Will Reshoring of Textile and Apparel Manufacturing Rise or Decline in the USA?

Authors

  • Samit Chakraborty Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4315-1779
  • SM Fijul Kabir Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
  • Md. Saiful Hoque University of Alberta
  • Tirtha Sarathi Das Ghent University

Abstract

The clothing consumption in the USA has been increasing exponentially since last two decades. This increase in consumption has also expanded the fashion retailing business in the USA. For the last few years, there have been different claims and counterclaims on whether reshoring initiative will rise or decline. A group of people thinks that reshoring trend has taken reverse turn and declined gradually. In contrast, other group has stated that the increased offshore production costs and growing demand of ‘Made-in- USA’ products among American retailers and consumers have elevated reshoring movement in the USA. Academic and market research investigations revealed that recently reshoring of textile and apparel manufacturing has significantly impacted on the retailing industry so as the overall economy through creating myriad job opportunities. This comparative position paper presents the promising growth reshoring of textile and apparel manufacturing industries based on the dissection of claims and counterclaims.

Author Biographies

  • Samit Chakraborty, Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
    Department of Textile and Apparel,Technology and Management
  • SM Fijul Kabir, Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
    Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
  • Md. Saiful Hoque, University of Alberta
    Department of Human Ecology
  • Tirtha Sarathi Das, Ghent University
    Department of Textile engineering

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Published

2021-09-28

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Peer Reviewed Article

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