 Posted: Wed 3:50, 04 Sep 2013 Post subject: Shoe company gambles to keep operations in U |
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But John Stollenwerk,jordans shoes, the president of the company,ダウンジャケットduvetica, was not preparing to send his operations overseas. Instead, Stollenwerk gambled on staying put and reconfiguring his factory floor,デュベチカ 通販, which reopened Jan. 5,デュベティカ 店舗, with a new manufacturing method that could increase production and cut down on mistakes. The moves required an investment of $1 million,デュベティカ ダウンジャケット, or 1.1 percent of the company 2003 sales. Stollenwerk is resisting a tide that has decimated the American shoe manufacturing industry: About 98.5 percent of shoes sold in the United States are now made abroad, according to the American Apparel and Footwear Association, which is based in Arlington, Va. But the numbers behind his decision to stay show the stark economic choices facing manufacturers. Stollenwerk hopes the million-dollar refitting will save the company 5 percent on each shoe. He could save 60 percent tomorrow,デュベチカ 通販, he acknowledged, if he moved his manufacturing to China. "It costly to stay here because of the wages we paying,デュベティカ ダウンジャケット, the benefits,デュベティカ 店舗, the rules and regulations of the government for having a safe workplace, for having a clean workplace, the emissions permit, taxes, health care," Stollenwerk said. "They all good things. Don get me wrong." Allen-Edmonds,デュベチカ専売店, founded in 1922, gained much of its following by providing the Army and Navy with shoes during World War II. Many men continued to wear the shoes the rest of their lives. The company,デュベチカ 通販, which makes small batches of men dress shoes in a variety of widths that sell for upwards of $200,Duvetica Jackets Outlet Shop, claims both presidents named Bush as customers. But patriotism will only get a shoe manufacturer so far these days. In 1968, just before worldwide tariffs on footwear were reduced, 642 million pairs of shoes were manufactured domestically. Last year,デュベティカ取扱店 福岡, that number was 60 million, mostly specialty products made in the Upper Midwest,デュベティカ専売店, Southwest and North Carolina, according to the association. Most shoe retailers need quantity, said Fawn Evenson,デュベチカ専売店, president of the association footwear division. Penney, and later Wal-Mart Stores and Target, increased the demand for mass production, she said. "You just can beat it,デュベティカダウンジャケット," Evenson said of Chinese shoe factories, where she said workers make as little as $100 a week and put in 10-hour days. "These plants are modern,デュベチカ 通販, clean, they are unbelievably efficient,デュベティカ 激安, and they get a very good price." Michael Atmore, editorial director of the trade publication Footwear News,ダウンジャケットレディース, said patriotism does not often extend to buying shoes. "Consumers today are less concerned about where something made than ever before,Duvetica Outlet Shop," he said. The most obvious competitive disadvantage at Allen-Edmonds is that it pays its workers well,デュベティカ 激安, even by domestic standards. The average worker in the Port Washington plant makes about $15 an hour before benefits, Stollenwerk said. 相关的主题文章： http://www.sf-rangers.clanservers.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?178815.last http://www.dogslife.ch/ http://www.szcxsyhf.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4108457 http://unfiny.com/joint/bbs/joyful.cgi/joyful.cgi http://www.mytantrabook.co/user/login/ http://group.ea3w.com/ http://daoyoueu.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=255077 http://idigital7.com/index.php?do=/blog/37406/mulberry-bags-make-a-evaluation-on-the-unbelievably-personal/ http://www.023.net.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=886780 http://bbs.app43.com/thread-1872951-1-1.html http://www.lg520.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1707894 http://www.uqhq.com/plus/view.php?aid=68988 http://gutianjuncao.com/thread-300258-1-1.html http://bidwindeals.com/blogs/viewstory/850812 http://sdbk.micsite.net/sdbk/bbs/ |
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