Levi Strauss

Poland's textile and clothing industries still in doldrums

13 February 2001 - Poland's textile and clothing industries are now confronted with a severe decline. The textile chain suffers from a rise in labor costs and orders from EU's major buyers shifts to Russia, Ukraine or Romania. Full Report...

Levi Strauss reports encouraging results

12 January 2001 - Levi Strauss will survive ! "Our strategies are beginning to take hold," said this week Philip Marineau, the company's CEO. The turnaround will take years, however, he added. Supply chain deficiencies were apparently overcome. Full Report...

Major US apparel retailers accept monitoring of Saipan plants

29 March 2000 - A large majority of leading US apparel retailers and manufacturers accepted to fund strict and independent monitoring of their subcontractors in the island of Saipan, Northern Marianas. Full Report...

Levi Strauss confronted with supply chain deficiencies

24 February 2000 - Levi Strauss sales declined for the second consecutive year in fiscal 1999 ended on 30 November, to $5.14 billion. After having reach a peak in 1997, at $7.1 billion, revenues were down 19% in 1998 and 14% last year. Full Report...

Monitoring of garment plants nearly operational

8 October 1999 - The U.S. apparel industry program to monitor working conditions in garment plants will be fully operational by early 2000, the president of the American Apparel Manufacturers Association (A.A.M.A.), Larry Martin, this week declared. Full Report...