Walmart Celebrates Classic Fashion's Commitment to U.S. Manufacturing, American Jobs
October 07 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Today, Walmart leaders joined Classic Fashion executives and
elected officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Classic
Fashion’s first U.S.-based production facility. For the next five
years, the new Santa Ana, California site will cut and sew apparel
exclusively for Walmart, reinforcing the commitment of both
companies to “Made In USA.” With this facility, Classic Fashion
will create 125 new jobs by 2023, supporting the existing
workforce, and an additional 225 by 2027 totaling 350 new American
jobs over five years.
Classic Fashion entered phase one if it’s strategy to support
U.S. manufacturing by establishing the production facility The Cut
& Sew Co., Inc. in Santa Ana, Calif. The second phase requires
the company to identify countries close to the U.S. to source
materials for the facility, and phase three, is to grow vertically
to source materials directly from the U.S.
“Classic Fashion is proud to be a supplier to Walmart as we
build our manufacturing presence in the United States,” said Sanal
Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of Classic Fashion. “I'm
proud to highlight our incredible U.S.-based manufacturing staff
and the local community here in Santa Ana as we continue to build
on Classic Fashion's 20-year history of success.”
Walmart's collaboration with Classic Fashion is the latest
example of the company’s long-standing commitment to support
American manufacturing that dates back to the company's founder,
Sam Walton. Nearly two-thirds of Walmart's annual product spend is
on products that are made, grown or assembled in the U.S., and in
2021 the company announced a new $350 billion investment to
reinforce that goal. In addition to partnering with companies like
Classic Fashion to expand its U.S. manufacturing presence, Walmart
also supports American entrepreneurs through its annual Open Call
event.
“Walmart is proud to work with Classic Fashion, which will soon
be manufacturing its excellent products here in the U.S.,” said
Jason Fremstad, senior vice president, Supplier Development &
Sourcing at Walmart. “Investing in local manufacturing creates
American jobs, helps small businesses expand and benefits
communities like Santa Ana. We're excited to feature Classic
Fashion's American-manufactured apparel exclusively in our
stores.”
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About Classic Fashion
Established in 2003, Classic Fashion Apparel Industry L.L.C. is
the largest garment manufacturer in the Middle East and Africa
(MENA) region. Based in The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Classic
Fashion (CF) is committed to provide exceptional services to its
customers, ensuring holistic development of its people and
upliftment of the society. Home to over 30,000 employees that come
from various parts of the world & operating 16,000 machines, CF
has the in-house capacity to produce 500,000 to 550,000 garments of
200 different styles every day. With fiscal year 2021 revenue of
$802 million, the Classic team works every single day to offer
selfless and relentless service to help build lifestyles for their
partner brands and retail giants including Walmart, Under Armor,
Adidas amongst many others. Additional information about CF can be
found by visiting https://classicfashionapparel.com, on YouTube at
https://youtu.be/kRfHzwekjwl and on LinkedIn at
https://www.linkedin.com/company/classic-fashion-apparel-industry-ltd-co/.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately
230 million customers and members visit more than 10,500 stores and
numerous eCommerce websites under 46 banners in 24 countries. With
fiscal year 2022 revenue of $573 billion, Walmart employs
approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
found by visiting https://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
https://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/walmart.
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