Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> September 4, 2000

Textile & Apparel Stocks : John Pickler – Prudential Securities

JOHN S. (JACK) PICKLER is a First Vice President and Senior Textile and Apparel Analyst at Prudential Securities, Inc. where he specialized in apparel, home furnishings and textile companies. Previously, he was associated with Wheat First Butcher Singer of Richmond, VA. Mr. Pickler started his career in the Trust Investments areas of Wachovia Bank & Trust Company in Winston-Salem, NC. He received his Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia and his MBA from Wake Forest University. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Pickler is past President and Board member of the Richmond Society of Security Analysts. Profile
TWST: Why is the Trade Development Act of 2000 so important for the US

textile and apparel industry?

Mr. Pickler: It is important because it is the first major positive

development the