer lab." For each yard the

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advanced on 4 February 2018 during Super Bowl LII, RushOrderTees donated three products to

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. After

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struck down in

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, RushOrderTees dispatched "uniforms for tens of thousands claims adjusters who were descending on the Houston area".

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External links

Rush Order Tees
(Official Website)
Custom Superbowl T-Shirts at Rush Order Tees - Fox News
Clothing companies of the United States Clothing companies established in 2002 Technology companies established in 2002 Companies based in Philadelphia 2002 establishments in Pennsylvania

History

Activities

Philanthropy

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