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- Haas get Auburn U. award for quality of life work.(Levi Strauss & Co. chairman and CEO Robert D. Haas, Auburn University's School of Human Sciences International Quality of Life award)(Brief Article)
- Robert D. Haas, chairman and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., kept a stiff upper lip while receiving Auburn University's School of Human Sciences International Quality of Life award here last week. Certainly Levi Strauss has contributed much to diversity in the work place and...
- Research articles 1997-11-10
- Sawgrass Mills: bargains under the sun. (outlet mall)
- The Sawgrass Mills mall in Sunrise, FL, has several hundred outlet stores. It was designed to present a theme-park atmosphere and is about 10 minutes from the Florida Turnpike. Stores with outlets at Sawgrass Mills include Saks Fifth Avenue, Van Heusen and Levi Strauss, and there are seven anchor stores,...
- Research articles 1993-02-26
- Levi Strauss hits hard at bill to curb imports. (Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act)
- WASHINGTON FNS -- Levi Strauss & Co., the nation's largest employer of apparel workers, Monday bitterly assailed import-curbing legislation now before Congress, adding powerful apparel support to retail charges that the bill would be calamitous in its economic impact. Breaking ranks with the...
- Research articles 1985-07-16
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- Levi's Haas to talk today on manufacturing changes; employees now work in teams and get hourly wages. (Levi Strauss and Co., Robert Haas)
- Levi Strauss and Co has embraced the concept of team-based manufacturing, which has improved productivity rates and increased production. The concept replaces assembly lines in factories and instead assigns individual workers to work teams who are responsible for their own management. Workers are paid at an hourly wage rate instead...
- Research articles 1993-07-26
- Denim firms plan to take advantage of new Levi's policy: in reaction to Levi's $10,000 annual minimum-order move. (Levi Strauss and Co.)
- Blue jeans manufacturing companies plan to take advantage of competitor Levi Strauss and Co's decision to drop retail accounts of under $10,000. Levi's notified some of its smaller accounts in Jul 1994 that it would cut off those that did not meet the annual minimum, in order to save costs....
- Research articles 1994-07-27
- Levi's Haas moves on 3 fronts: customer service, global action and market leadership. (Robert Haas, CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.)
- Levi Strauss and Co has reorganized its management and operational strategy based upon extensive feedback from customers and a review of current operations. CEO Robert Haas identified new corporate goals that include pledges to customers for timely delivery of goods and inventory replenishment. The company is currently shifting all of...
- Research articles 1993-11-17
- 88 terminated at Levi's denim jacket plant. (Levi Strauss and Co. plant in Tennessee)
- 88 Terminated At Levi's Denim Jacket Plant SAN FRANCISCO--Levi Strauss & Co. has permanently laid off 88 of its 245 workers at its men's denim jacket manufacturing plant in Elizabethton, Tenn., effective immediately. Levi's said it had overestimated the demand for the...
- Research articles 1988-07-15
- Levi Strauss North America gets restructured for better QR time. (Levis Strauss & Co., quality response)
- Levi Strauss and Co, North American operations, is reorganizing to give its customers quicker response time when they order or reorder products. Divisions will be established according to brands, such as Dockers, Levis and Brittania. Marketing will be integrated with manufacturing, finishing and sourcing. In addition, a customer relations unit...
- Research articles 1993-03-29
- Levi Strauss Foundation and Levi Strauss & Co. Support San Antonio Community Agencies with $700,000 in Grants
- SAN FRANCISCO -- The Levi Strauss Foundation and Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) are providing adult learning and transition assistance to dislocated workers in San Antonio, Texas as a result of $700,000 in grants awarded to community agencies. The grants are part of LS&CO. and the Levi Strauss Foundation's support...
- Research articles 2004-10-21
- Levi Strauss to close 6 plants, lay off 3,300. (Industry Newsline).
- Famed jeans and sportswear maker LEVI STRAUSS & Co. said last month it will close six of its U.S. plants this year and permanently lay off 3,300 workers. The move will halt nearly all U.S. manufacturing operations for the privately held company, Famed jeans and...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- Levi Strauss & Company Technology Center to Install MK Manufacturing Software
- ISLANDIA, N.Y--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 9, 1999--Levi Strauss & Company, capping a year long search for software to manage centralized purchasing operations for its US and Canada factories and to support the customized manufacturing and inventory of machines used to make Levi's Jeans and apparel, has purchased MK ManufacturingTM for its Technology...
- Research articles 1999-02-11
- Levi Strauss to trim more jobs
- SAN FRANCISCO -- Facing pressure to lower the prices of its clothes, jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. said Wednesday it will cut up to 650 jobs in the United States and Europe to slash its expenses. The cuts represent 5 percent of Levi's worldwide work force...
- Research articles 2003-09-11
- Levi's to cut N.A. production by a third; CEO Haas says competition from designers has not hurt Levi's market share. (Levi Strauss & Co.; North America; Robert Haas)
- In a massive cutback of its U.S. jeans production, Levi Strauss & Co. will close 11 plants and eliminate 38 percent of its production capacity and one-third of its manufacturing work force in the United States and Canada. To ease the pain for the workers,...
- Research articles 1997-11-05
- PETER HAAS SR. OF LEVI STRAUSS, 86.(Obituary)
- Byline: DAVID LIPKE NEW YORK -- Peter E. Haas Sr., a former chairman and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., who led the company during a period of considerable growth, died in San Francisco on Dec. 4 of natural causes. He was 86....
- Research articles 2005-12-12
- Levi's making deep cuts in Chinese jeans output. (Levi Strauss & Co.) (Brief Article)
- HONG KONG FNS -- Levi Strauss is dramatically reducing its jeans production activities in China because of concerns over human rights. Following a six-month study, the Levi's board decided it was no longer ethical to continue manufacturing in the mainland. ...
- Research articles 1993-05-04
- Levi's creating new sourcing guidelines. (Levi Strauss & Co. altars its policy for choosing overseas manufacturing sources: takes human rights into account)
- WASHINGTON FNS--Levi Strauss & Co. will weigh worker conditions and human rights when deciding where to source, according to a policy change that follows accusations a Levi's contractor in the Far East owes its employees $10 million in wages. "The company has always...
- Research articles 1992-03-24
- Levi Strauss & Co.'s Ratings Affirmed by S&P
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 11/5/97--Standard & Poor's today affirmed its triple-'B' corporate credit, senior debt, and bank loan ratings, and its 'A-2' commercial paper rating on Levi Strauss & Co., following the company's announcement that it plans to significantly reduce its U.S. manufacturing base in 1998 to bring...
- Research articles 1997-11-05
- Levi Strauss & Co. To Appeal Verdict in El Paso Discrimination Suit
- SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 10, 1997--Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) today announced that it will appeal the judgments in an El Paso County Texas lawsuit regarding the company's return to work programs at its El Paso manufacturing facilities. The company also announced that it has filed a motion...
- Research articles 1997-09-10
- Levi retreats from manufacturing. (News).(Brief Article)
- In April, Levi Strauss & Co. named six U.S. manufacturing plants that will shut down this year as part of its shift away from manufacturing. In January, the company had announced it would focus more on being a marketing and product-driven organization rather than a manufacturer....
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- Views from the top: some senior retail and manufacturing executives offer their views on various aspects of Total Consumer Response.(Infotracs)
- Total Consumer Response appears to be a high priority for many of the senior executives at US clothing firms, and there are numerous initiatives underway to address the market's needs. Comments on their companies' management plans and programs from executives at such firms as Tommy Hilfiger Corp, Levi Strauss &...
- Research articles 1996-05-29
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