RESHORING CASE

Paul Smith

Company details
Code: 
PSmith
Company name: 
Paul Smith
Company country: 
United Kingdom
Number of employees: 
1200
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
Sub-sectors: 
C14.1.9 - Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories
C14.1 - Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
05/09/2014
Starting implementation date: 
January, 2012
End of Implementation : 
December, 2015
Reshored to: 
United Kingdom
Reshored business function: 
Production
Partial or Total reshoring: 
Partial
Reasons for reshoring: 
"Made in" effect
Case narrative: 

Paul Smith, a well knowed fashion designer which fully owns its own label, stated that during the few years prior to 2014, the company backshored part of its production to Britain. Paul Smith has been an advocate of British made production for several years.

Sources: 

The Australian, 5 September 2014

Sources link: 

The Australian, 5 September 2014