> low wage textile Minimum wage in the USA is still higher than Asia, but you'd be surprised how many high end retailers use US based businesses to produce tex

> low wage textile Minimum wage in the USA is still higher than Asia, but you'd be surprised how many high end retailers use US based businesses to produce textiles. Time to market is much shorter (you avoid sea freight 3 weeks) and the iterative process when make changes occur at a faster rate when you're in the same time zone. If you've ever worked with a IT development shop in India or China, maybe you understand the problems caused by the time difference and sometimes cultural differences.