It is interesting. I wish them all the luck in the world -- having worked for a now-defunct small U.S. production outdoor clothing company in the 1990s I know these decisions can be tough. I fully understand the desire to increase margins, but their statement "From stronger wages and benefits, to exciting new career horizons, our move to overseas production intends to elevate everyone’s work experiences through Swift" ignores the major elephant in the room. Sure, "stronger wages" for their designers and shippers in the U.S., perhaps, but less (and possibly ultimately no) work for their U.S. sewers, and the reality that their Indonesian contract sewers will be making FAR less than the U.S. sewers that they are replacing...
The market is competitive -- and there are a number of U.S. bag makers at their price point. It will be interesting to see what happens, especially if they maintain their price points. Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL On Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 7:38:53 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > I know. And believe me I get the Irony of my expressing disappointment > over this as I enjoy my not made in the USA new Riv bike. It’s difficult > because I do really enjoy the buying experience of these MUSA products & > will continue to seek them out. I also appreciate the “transparency” aspect > of the Swift announcement. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 22, 2022, at 7:06 PM, Eric Marth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I understand running a boutique bag business must be tough but kinda > bummed to learn that "Beginning in March of 2022, a portion of our stock > collection will be made in Indonesia, built from materials produced > throughout Asia." > > I dig the freaky small makers working in the USA: Paul, Phil, Sackville, > White Industries, etc. > > More here: > > https://builtbyswift.com/exciting-swift-news-change-is-coming-in-march-2022/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dec18745-7e39-4cac-9ce3-54eafa00cdd3n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dec18745-7e39-4cac-9ce3-54eafa00cdd3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/da3d7a66-1ce2-4e3a-b3c1-75946dcec897n%40googlegroups.com.
