Sportswear
29 Mar 2020
As many factories fall silent during the coronavirus crisis, the din of production continues at O'Neills sportswear factory in the Northern Ireland town of Strabane, where staff have shifted to making scrubs and facemasks for Britain's under-pressure healthcare workers.
2 Jun 2019
Tim Boyle, chief executive officer at Columbia Sportswear, discusses the disruption to his company's business from trade uncertainty as he says tariffs will be passed on to consumers.
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