September 27, 2003

levi strauss closing last u.s.plants

Times Online (U.K.):

Levi Strauss & Co., the iconic American jeans label, is to close its remaining US production plants, putting 2,000 employees out of work.

The 150-year-old company is shutting its sewing and finishing operations and moving production to Latin America and Asia in an attempt to cut costs.

The move will see Levi Strauss become a shadow of its former self in America. Seven years ago the group had 28,000 workers in the US.

Posted by Bob King at September 27, 2003 9:17 AM
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