Offpriced · Montréal & Dhaka · Trade only

The Floor Journal

Notes from twenty years in stocklot — deals, quality, and the quiet economics of surplus.
VOL. I · NO. 1WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026MONTHLY, AT MOST
Private label from stock fabric — how it works, and its limitsTHE LEAD · PRIVATE LABEL
— Private label · 7 min read

The fabric decides first: how we cut a private label run out of stock cloth

A normal production order makes the fabric serve the garment. We run it backwards. What that gets a buyer, what it costs them, and who should place a proper production order instead.

By the Offpriced trade desk · August 8, 2026
— In this issue
Letter · 4 min
A hundred washes later: the drawstring still matches
August 4, 2026
Buyer’s guide · 10 min
What “A-grade” means — and how a stocklot is really inspected
July 28, 2026
The operation · 6 min
Nothing wasted, nobody squeezed: where our goods come from
July 28, 2026
A hundred washes later: the drawstring still matches
Letter
A hundred washes later: the drawstring still matches

Ten shades of stock fabric, ten drawstrings to match, thousands of pieces. A hundred washes later the cord has not drifted a shade off the cloth. Nobody asked them to.

What “A-grade” means — and how a stocklot is really inspected
Buyer’s guide
What “A-grade” means — and how a stocklot is really inspected

Grading words carry no legal weight. What matters is who opened the cartons, how many pieces they opened, and where the faulty ones ended up. Ours never leave Bangladesh.

Nothing wasted, nobody squeezed: where our goods come from
The operation
Nothing wasted, nobody squeezed: where our goods come from

Where our goods actually come from — and why we pay the highest prices in Bangladesh for surplus.