Good point Jim and Glenn. It sounds like the OP needs to do a little market research, and define for himself what his intended audience/customer is. Does he want to encompass the majority of the bell curve and stock his store with jackets that sell large numbers for the masses? Or just focus on the small group of light weight backpackers? Or maybe ice climbers? If it is for the masses, North Face and Columbia.
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