Re-shoring US apparel manufacturing

Re-shoring US apparel making tough but not impossible

Moves to re-shore the US garment manufacturing sector will not be easy, especially when "price is king" and in an…

Comment: The decline of the US garment industry

The United States is home to the world's largest garment consuming country. Yet it has virtually no viable domestic garment…

The Flanarant: Olympics signals new scrutiny in apparel sourcing

The outpouring of rage that followed the revelation that Olympic opening ceremony uniforms for US athletes were made in China…

US: Textile industry backs ‘Buy American’ bill

The US textile industry is, perhaps not surprisingly, backing a piece of legislation introduced in an effort to boost domestic…

US: Lawmakers outraged by China-made Olympic outfits

US lawmakers have hit back at reports that Olympic uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren Corp for American athletes were allegedly manufactured…

The Flanarant: Is garment production coming home?

Suggestions that reshoring, or bringing back jobs lost to China, would benefit the Western apparel industry are dismissed as "flagwash"…