2011

December:

Spreadshirt's record breaking month – we received more orders than ever. December also saw the best ever day in terms of orders. On a single day, we received a total of 12,000 orders. Our Spreadshirt staff did an incredibly great job in processing them all.

November:

Spreadshirt becomes Santa’s official partner and lends a helping hand to the old chap’s endeavors to cater all Christmas needs. The brilliant invention of the ‘Gift Finder’ has helped find hundreds of individual gifts for despairing lovers, godfathers and work buddies. Our little elves are working overtime day-in-day-out to unearth gifts that are tailored to your taste. See elves

October:

The Designer’s Open sees its 3rd T-Shirt Workshop taking place at Spreadshirt’s headquarters. Ambitious designers as well as future talent are granted an insider’s look.

The T-Shirt Designer now offers a ‘Save & Share’ function. Finally, it is possible to save products, share them via Twitter and Facebook as well as to send them via email.

August:

Spreadshirt is graced by an official visit of Saxony’s First Minister Mr. Stanislaw Tillich. The high-level politician comes to our headquarters in Leipzig to inspect Spreadshirt’s premises. See photographic evidence

June:

Spreadshirt celebrates International T-Shirt Day for a 4th time in Berlin and Boston. Moreover, t-shirt lovers all over Europe helped spanning a clothesline across the land. Have a look at our pictures showing people in Vienna, Barcelona und Zwolle (Netherlands) indulging in the activity. See photographic evidence on Facebook

The winner of the first API competition is announced. Spreadshirt receives 15 submissions, but only the best 2 of them could win the contest. See the winners

May:

Philip Rooke becomes Spreadshirt's new CEO in May. Philip joined us in 2009 and has been on the board of directors since 2010. The main focal points of his work are marketing and management. Having successfully launched the first Spreadshirt catalogue the previous winter, the new summer line is now put to print.

But that isn’t all. Spreadshirt also launches its first TV commercial, and at the center of the ad you can see the t-shirt as a means of expressing yourself creatively. See ad here

April:

Spreadshirt sends a shout out for its first API contest. It envisages to seek out creative phone applications which further our users' possibilities to realize their t-shirt ideas.

For a third consecutive time, Spreadshirt went to the blog conference re:publica this year. There was quite a rush on the printing press that we had brought, and they made our staff sweat quite a bit. See photographic evidence

February:

Wikileaks opened an official Spreadshirt shop. Next to t-shirts there are also mugs and stickers with slogans available in their shop. See shop

Some 43% of all claims are due to an item being the wrong size. In order to make finding the right size easier, Spreadshirt now helps with product videos.

January:

Spreadshirt held the first Open IT at its headquarters in Leipzig. Students and IT guys were offered the chance to participate in a one-day workshop to get an insight of the broad variety of activities at Spreadshirt.

Spreadshirt celebrated International Jogger's Day – of course! New to this event were Aze the sporty rabbit who gave a few bloggers a good run for their money online.

2010

December:

Spreadshirt celebrates Advent with the Spreadvent calendar. Counting down to Christmas, we awarded big and small surprises for you to be sought out in the Spreadshirt universe.

November:

After 8 years in the business, Spreadshirt publish a mail order catalogue for the first time.

Jana Eggers bids her farewell after 4 years on the board and over 3 years as Spreadshirt's CEO. Vice-chairman and managing director Philip Rooke becomes new CMO on the board.

October:

For a 2nd time, Spreadshirt opens the doors of its t-shirt shop floor at its Leipzig headquarters. The 6th Designers Open gave visitors a chance to be close to the action as they watched their t-shirts being printed.

Spreadshirt API enables shop partners and those who like tinkering to create their own Spreadshirt applications.

August:

An open beta version of the new T-Shirt Designer is being tested and will be launched everywhere in 2011.

July:

A pneumatic blonde and newly minted Spreadshirt shop partner graced our headquarters with her presence. Daniela Katzenberger presents her own cat range – see for yourself!

June:

International T-Shirt Day was celebrated for the third time. This year, CafePress joined in on the festivities along with global labels and chain stores. In 2010 events took place in Berlin, Boston, New York, Thessaloniki, Jakarta and many other places around the world. More info

April:

Spreadshirt sponsors the 2010 blogger congress re:publica and was on-site with its portable printing press. Once again, there was a wide range of re:shirts as can be seen in the photos.

March:

Steadily increasing trend for organic textiles: The proportion of organic clothing as a percentage of total sales overtook the market share held by Spreadshirt for the first time.

The supervisory board expands. Simon Guild, Kolja Hebenstreit and Magnus Graf Lambsdorff are new to the board.

February:

More and more products are released for the recently introduced Digital Direct Printing.

January:

Spreadshirt celebrates Sweatpants Day - and with gusto.

2009

November:

First Spreadshirt ad appears on TV Mehr Infos im Blog

October:

As part of the Designers Open, Spreadshirt invited the public to the T-Shirt Workshop: visitors to the Spreadshirt HQ in Leipzig were able to watch t-shirts being produced and try their hand at producing their own shirts.

September:

Almost all political parties involved in the 2009 German elections offered election shirts in their own Spreadshirt shop. Mehr Infos

August:

The number of fonts in the T-Shirt Designer, Spreadshirt's online tool allowing customers to create their won apparel, was expanded with 25 new fonts.

Three new top managers strengthen the Spreadshirt team. Learn more

July:

laFraise, the ongoing t-shirt design contest and subsidiary of Spreadshirt, redesigned its website. Learn more

June:

The International T-Shirt Day was celebrated in Berlin, Boston and locations like Oslo, Kiev and Prague.

April:

Spreadshirt sponsored the blogger congress "re:publica" and designed personalised t-shirts together with the participants.

Spreadshirt teams up with Earth Day e.V. for the third time and supported the organization's cleanup projects with more than €6,000.

March:

The 7 millionth shirt design was approved by Spreadshirt's design verification.

February:

Spreadshirt receives €10 Million financing from Kennet Partners and existing investor Accel.p>

January:

Spreadshirt starts Twardrobe: customers are invited to try new products in the apparel assortment exclusively and for free. Only for Twitter followers. More info on the blog

2008

November:

The Exclusive Line is unveiled allowing for high fashion clothing to be available for the creative apparel market for the first time. Learn more

October:

The Spreadshirt Marketplace gets a makeover and Shop Partner products are now displayed on the homepage, allowing customers more variety and ease to find inspiration from all possible topics. Learn more on the blog

Spreadshirt supports the Designers Open in Leipzig and the Project Onetee.

We moved – Spreadshirt moved into a new, freshly renovated headquarters in Leipzig-Plagwitz, door to door with our production facility who were already awaiting us. Learn more

August:

Spreadshirt actively commits itself to company responsibility. All users can read about our suppliers and our ethical guidelines on the new responsibility pages. Learn more

July:

500,000 Shop Partners have registered with Spreadshirt: with 150,000 in North America and 350,000 in the EU.

Spreadshirt and the agency 12ender publish a book with shirt designs from international designers. (Edition: Zeixs) Learn more

Spreadshirt initiates the first International T-Shirt Day with online and offline events in Berlin and Boston. Learn more

June:

Spreadshirt’s production facility is the first to move into the new headquarters in Leipzig-Plagwitz.

Spreadshirt donates €4,000 to the Earth Day e.V. group to support education projects.

May:

Michael Petersen moves from the Spreadshirt Board of Directors to the Advisory Board.

April:

Spreadshirt’s Test Lab is opened, a center of research for t-shirt printing and washing. Learn more on the Blog

After one year of testing and implementation, Spreadshirt releases its first NPS score of 42% (NPS = Net Promoter Score). Read more on the Blog

March:

Spreadshirt and Tchibo team up: the retail giant offers its customers personalized t-shirt printing.

February:

The “Lovetab” becomes the official new Spreadshirt logo. Learn more

Spreadshirt receives the “Great Place to Work“ award.

Spreadshirt founder Lukasz Gadowski leaves the Management Board to become Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

2007

November:

Andreas Schröteler takes over as Spreadshirt CFO and is responsible for finance, controlling and legal issues.

October:

Spreadshirt opens its first US headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Open Logo Project 1.6 finishes with two winners.Learn more

August:

US CEO Jana Eggers becomes Spreadshirt global CEO, accepting the position from Spreadshirt founder Lukasz Gadowski. Learn More

Spreadshirt opens an office in Berlin (Hackescher Market) and closes the Derby Store.

Spreadshirt starts the second open logo project in the search for the new company logo. Learn more

July:

Spreadshirt acquires eQuisto GmbH.

June:

Relaunch! The completely redesigned Spreadshirt website goes online. The Spreadshirt Marketplace is introduced, a platform for designers, shop partners and customers.

300,000 Shop Partners are registered on the Spreadshirt platform.

April:

Spreadshirt expands its apparel assortment to include organically grown and certified cotton and supports the International Earth Day for the first time. Learn more

February:

Spreadshirt acquires a minority stake in DaWanda, the online Marketplace for handmade products.

The new Spreadshirt Mission Statement is revealed. Company goal number one is: “We will become the world’s creative apparel platform.” Learn more

January:

Jana Eggers (CEO, Spreadshirt Inc.) is appointed to the Management Board of sprd.net AG.

2006

October:

Spreadshirt acquires Sozeug.net, a platform where anyone can sell homemade products.

Spreadshirt founder Lukasz Gadowski receives the Online-Star special award as “Internet Entrepreneur of the Year 2006”.

Spreadshirt achieves a place in the top 5 of the list of Europe’s Top 500. Learn more

July:

Spreadshirt is distinguished for the second time (since 2002) by the Saxony Business Plan Competition futureSAX.

Spreadshirt acquires laFraise, the most successful continuous European-wide t-shirt design competition.

Spreadshirt becomes the first European company in its branch to receive financing capital for further international expansion.

June:

“The Derby Store” is opened in Berlin – the first Spreadshirt store which one can walk into.

Spreadshirt GmbH becomes sprd.net AG.

May:

Spreadshirt is awarded the Red Herring 100 Europe Award 2006 in Paris.

April:

Spreadshirt moves its headquarters from BIC (Business und Innovation Centre) to the Technology Center “Garage” to ensure space for growth.

Spreadshirt initiates the “Derby”: the first continuous t-shirt design contest in German on the Internet.

March:

The new logo is unveiled: the winner of the Open Logo Project is the stylized fingerprint. Learn more

January:

Spreadshirt founder Lukasz Gadowski is presented with the “Middle Germany Entrepreneur of the Year” award.

2005

December:

The Open Logo Project begins: Spreadshirt searches for its new company logo with an open design competition.

November:

Spreadshirt is awarded the German Internet Prize 2005 by the State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Employment

October:

Spreadshirt moves its logistics center to Taucha (near Leipzig) and triples its production and shipping capacity.

April:

Lukasz Gadowski is chosen as the Founder Champion Saxony 2005.

Spreadshirt becomes available in Polish.

Spreadshirt Inc. moves its offices to Greensburg, PA.

2004

December:

Spreadshirt Inc. opens business in Louisville, USA as 100% subsidiary of Spreadshirt GmbH.

November:

The Spreadshirt Designer is released for the Spanish market as well as in Holland, Italy, Norway and Sweden.

October:

Spreadshirt releases its Shirt Designer to the English- and French-speaking markets.

August:

Spreadshirt receives the German HP Business Vision Award 2004

The HHL graduate Michael Petersen becomes a member of the Spreadshirt Management Board.

May:

Spreadshirt opens a logistics center with an area of 130 square meters.

April:

The Spreadshirt Designer – an interactive program which allows customers to put t-shirt designs on different products – is released under the name “Shirt-O-Mat”.

2003

December:

Spreadshirt GbR becomes Spreadshirt GmbH.

April:

5,000 Shop Partners use Spreadshirt.

March:

Spreadshirt reacts to current political developments and opens the two successful shops “Recession 2003” and “Iraq War”.

2002

October:

Spreadshirt’s business plan receives and award from the State of Saxony’s business plan competition “FutureSAX”.

June:

Spreadshirt wins its first key account Médecins Sans Frontières.

May:

Spreadshirt is founded as GbR. Matthias C. Spieß becomes a shareholder. First fully automated version of Spreadshirt.de goes online.

February:

Spreadshirt is claimed to be an “unrealistic business model” at the Cologne Business Plan Competition.

January:

The 100th Shop Partner registers with Spreadshirt.

2001

April:

First prototype for the shop system goes online. First orders are processed.

March:

Lukasz Gadowski, a student at HHL Leipzig, develops the basic concept for Spreadshirt.