Say it ain't so! Where'd you hear this? Cadence has always been the most reliable source for hats for a long time ...
Go to the Hat website.
If you click on US ordering, Cadence / North Country is no longer there.
They list DMG, Dusty Groove, Jazz Loft & Jazz Record Mart.
I inferred from that & the lowered prices at Cadence that they were out of the picture.
If you look at the Cadence website many items are no longer listed & the newest ones (e.g. Carter / Bradford) never appeared.
I hope I'm wrong, but that's the way it looks to me.