Hanesbrands Inc. is a clothing company based in Winston-Salem,
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which employs 50,000 people internationally.
http://www.hanesbrands.com/hbi/en-us/OurCompany/Default.htm On September 6, 2006 they were spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation.
Hanesbrands owns several clothing brands, which are
HanesHanes and Hanes Her Way are brands of apparel currently owned by the HanesBrands, Inc Corporation...
(its largest brand),
ChampionChampion is a manufacturer of clothing, specializing in sportswear. The brand is a subsidiary of HanesBrands Inc. , which was spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation....
(its second largest brand),
PlaytexPlaytex is a brand of women's products with the slogan Making Your Life Better Everyday. Playtex manufactures baby items, feminine hygiene, and lingerie. The name comes from "perforated latex" which sandwiched between cloth gave the underwear its elastic and body shaping character.The brand...
(its third largest brand),
BaliBali is a lingerie company operating in the United States of America.Bali began in 1927 with Sara Stein as Fay-Miss. In 1935 the company changed its name to Bali Brassiere Company. Bali merged with Hanes Corporation in 1969. Hanes was then sold to Chicago based Consolidated Foods Company, which...
, Just My Size, Barely There,
WonderbraThe Wonderbra is a type of push-up underwire brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s. Although the Wonderbra name was first trademarked in the U.S. in 1935, the brand was developed in Canada. Moses Nadler, founder and majority owner of the Canadian Lady Corset Company, licensed the...
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L’eggs-The L'eggs egg:In the 1970s, L'eggs introduced a unique trade dress by placing its product in white plastic chicken egg-shaped containers egg and garnering shelf space in grocery stores. Parent company HanesBrands Inc. has ceased packaging the hosiery in the hard plastic shells...
, C9 by Champion, Duofold, Beefy-T, Outer Banks, Sol y Oro, Rinbros, Zorba and Ritmo.
Hanesbrands also operates and owns around 250 L'eggs Hanes Bali Playtex Factory Outlets or Hanesbrands Stores across the US.
Hanesbrands Inc. is a clothing company based in Winston-Salem,
North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties...
which employs 50,000 people internationally.
http://www.hanesbrands.com/hbi/en-us/OurCompany/Default.htm On September 6, 2006 they were spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation.
Hanesbrands owns several clothing brands, which are
HanesHanes and Hanes Her Way are brands of apparel currently owned by the HanesBrands, Inc Corporation...
(its largest brand),
ChampionChampion is a manufacturer of clothing, specializing in sportswear. The brand is a subsidiary of HanesBrands Inc. , which was spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation....
(its second largest brand),
PlaytexPlaytex is a brand of women's products with the slogan Making Your Life Better Everyday. Playtex manufactures baby items, feminine hygiene, and lingerie. The name comes from "perforated latex" which sandwiched between cloth gave the underwear its elastic and body shaping character.The brand...
(its third largest brand),
BaliBali is a lingerie company operating in the United States of America.Bali began in 1927 with Sara Stein as Fay-Miss. In 1935 the company changed its name to Bali Brassiere Company. Bali merged with Hanes Corporation in 1969. Hanes was then sold to Chicago based Consolidated Foods Company, which...
, Just My Size, Barely There,
WonderbraThe Wonderbra is a type of push-up underwire brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s. Although the Wonderbra name was first trademarked in the U.S. in 1935, the brand was developed in Canada. Moses Nadler, founder and majority owner of the Canadian Lady Corset Company, licensed the...
,
L’eggs-The L'eggs egg:In the 1970s, L'eggs introduced a unique trade dress by placing its product in white plastic chicken egg-shaped containers egg and garnering shelf space in grocery stores. Parent company HanesBrands Inc. has ceased packaging the hosiery in the hard plastic shells...
, C9 by Champion, Duofold, Beefy-T, Outer Banks, Sol y Oro, Rinbros, Zorba and Ritmo.
Hanesbrands also operates and owns around 250 L'eggs Hanes Bali Playtex Factory Outlets or Hanesbrands Stores across the US. They are a chain of outlet stores that offer good discounts. Hanesbrands Flagship store is located in Winston-Salem,
North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties...
, and opened in summer 2008. This store is the largest store and offers all of Hanesbrands brands. Hanesbrands has recently started opening Champion Outlet Stores in addition to their Hanesbrands Stores. Currently there are 20 Champion stores open.
Hanesbrands has companies in various parts of
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Hanesbrands posted a gross profit of $1.38 billion for fiscal year ending January 3, 2009, down from a gross profit of $1.44 billion for 2007. Sales revenue for 2008 was $4.2 Billion, down from from $4.5 Billion in 2007 (source: Form 10-k)
Hanesbrands has been recognized for work that it has done for the environment, including "green" buildings.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080527/20080527006169.html?.v=1 They have also been recognized for the work they has done in communities, such as the support of schools in
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The company's two main competitors are
Fruit of the LoomFruit of the Loom is an American company which manufactures clothing, particularly underwear. The company's world headquarters are based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. One manufacturing facility still remains in Jamestown, Kentucky, and several other facilities are located across the Southeastern...
and
Jockey InternationalJockey International, Inc. is a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of underwear, sleepwear, and socks for men, women, and children. The company is based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Jockey is known for having invented the first men's Y-Front brief in 1934...
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