Evolution St. Louis Brings Knitwear Factory to a One-Time Force in Fashion

URLhttps://sourcingjournal.com/topics/sourcing/evolut
SourceSourcing Journal
Date Published06/30/2020
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Evolution St. Louis
Type of work Manufacturing
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer?Yes
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):50
Year reshoring announced:2020
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2023
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
City reshored to:St. Louis
State(s) reshored to:MO
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Apparel & Textiles
Product(s) reshoredknit wear
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Supply chain interruption risk/Natural disaster risk/Political instability
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Automation/technology, Government Incentives, Lead time/Time to market, Proximity to customers/market, boom in ecommerce
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