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WINSTON-SALEM - Xpres Corp., founded in 1977 by Hanes family heir Redge Hanes, has merged with a San Diego firm. Encore Group joined Xpres to gain entry into the coffee-mug imprinting business, a segment of the personalized gift market that Xpres virtually pioneered. Encore is a leading supplier of items ranging from animal figurines to collectibles.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Xpres has some 100 employees.
Hanes remains as...