|
|
Walmart U.S. supplier
|
Product
|
Added Jobs Reported
|
|
1
|
Élan-Polo
|
Injection-molded
footwear in Hazlehurst, GA
|
250
|
|
2
|
Louis Hornick &
Company
|
Window covering
and home textiles in a new facility in Allendale County, SC
|
125
|
|
3
|
EveryWare Global, Inc.
|
Producing
bakeware, tabletop and household glassware and canning jars in expanded
facility
|
2
|
|
4
|
Mohawk Home
|
Rugs and mats
|
|
|
5
|
Kent Bicycles
|
Bicycles
|
175
|
|
6
|
Tailor
Made Products/Anchor Hocking
|
Kitchen utensil manufacturer, making a $2 million
investment in WI
|
12
|
|
7
|
True Science
|
Pet products in Utah
|
200
|
|
8
|
Korona
Candles
|
Will
invest $18.5 million in Virginia to produce Mainstays Tealight Candles.
|
170
|
|
9
|
Kayser-Roth
|
No Nonsense
legwear
|
100
|
|
10
|
Hampton
Products
|
Screen and
storm door hardware in Shell Lake, WI
|
150
|
|
11
|
Renfro
|
Legwear and
socks in Cleveland, TN, and Fort Payne, AL
|
195
|
|
12
|
General
Electric
|
Energy
efficient soft white bulbs
|
150
|
|
13
|
Chobani
|
Invested $450m to open Greek Yogurt plant in Twin Falls, ID
|
|
|
14
|
1888 Mills LLC
|
Towels in
Griffin, GA, branded “made here” and selling 30% better than non-U.S.-made
towels
|
35
|
|
15
|
Hanna’s Candle
Company
|
Candles in
Fayetteville, Arkansas; sales increased to $30m/year
|
60
|
|
16
|
Trident Case
|
Mobile device
cases in Rancho Cucamonga, California
|
75
|
|
17
|
Toydozer
|
a plastic
device for scooping up small toys in Pendell, PA
|
|
|
18
|
Authentic
Comfort
|
Memory foam
mattress toppers
|
|
|
19
|
Richelieu
|
Socks
|
200
|
|
20
|
GT Tires
|
Mentioned at Summit
|
|
|
21
|
Enor Corp
|
Plastic Toys
|
151
|
|
22
|
Arden Companies
|
Printed Textiles/Soft Goods
|
|
|
23
|
Creative Things
|
Plastic Products – dog toys, cell phone covers
|
104 (64 + 40 future)
|
|
24
|
Pace Industries
|
Die casting solutions for Walmart suppliers
|
|
|
25
|
American Home Manufacturing
|
Comforters
|
200
|
|
26
|
Ceramic owls
|
|
|
|
27
|
Implus Footwear *
|
Gel insoles reshored from China
|
40
|
|
28
|
Bell Sports
|
Bicycle helmets to be 100% Made in USA
|
|
|
29
|
Andover Healthcare *
|
Bandages
|
|
|
30
|
NUK USA
|
Pacifiers reshored to Wisconsin
|
|
|
31
|
HanesBrands
|
Hosiery from Honduras to AR.
|
120
|
|
32
|
PolyTech Plastics
|
Knife sharpeners for Smith's
Products
|
|
|
33
|
Smith's Products
|
Knife sharpeners
|
|
|
34
|
MarshallTown Company
|
|
|
|
|
Total known jobs as of February 27, 2015:
|
2514
|
|
Source: Reshoring
Library, February, 2015
* Source: Walmart,
uncorroborated
Walmart is creating more U.S. manufacturing jobs and improving its own retail jobs. In addition to buying $250 billion more Made in USA products over 10 years, Walmart has announced a program to improve the pay and promotional opportunity of its employees.
For more blogs and data on the reshoring trend, visit the newly launched reshorenow.org.
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