Company/Division name | Fatheadz Eyewear |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Year reshoring announced: | 2017 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2020 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Indianapolis |
State(s) reshored to: | IN |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Miscellaneous – subset non Hobbies, eyewear |
Product(s) reshored | oversized sunglass frames |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Communications |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Customization/Flexibility, Image/brand (customer preference for U.S. made), Impact on domestic economy, Lead time/Time to market, Skilled workforce availability/training, Walmart |