Kanuk turns to China factory
Kanuk, which has always prided itself on producing its parkas on Rachel Street, is turning to China for production.
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Blork 11:13 on 2024-12-19 Permalink
Make China great again!
Ian 15:40 on 2024-12-19 Permalink
To be real though, everyone else in Quebec with any real stake switched to overseas production years ago. When I last worked in garment around 2008, there were only 5 or so knitting mills left in Montreal and all the noitons, buttons, and label places had shut down years ago or turned into jobbers with Chinese production associates. We should be saluting Kanuk for holding out for so long. Even Gildan and Moores switched to Caribbean production decades ago.
What’s more, most winter garment doesn’t even work with China anymore – they are too expensive. They mostly switched to Vietnam then Cambodia long ago.
Kate 11:51 on 2024-12-20 Permalink
When I worked on Chabanel around 2009 my employer was getting his shirts made in Istanbul. I used to know Turkish words for colours, and parts of a shirt.
Ian 19:09 on 2024-12-21 Permalink
Impressive, even back then most shirt cotton was from Bangladesh or Pakistan.
MDP 15:57 on 2024-12-23 Permalink
I don’t like the offshoring, but I get it. But the PRC is our enemy, and that is the part of the choice I hate most.
Kate 12:01 on 2024-12-26 Permalink
Is the PRC our enemy?