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Gildan Activewear Inc. Class A Sub. Vot. Company Profile

NYSE: GILConsumer DiscretionaryApparelUSD

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Gildan Activewear at a glance

Gildan Activewear Inc. Class A Sub. Vot. (NYSE: GIL) is a Apparel company in the Consumer Discretionary sector headquartered in Montreal, QC, Canada. Gildan Activewear is led by Mr. Glenn J. Chamandy and employs about 75,000 people. The company's shares have traded publicly since 2000.

At a market capitalization of $7.64 billion, it is considered a mid-cap company. Its SEC Central Index Key (CIK) is 0001061894, which identifies the company's filings on EDGAR.

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What does Gildan Activewear do?

Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products. The company provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, sports shirts, polos, and tank tops under Gildan, Hanes, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Gildan Softstyle, Gildan Heavy Cotton, Gildan Ultra Cotton, Gildan DryBlend, Gildan HeavyBlend, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, ALLPRO, ComfortWash, BEEFY, Bonds and Champion brands. It also offers hosiery products comprising athletic, dress, casual and workwear socks, liner socks, and socks for therapeutic purposes under Gildan, GoldToe, Signature Gold by GoldToe, GoldToe Edition, Peds, MediPeds, Hanes, and Powersox brands. In addition, the company provides men's and boys' underwear products and ladies' panties under Gildan, Gildan Platinum, Gildan Softstyle, Gildan Performance, BareSoft, Gildan Performance, EZBreeze, Bonds, Berlei, Bras N Things, Polo Ralph Lauren brands. Further, it provides women's lingerie, bras and shapewear under Bali, Playtex, WonderBra, Maidenform, Bonds, Bras N Things, Berle brands. It sells its products to wholesale distributors, screenprinters, and embellishers in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, as well as to retailers in North America, including mass merchants, department stores, national chains, specialty retailers, craft stores, and online retailers; and manufactures products for lifestyle brand companies. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995. Gildan Activewear Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Business description based on the company's public filings.

Company information

Legal name
Gildan Activewear Inc. Class A Sub. Vot.
Ticker
NYSE: GIL
Industry
Apparel
CEO
Mr. Glenn J. Chamandy
Employees
75,000
Headquarters
600 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, QC, Canada
Phone
514 735 2023
IPO year
2000
SEC CIK
0001061894

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