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The price harmonisation has shifted the dynamics of the luxury market by prompting “reshoring” of purchases by Chinese consumers, which has contributed to a global revival in the sector. French luxury house Hermès said last month that an acceleration …
As reported in “Things We Make,” she notes that as overseas labor has become increasingly expensive, companies are seeing the value of “reshoring” to the United States. There’s optimism in industry. A recent survey of manufacturing executives …

Harry Belafonte to speak at the Egg

by admin on August 31, 2017

Harry Belafonte, the legendary singer and social activist, will speak at the Egg at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, as part of the “NY Living Legacy Series.” According to an Egg press release, “Mr. Belaf…

Gearin’ Up for The Quality Show

by admin on August 30, 2017

On Thursday, October 26th, Harry Moser, founder and president, Reshoring Initiative®, will give yet another dynamic address titled “Better Quality and Lower Cost via Reshoring.”
He introduced us to Cone. Our mission is two-fold, bringing alternative crops to farmers in the Southeastern United States and reshoring textile manufacturing. Both parts of that fit with Cone’s vision of authenticity. Feldman: They still do synthetic …
Industries that are reshoring are where production comes back but not the jobs.” Still, Stewart says, 53% of mid-market manufacturers added jobs in the past year while only 8% decreased employment. He adds, “Job growth at 4.5% is pretty darn good.”
KILDEER, Ill. — The Reshoring Initiative is encouraging the furniture industry to participate in a new national survey developed to help bring back manufacturing jobs to the U.S. Manufacturers and dis…
The first reversal since 2006 reflects rising mainland wages that could accelerate this “reshoring” phenomenon, the flip side of offshoring. Over the past five years, monthly factory pay in major Chinese cities has risen between 20 and 30 percent.
Ahearn said the plant is part of Walmart’s $250 billion initiative to reshore or bring back US manufacturing jobs that had been outsourced to China and other nations. He said Hans-Mill focused on the southeastern states when it began looking for a plant …

Reshoring: A Boost In American Manufacturing

by admin on August 29, 2017

With international labor appearing to be much less expensive than domestic labor, many American companies opt to “offshore” their manufacturing. This form of outsourcing may save corporations money, but it also takes jobs away from local employees.