NEW ZEALAND’S KNITWEAR INDUSTRY FIGHTS TO RETAIN PRODUCTION AS CHEAPER ALTERNATIVES SURGE AHEAD
October 1st, 2010
BY KARRYN MILLER and MJ DESCHAMPS
NEW Zealand knitwear has long been known internationally for its high quality and luxury, feeding off the country's reputation for being the world's second largest exporter of wool - after Australia. However, New Zealand's small domestic market for knitwear has increasingly been buying Chinese made exports and New Zealand's knitwear manufacturing industry - already a niche operation - is at something of a standstill.
Kerri Lelievre, operations manager at New Zealand women's knitwear brand Sabatani, said she believes that the ...
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