Manufacturing for apparel, footwear, and sporting goods rapidly shifted from the United States to Asia, particularly China. Brands moved quickly to take advantage of new production capacity and lower labor costs, but the supporting infrastructure—especially for packaging—did not move at the same pace. Packaging was often designed domestically, shipped overseas empty, packed at the factory, and shipped back across the ocean. Quality suffered, costs ballooned, timelines stretched, and brands lacked visibility and control at the factory level.
Trillora’s roots trace back to this exact problem.