Company/Division name | Footwear Industries Tennessee |
Parent company | Merchant House Ltd. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Transplant |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 50 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2014 |
Offshore, work was done: | In-house |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Capital investment ($): | 5 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Jefferson City |
State(s) reshored to: | TN |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel/Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | Mid-range work boots |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Lead time/time to market, Rising wages, Total cost |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Re-design of the part, Proximity to market |