Episode 89
You Can’t Sell the Product — You Have to Sell Made in USA
Why Automation and Branding are The Only Way Domestic Textile Manufacturers Can Compete with Overseas Production.
Mitch Cahn·President·Unionwear
About This Episode
Competing with overseas manufacturing has forced U.S. textile companies to rethink how they operate.
In this episode, Mitch Cahn of Unionwear explains how his company survived decades of offshoring by focusing on automation, lean manufacturing, and selling the strategic value of the Made in USA label to B2B customers.
The conversation covers pricing strategy, production efficiency, automation in sewn goods, and how domestic manufacturers compete in a market still dominated by imports.
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