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Made in the USA Back in Style for Small Businesses
May 21,
2013 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Bedding on May 22, 2013
from http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/business/20279083-420/made-in-the-usa-back-in-style-for-small-businesses.html
When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas. It was cheaper to manufacture in Taiwan than in the U.S. And from Taiwan it was easier to ship to customers in Asia.
But this year, his company, Reverie, began making some of its beds entirely in a factory in New York. Shipping costs from Taiwan have soared between 50 percent and 60 percent since the company was founded.
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