HanesBrands holds its own amid retail caution

04/05/2017
Clothing group HanesBrands has announced sales of almost $1.4 billion for the first quarter of 2017, an increase year on year of 13%. Profits were down by 1% reaching $121 million.

Growth came from its activewear and international divisions, while sales of its innerwear products decreased by 6%, which HanesBrands attributed to “reduced consumer traffic at retailers, store closings and cautious retailer inventory management”.

Chief executive, Gerald Evans, commented: “We are off to the strong start of 2017 that we sought. We had one of our best first quarters for cash flow as we executed a disciplined working capital plan as we weather expected challenges in the retail environment.”