Reshoring in the Fashion Industry – An Actual Trend or Industry Window Dressing?

Sammanfattning: The research aims to determine whether there is a trend of reshoring among major fashion conglomerates and whether supply chain resilience and sustainable manufacturing may contribute to understanding this trend. The study takes a quantitative approach, using a combination of inference statistics and descriptive statistics. To uncover patterns in the manufacturing locations of these conglomerates, the quantitative part of the study first collects information on manufacturing locations from primary sources of the most well-known fashion conglomerates; and comprehends the sustainability issues and supply chain management choices underlying reshoring in the fashion sector. Conclusions from the literature and the data are combined to offer a thorough knowledge of the reshoring trend in the fashion sector and the variables influencing it. The research results add to the understanding of manufacturing location decisions, specifically reshoring in the Fashion Industry. The research found no significant trend of reshoring among the five largest fashion conglomerates over the last years.