December management briefing: Part II - Manufacturing winners and losers in 2010

Author: Keith Nuthall | 21 December 2010

Established skills and tradition were not enough to save some apparel makers from layoffs and factory closures in 2010. But acquisitions, an environmental focus and international expansion helped others to build on a solid recovery from the recession.

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