Wal-Mart Entertains a Pitch: 'Made in U.S.A.'

URLhttp://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240527
SourceWSJ
Date Published10/06/2013
Author NameJames R. Hagerty
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name No Nonsense -TN
Parent companyKayser-Roth Corp.
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? Unknown
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer?Unknown
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Year reshoring announced:2013
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2013
Capital investment ($):18
State(s) reshored to:TN
Industry(ies):Apparel/Textiles
Product(s) reshoredsocks
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Lead time/time to market
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Walmart, streamlined distribution, better terms from suppliers, Walmart
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