RETAIL REWORKS
Retail Reworks was founded to correct quality issues for retailers in the United States, providing budget-friendly rework services to importers of apparel, footwear, accessories, bedding, appliances, electronics and more! Retail Reworks has grown to offer customized solutions from logistics and warehousing to reworks and returns processing. Its staff of flexible, quality-control minded associates sets it apart in the industry. The Retail Reworks team is trained in everything from warehousing and distribution, to refurbishment and quality control.
The Return
We take care of the entire reverse logistics process. Enabling brands and retailers to join the circular economy. Your business model can be improved by committing to a circular economy with The Return. We renew damaged, non-usable returns and pre-owned clothing to like new condition so they can be resold and re-used by the next customer. Our system extends the life of textiles, diverts waste from landfills, and provides brands and retailers with an additional revenue stream. At the same time contributing to a healthy planet!
Sutton Brands
Sutton Brands is a team of fashion lovers, entrepreneurs, logistics & reverse logistics experts, textile specialists, and recycling experts. We have a passion for making the retail fashion industry sustainable and profitable for everyone involved by growing the secondary market.
Sutton Stracke (CEO) brings her love of fashion, art, and design to Sutton Brands. A leading member of the arts community on both US coasts with deep ties to the top Parisian and Italian fashion houses, she is an advocate for emerging designers across the fashion world. Her own LA-based concept boutique, SUTTON, provides an outlet for exposure and point of sale for the best of these artists.
R4 Unique Software Integrations
Founded in 2022. Our robust partner network offers seamless API connections Bbetween returns software providers and the R4 platform. The result? we deliver the data you need to make business decisions – across inventory, donations, destructions, and 3PL shipments. Our unique software provides a platform “Connector & Erector Set” of unique exclusive API connections, becoming the MAIN bridge in the reverse logistics landscape! From return to reuse is the distance from the primary to the secondary market.
R4 is the only vertically integrated returns solution that connects to the re-commerce marketplace & community.
THE GOGO FOUNDATION
The GoGo Foundation exists to carry on the brilliant philanthropic legacy of Margo J. Hirsch Adams. Margo believed in and emphatically lived out the Golden Rule: Treat others as you want to be treated. Following Margo’s example of indefatigable service, compassion, and kindness—especially towards the most vulnerable among us—GoGo supports the Norton & Elaine Sarnoff Center for Jewish Genetics, Hospice of East Texas, The Child Advocate, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Our goal is to make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need the most help.
Former investments
RESTORATION CLEANERS
The Cleaning Company Houston (now part of Restoration Cleaners) is a one-stop shop for all of your cleaning needs with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. The Cleaning Company is a member of the Houston Lodging Association of Greater Houston (HLAGH).
RESTORATION CLEANERS
Restoration Cleaners is a multidimensional cleaning company, restoring “soft goods” and electronics from vandalism, mold and other contaminants, smoke, fire, and water, bringing them back to pre-loss conditions. Restoration Cleaners specializes in the restoration cleaning of fabrics, leathers, rugs, stuffed toys, draperies, and other specialty items. It serves residential and commercial clients, with a focus on the hotel industry. The company services the entire state of Texas, with offices in Houston, San Antonio and Austin.
RUMBER MATERIALS
Rumber Materials, LLC manufactures strong and durable products from 100% recycled tire rubber and plastics, including boards produced in varying dimensions as a substitute for wood or plastic. Rumber boards will not crack, rot or split, and have a traction surface for safety. They can be cut with a saw, are easily installed, and are easy to clean. Rumber composite material can also be used to create new products through injection or compression molding, extrusion, or pressing into sheets. Rumber products are stronger than other composites, environmentally friendly, and impervious to fluids, mud, oil, and UV rays.
NORTH AMERICAN RESTORATION DRY CLEANERS
North American Restoration Dry Cleaners are highly experienced and skilled fabricare specialists dedicated to the restoration of garments, textiles and soft goods that have been affected by loss. North American Restoration Dry Cleaners, located throughout the United States, are the leaders in restoration dry cleaning in their markets. As a group, they have dedicated themselves to standardized processes and to Responsibly Restore only those items deemed affected and wanted by the insured.
C&E Services
C&E Services was created out of the need for a vendor to provide value to mining facilities, commercial clients, and data centers. With our extensive experience in electronics restoration and disaster recovery, C&E Services is geared to fit perfectly in the crypto and commercial electronics world, hitting the mark when it comes to cleaning, maintenance, and repairs of all kinds.
C&E has over 100 years of combined electronics restoration and maintenance experience. Couple that with an entrepreneurial intellect for increasing value to our clients, resolving unique problems, and tailoring our services to fit every need, we are perfectly positioned to be the preferred service provider for a wide range of clientele.
The Walter
The Walter is a strategic advisory and venture investment company made up of Retail industry veterans who want to build better Retail experiences for today’s customers and associates. As an advisor we can help you scale your business by identifying product, planning and operating opportunities, leveraging our depth of industry knowledge and the technology required to support it.
In addition to our advisory work, we partner with and invest in early-stage Retail-oriented technology companies. We help translate the technical and, often, opaque platform jargon into language that the non-tech C-Suite can comprehend. We work with founders to connect them with the many companies we know who are best suited for their solutions.
BAMA BUTLER
Bama Butler provided laundry services and other convenience/delivery services to college students. Adams founded Bama Butler in 1998 as a sophomore at the University of Alabama.
NEWTON NURSERIES
Newton Nurseries has supplied the landscaping community with superior plant material and outstanding service for over 30 years.