It’s official: Made in USA products is back, and it’s making its comeback strong. There are more U.S. small businesses source for U.S.-made products and materials, and bigger businesses now build their factory in the U.S. “Local” and “domestic” are now a selling point.
But what is causing the shift? The rising oil price which make goods transportation from overseas an expensive journey and the time it takes for the shipped goods to arrive are two of some reasons that push the “Made in USA” trends.
Perhaps the biggest tipping point would be the horrific incident at the garment factory that collapsed in Bangladesh, which death toll tops 1,000. Disney is reportedly planning to halt all production of branded merchandise in the country by March 31, 2014. Since the incident, the “Made in USA” label has gotten renewed attention.
Let’s have a look at the media mentions on the “Made in USA” movement…
U.S. small businesses are now moving production back to the U.S.
The decades-old trend of manufacturing overseas will be a thing of the past in the future: U.S. small businesses are now doing reshoring – moving production back to the U.S. The rising shipping and labor costs overseas and the growing demand for U.S.-made goods are a couple of the reasons which have contributed to the reshoring trend.
According to Reshoring Initiative, between 2010 and 2012, there are about 50,000 manufacturing jobs came back to the U.S. Expect that figure to rise in the coming years.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says Made-in-USA Mac will be assembled in Texas
Apple disclosed that components for the new Mac will be sourced from Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Florida and Kentucky. Tim Cook mentions that Apple is investing $100 million to build a Mac product line in the U.S. It is likely that Apple will be working with Foxconn on the US-built Mac.
Garments can now be made in USA with high safety standard – and with profit
Over the past few decades American jean giants have moved production to places such as Bangladesh, Mexico and China. Not anymore. The recent Bangladesh collapse has raised an overall awareness on the safety being taken when manufacturers produce garments overseas. The All American Clothing Co, a USA made jean manufacturer is proving it can be done with safety and profit.
My new, cool, made in USA glasses
What is it about made-in-USA stuff that makes it better? Maybe I feel that way because I know that whatever it is (bag, lamp, tourist magnet) wasn’t made by an underpaid, overworked child from a country where three meals a day is a dream-come-true-that’s-never-gonna-happen.
Las Vegas store only sells items made in U.S.A.
Ava Naft, the owner of USA Boutique, sells everything which is made in USA – clothes, jewelry, toys and candles.
9 Startups Bringing “Made in USA” Back to Clothing
Now, the future of American-made retail rests in the hands of a few startups, which are attempting to reverse the trend by manufacturing homemade goods. Those startups are part of a growing movement of domestic apparel manufacturing, which grew 11.1 percent in 2011, according to the report from the American Apparel & Footwear Association last year.
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