Nike, Adidas, Reebok and Fila all increased theirproduction in Vietnam last year in our annual study of footwear sourcingcovering public companies. Now the question may be just how high can it go.Reebok, which has added capacity at the factories it uses in Vietnam and made6% vs. 0% of footwear there in 2002, explicitly says it plans to source more,percentagewise, from the country in 2003.

While China continues to grow in absolute terms, itwill never eclipse all other countries. For one thing, many countries(including Canada, Mexico and South Africa) maintain restrictions on footwearimports from China. Most notably, the E.U. currently imposes quotas ... Log in to view full article.