History

Design Resources Inc. (DRI) was formed in 1995 and concentrated primarily on developing products and sourcing apparel for fulfillment and catalog distribution. It was a natural transition to go from supplying major Branded Private Label programs to creating our own Brand of apparel in 2003. The name DRI DUCK has it's origin from the fabric commonly known as "duck" cloth. DRI DUCK designers and fabric experts perfected the traditional cotton canvas that was available in the marketplace. The result brought the innovation of a proprietary new cloth which revolutionized work wear. Finally, a durable tough cotton canvas product that is soft to the touch.

In DRI DUCK's second year as a Brand we responded to an increasing demand for other high quality and outdoor inspired clothing in the performance fabrics category. This led to the innovation of another unique product-a completely waterproof and breathable Cotton Canvas work and outdoor jacket. An expansion into soft shell garments rounded out this new category of waterproof, breathable garments for the work wear market.

As a result of the exciting new AUTHENTIC WILDLIFE HEADWEAR collection, DRI DUCK had a growth spurt in 2005. These highly designed, intricately embroidered caps became an instant success and a signature product of DRI DUCK. Authentic Wildlife headwear interpretations of over 50 beautiful nature and animal scenes quickly become synonymous with Wildlife by DRI DUCK. These collectible caps feature Copyrighted (©) artwork which is created by the DRI DUCK in-house Graphic Designers and Illustrators. Expertise in this specialized process enables DRI DUCK to release several new designs a year and maintain its position as the leader in the Wildlife headwear market.

2007 was another milestone year for DRI DUCK as a new state of the art Distribution Center was built and occupied in April. We acquired the license to manufacture REALTREE ® work wear. As well, we pioneered the DRI DUCK Shades of Green in-house environmental and sustainability initiative. 2008 brought an exciting NASCAR partnership with REALTREE ® as a co-sponsor of the Richard Childress Racing #21 car which raced in the Daytona Nationwide Series on February 16, 2008.

DRI DUCK will continue to invent clothing that works with your lifestyle and provides the marketplace with consistently high quality and functional clothing. We like to refer to our apparel as Lifewear, that Works. Watch for new technology in fabrics and innovative styling that continues to make DRI DUCK unique. Don't forget…Work Hard and Live Life.

Headquarters

DRI DUCK Traders is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The company also operates a Distribution Center in Lenexa, Kansas. We share offices with our sister companies, Design Resources, Caps Direct, and Creative Resources Ink.

Sales Channels

DRI DUCK products can be purchased through the following channels of distribution:

On-line at our website driducktraders.com
A variety of Sporting Goods, Farm and Fleet, Western Stores and Department Stores throughout the US.
A variety of independent On-line retail sites.
Through a Promotional Products Distributor of your choice

Licensing

DRI DUCK is licensed by REALTREE ® to produce hunting and work apparel using the copyrighted camouflage patterns of REALTREE ®.

Leadership

Dave Reid is the President of DRI DUCK. Scott Tubbs is VP and General Manager, Roger Carroll is VP of Sales and Cathy Groves is VP of Marketing. Together they represent a solid Leadership Team with experience in the Retail, Manufacturing, Sports Licensing and Apparel Sourcing businesses.