16 Jul '12, 2pm

Outsourced Olympics Uniforms Could Have Brought $1 Billion to U.S. Economy

Outsourced Olympics Uniforms Could Have Brought $1 Billion to U.S. Economy

overseas-made Olympic uniforms continues to grow in and around Capitol Hill, ABC News reports that all of Team U.S.A.’s outfits, plus the associated memorabilia, would have brought $1 billion to the U.S. economy had they been made domestically instead of in China. Whether the sudden surge of patriotism is a result of political grandstanding during an election year or genuine concern over limping employment rates, the media firestorm-cum-public relations nightmare has driven Ralph Lauren executives to reconsider their position.

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