Final restructuring related expenses of approximately $0.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, are expected to be expensed in the Company's fiscal 2008 third quarter.
Robert W. Humphreys, President and CEO, commented, “During the quarter we made significant progress executing our textile restructuring plan. Our new, state-of-the-art textile facility in Honduras began producing first-quality dyed fabric during the quarter, and is on pace to reach our initial goal of producing over 500,000 pounds of fabric per week in our fiscal fourth quarter.
This facility should provide our activewear business with lower cost production to drive enhanced profitability in the near future. Despite the slowing retail environment, we achieved sales growth in both of our retail-ready businesses by penetrating new markets and establishing additional doors for our products.
While we are cautious about the retail conditions in the marketplace, we believe we are positioned to achieve our sales and earnings goals in the second half of our fiscal year.”
Mr. Humphreys concluded, “Our manufacturing operations are focused on continued cost savings and quality improvement. Our new offshore textile production, team sewing and consolidation of offshore cutting should provide us with a lower cost manufacturing platform for the future. We continue to build new customer relationships and open new doors across most apparel distribution channels. We believe these initiatives will place us in a strong position for future growth.”