Inasmuch as the increased adoption of technology in the production process fosters onshoring, it is disproportionally negative for emerging market economies. Goldman, for its part, notes that Asian countries tend to score relatively high on measures of …

When you look at the data overall, I think it’s very fair to say there’s still activity. Most companies don’t have any plans to either reshore or offshore work, first of all. But of the companies that have plans to do either, there’s still more offshoring …

In fact the comeback of Italian production, especially for the very high-end of the market, dubbed “reshoring” or “back to Italy,” has been gathering pace even among the large eyewear companies, he pointed out. “Clients want something that can reflect …

The move represents a particularly notable achievement for the region, since the firm recently announced it was reshoring the manufacture of its products from China. Durham company Realsafe Technologies was last year crowned UK champion in the European …