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It mentions they shut down their stores, warehouses, and offices. Did they shut down their factories too? There’s no mention of that and I suspect if they did,

It mentions they shut down their stores, warehouses, and offices. Did they shut down their factories too? There’s no mention of that and I suspect if they did, it would have been mentioned.

mcphage 3y ago
Does Patagonia operate factories? I thought they were just a retailer, but I'm not super familiar with them.
- mthoms 3y ago
  They don’t operate factories. They partner with various factories around the world.
  - mcphage 3y ago
    Ah, okay—thanks. Although I guess I don't know what it says about their ability to shut down those factories.
iancmceachern 3y ago
Do you know if the folks working in their factories celebrate this holiday? Maybe they'd prefer a different time off that coincides with their holiday?
- bombcar 3y ago
  Doesn't China basically shut down over Golden Week anyway?
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    "It sources from 14 countries..." https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.scmr.com/wp_content/gtnexus_wp_patagonia_020116.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjKiKbC362DAxXbJUQIHZ3SAxEQFnoECBYQBg&usg=AOvVaw1H97yd2iq7WkOQDWxcd19x https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=8997844...
  - em-bee 3y ago
    golden week seems to refer to three holidays, chinese new year, may 1st and national day in october. during chinese new year the country pretty much does shut down. the other holidays less so.