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Hang Lung Properties upbeat on China retail

July 26, 2017
HONG KONG — The reshoring of luxury spending in mainland China appears to have eased pressure on premium shopping mall operators, which have been under rising threat from e-commerce and a slowing economy in recent years. Ronnie Chan Chi-chung, chairman of …
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BREAKINGVIEWS-Foxconn’s U.S. move sends false reshoring signal

July 26, 2017
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Pete Sweeney HONG KONG, July 27 (Reuters) – The Taiwanese tech giant will build a $10 bln display plant in Wisconsin. That is a symbolic victory for the president and …
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Amazon and Foxconn reflect a growing trend: Deliver it now – Chicago Tribune

July 26, 2017
Amazon and Foxconn reflect a growing trend: Deliver it now  Chicago Tribune

Amazon’s plans to add 50,000 jobs at a dozen warehouses across the United States and Foxconn’s decision to build a $10 billion plant and hire up to 13,000 …

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Why Onshoring Manufacturing Requires Offshoring IT

July 25, 2017
This marks a stark reversal from 2013, when 30 percent cited China as their most likely market for future expansion and only 26 percent said the same of the U.S. As manufacturers reshore, however, they encounter a pronounced challenge: a growing IT skills …
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Reshoring Manufacturing Employment: Taking A Closer Look

July 24, 2017
MFG Talk Radio was lucky enough to speak with the Founder of the Reshoring Initiative, Harry Moser. Listen in to that interview for a deeper look into the organization and what they want to accomplish: http://bit.ly/2uuW2G7 Let’s take a look at the …
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Re-shoring, or going “local-to-local” – Supply Chain Management Review

July 24, 2017
Re-shoring, or going “local-to-local”  Supply Chain Management Review

When it comes to manufacturing, the question is whether firms are re-shoring manufacturing, or regionalizing supply chains to better serve the customer.

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The End of Globalization

July 20, 2017
Between 2010 and 2015, over 1300 companies brought production back to the US. Even Apple and Google have started to reshore significant manufacturing operations. At present three-fourths of everything bought in the US is made in the US.
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Developers propose $1B suburban Chicago technology park

July 20, 2017
China used to be one of the most inexpensive options for U.S. manufacturers, but, according to the Reshoring Initiative, 60% of the investment behind the repatriation of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. between 2010 and 2016 came from China. The possibility …
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New Car Sales Have Peaked in US, Analyst Says

July 20, 2017
“If the support for a border tax and withdrawing from NAFTA is intended to create conditions that encourage the expansion of U.S. automotive factories and reshoring from other countries, macro trends in the global auto industry work against that outcome …
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Changes to border tax, NAFTA, will harm automakers, suppliers, study says

July 19, 2017
It also looked at how global macro trends in the industry are affecting the goal of encouraging reshoring and what alternative policy actions could be taken to spur growth in U.S. automotive manufacturing. It found that car prices, vehicle sales …
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