Company/Division name | American Giant |
Parent company | American Giant |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically? | Manufacturing |
Year reshoring announced: | 2013 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2012 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | India |
City reshored to: | Gaffney |
State(s) reshored to: | SC |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel/Textiles |
Product(s) reshored | hooded sweatshirts |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Communications, Freight cost, Lead time/time to market, Rising wages, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Eco-system synergies |