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  Z Supply

Press release:

IRVINE, Calif. (July 2015) – Z Supply, Inc., the forward thinking fashion house, which offers a multifaceted portfolio of highly targeted brands, today announced the appointment of Heidi Muther as Chief Operating Officer.

With more than 25 years’ experience in retail merchandising and brand management, Muther will oversee many aspects of the Company’s portfolio of brands, including Black Swan, White Crow, as well as other developing brands and will report directly to Greg Garrett, co-owner of Z Supply, Inc. She will be responsible for integrating business strategy, brand development, inventory management and planning, building strategic partnerships with key accounts, personnel growth and development.

“Heidi has a successful history of branding, buying and merchandising at the highest levels in the business,” Garrett said. “She brings strong retail and brand management skills that will support our aggressive long term plans for all of the brands.”

Prior to joining Z Supply, Inc., Muther was Senior Vice President of St. John Knit’s Outlet and Off price division, where she managed all aspects of the luxury outlet retail business.  Previous to that, Muther was the Vice President of Retail for Billabong from 2011 to 2013, where she was head of merchant operations, including budgeting, buying and retail marketing.  Before working with Billabong, Muther spent 5 years as the Vice President of Men’s/Young Men’s for Ross Stores and had a 10 year tenure at Pacific Sunwear, where she held many positions including Vice President/GMM, Divisional Merchandise Manager and Sr. Buyer, in both the d.e.m.o. and Pacific Sunwear divisions.  She began her retail career at Robinsons-May Department stores in 1989.

“I am very excited to join an organization that has a proven track record of YOY growth, a commitment for future market expansion led by an extremely talented leadership team that operates in a truly collaborative way,” Muther said. “I have known and worked with Greg Garrett for over 20 years and trust his vision for the next phase of Z Supply, Inc. growth. The balanced brand portfolio is perfectly poised for explosive growth and I feel fortunate to be able to help the team make a big difference. I am passionate about Retail, about brands and about people, and at this stage in my career, I could not have asked for a more exciting or unique opportunity.”

About Z Supply, Inc.

Founded in 2013, Z Supply is a forward thinking fashion house based in Irvine, California, which offers a multifaceted portfolio of highly targeted brands. Each brand under the Z Supply umbrella is skillfully designed and marketed to align with its own unique customer base. With a wide range of demographic and style categories, the Z Supply brands are able to touch a vast range of markets. Z Supply’s leadership is composed of industry veterans, who have founded and successfully developed numerous brands, across a broad spectrum of categories. Z Supply maintains its own garment production factory and textile processing facilities, which allows for streamlined price-point targeting and optimal quality control from inception to finished goods.