Nike
Like we have just said, Nike has a lot of factories outside of the United States. In fact, it is said that one in five pairs are made in China! The athleticwear company has contracts with 180 manufacturers over there that then employs over 210,000 people. This makes the country the second-biggest Nike producer in the world, second only to Vietnam. Apart from these countries, the company also outsources manufacturing to Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. The truth is that Nike has been trying to shrink its manufacturing in China. In 2012, one in three pairs were made over there, but the figure has since gone down to only one in five. Nike has never explained the reasoning behind this, however.
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Levi’s
When you are thinking of buying denim items of clothing, you should consider getting them from Levi’s Jeans. The company has said that it has an annual net sale of $5.76 billion. Its products came into fashion during the ‘60s as the consumer base started to grow from blue-collar workers to other sectors. In the early ‘70s, the company went public. It has since expanded its operations to 50 countries across the globe. Nearly all of the products are made in Italy, China, Japan, and other countries outside of the United States. The 501 Jeans, however, are still produced in a factory located in North Carolina.
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