brenmike2003's Comments brenmike2003's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/user/1440281/comments A made-in-the-USA label holds more value with consumers than in the past, with +75% of respondents in a NPD survey saying the manufacturing source of their apparel is important to them. Though Sears (SHLD -1.5%) and J.C. Penney (JCP +0.9%) sputtered with their brands manufactured exclusively in the U.S. in the past, the recent flareup over the European look of the U.S. Olympic team's uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren (RL -0.9%) has put the issue on the front burner again. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/523291?source=feed#comment-9120121 9120121 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:14:51 -0400 A made-in-the-USA label holds more value with consumers than in the past, with +75% of respondents in a NPD survey saying the manufacturing source of their apparel is important to them. Though Sears (SHLD -1.5%) and J.C. Penney (JCP +0.9%) sputtered with their brands manufactured exclusively in the U.S. in the past, the recent flareup over the European look of the U.S. Olympic team's uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren (RL -0.9%) has put the issue on the front burner again. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/523291?source=feed#comment-9120111 9120111 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:14:51 -0400 A made-in-the-USA label holds more value with consumers than in the past, with +75% of respondents in a NPD survey saying the manufacturing source of their apparel is important to them. Though Sears (SHLD -1.5%) and J.C. Penney (JCP +0.9%) sputtered with their brands manufactured exclusively in the U.S. in the past, the recent flareup over the European look of the U.S. Olympic team's uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren (RL -0.9%) has put the issue on the front burner again. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/523291?source=feed#comment-9120101 9120101 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:14:50 -0400