Clothing prices and companies leaving China
We’ve all been aware that for the last few years the value of the US dollar has declined but so has the entire World economy. Cotton prices have gone up almost 80% and even trying to get stuff made in India which is an alternative to China has been a problem. We’ve heard credible rumors that a certain tactical clothing company had serious production issues and basically got done in by Corporate squabbling, a bad economy and product issue in China. We also got notice this week that Original Swat Footwear has pulled their factory out of China and no longer makes stuff there.
Tru-Spec makes all of their own clothing and has their own factory and seems to have done fairly well even in a bad economy which has made us invest in the product line. One thing that is very important those wearing tactical pants is not only the quality, but the availability. There are some product lines that become so scarce at certain times of the year that customer get tired of the backorders and they move on to another product line, if this happens with a new clothing company, you’ll be sure to see that it won’t gain any traction.