Timeline
Promotional Headwear, Inc. (PHI) is a family-owned and operated company with more than 74 consecutive years of experience in the cap industry. The strong foundation built by PHI over the past seven decades, combined with a visions for future growth based on the Sportsman brand, a unique distribution network, technological advancements and emerging opportunities to cross boundaries in the industry, yielding a company with unlimited growth potential – The Sportsman Cap Network.
1936
Beginning
Father-Son team of Jacob and Abe Yeddis starts Pioneer Cap Company at 9th and Central in the Garment District of Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
1948 – 1956
Expansion
Pioneer Cap grows to include five factories located in small towns in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
1968
Pioneer becomes one of America’s first cap importers.
1970
Pioneer Cap is sold.
1978
Full-time Importer
Abe Yeddis starts Promotional Headwear Incorporated (PHI), a cap importer.
1986 – 2000
Family Business
Dan Saferstein, Abe's grandson, joins PHI in the straw hat division. Jon Safterstein, Abe’s grandson, expands business with distributorship in Los Angeles, California. Caroline Saferstein, Dan's wife, joins PHI as Marketing Manager. Phil Saferstein, Abe's grandson, joins Merge Left.
Brand Launch
Promotional Headwear launches the Sportsman brand.
Distribution
Master Supplier Network is created.
Product Development
Fashion-forward Flexfit line is added to the product line.
Company PHI
Changes name to Sportsman Cap Network.
2003
Abe Yeddis, our founder, passes away.
2006
Corporate offices move to Shawnee, Kansas
Dog Daze Headwear is welcomed and joined as part of the Sportsman Cap Network family.
2010
Product Development
Golf headwear brands Adidas, Ashworth and TaylorMade are added to Sportsman Cap Network's product line. Sportsman brand adds Bamboo, Recycle and Performance styles.
2011
Callaway is added to Sportsman Cap Network's product line.
Same-day shipping
Factory Direct Pricing
2012
Sportsman Cap Network celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Mega Cap and HYP are the newest additions to the product line.
Sportsman Cap Network introduces a new bag line.
9 locations, 22 brands, 216 styles, and 1,347 skus
