RESHORING HELPS MITIGATE WEAKER NORTH AMERICAM CONSUMER CLOTHING DEMAND, CONFERENCE TOLD

The reshoring of some north American clothing and textile manufacturers is mitigating declines in demand by consumers for apparel, the chairman of the Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) has told a major conference, If the industry continues to innovate and collaborate it will overcome challenges, said Mark Hatton in an opening address at the association’s conference taking place in Montréal from October 8-10. “We will keep our hands on our rudders, and we will chart our own course. We won’t be a victim of the winds,” he ...


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