Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
apparel
Subsidy Total:
$2,446,396,081
Number of Awards:
552
Time Period:
Earliest year of data: 1994. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this industry are for the period since 2012.
Notes:
The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
---|---|---|
Nike | $2,104,917,829 | 93 |
Vera Bradley | $187,716,260 | 65 |
Under Armour | $43,246,018 | 16 |
VF Corp. | $28,047,752 | 44 |
Guess Inc. | $21,450,000 | 2 |
LVMH | $15,359,028 | 25 |
Kering | $14,893,205 | 2 |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | $5,340,664 | 8 |
Hanesbrands | $4,137,436 | 15 |
PVH Corp. | $3,754,662 | 27 |
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Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source |
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Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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BEBE STORES, INC. | Bebe Stores | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
BURBERRY LIMITED WHOLESALE | Burberry | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
CARTER'S RETAIL, INC. | Carter's Inc. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
CARTER'S RETAIL, INC. | Carter's Inc. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
HURLEY INTERNATIONAL, LLC | Nike | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
LEVI'S ONLY STORES, INC. | Levi Strauss | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
NAUTICA RETAIL USA, INC #88 | VF Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
NAUTICA RETAIL USA, INC. #89 | VF Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
NIKE RETAIL SERVICES, INC. | Nike | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
PVH RETAIL STORES, INC. | PVH Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
SEPHORA USA, INC. | LVMH | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
TIMBERLAND RETAIL, INC. | VF Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
TOMMY HILFIGER RETAIL LLC | PVH Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
TOMMY HILFIGER RETAIL, LLC | PVH Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
TOMMY HILFIGER RETAIL, LLC. | PVH Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
VF OUTLET, INC | VF Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES LLC | Victoria's Secret & Co. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Tapestry Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | $300,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Warnaco Group, Inc. | PVH Corp. | Pennsylvania | state | $300,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
VF Imagewear, Inc. - Majestic Division | VF Corp. | Pennsylvania | state | $350,000 | grant | ||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Tapestry Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | $215,000 | grant | ||
The Warnaco Group, Inc. | PVH Corp. | Pennsylvania | state | $150,000 | grant | ||
NIKE RETAIL SERVICES, INC. | Nike | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
NAUTICA RETAIL USA, INC. | VF Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES LLC | Victoria's Secret & Co. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
CARTER'S RETAIL, INC. | Carter's Inc. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
PVH RETAIL STORES, INC. | PVH Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
CARTER'S RETAIL, INC. | Carter's Inc. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
LEVI'S ONLY STORES, INC. | Levi Strauss | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
TIMBERLAND RETAIL, INC. | VF Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
VF OUTLET, INC | VF Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
PVH RETAIL STORES, INC. | PVH Corp. | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
SEPHORA USA, INC. | LVMH | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
BURBERRY LIMITED WHOLESALE | Burberry | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
Victoria's Secret Stores, LLC | Victoria's Secret & Co. | Colorado | state | $2,935 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc | EssilorLuxottica | Colorado | state | $15,490 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Luxottica Retail North America Inc | EssilorLuxottica | Colorado | state | $22,771 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Victoria's Secret Direct, LLC | Victoria's Secret & Co. | Ohio | state | 1994 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. | Wolverine World Wide Inc. | Michigan | local | 1995 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. | New Balance | Massachusetts | state | 1995 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
The Timberland Company | VF Corp. | Ohio | state | 1995 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC. | Wolverine World Wide Inc. | Michigan | local | 1997 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
Reebok International, Ltd. | Adidas | Massachusetts | state | 1997 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Gentex Optics, Inc. | EssilorLuxottica | Massachusetts | state | 1998 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Cole Vision Corporation | EssilorLuxottica | Ohio | state | 1998 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Essilor of America, Inc. | EssilorLuxottica | Ohio | state | 1998 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Guess, Inc. | Guess Inc. | Kentucky | state | 2000 | $21,200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Milburn LLC (Vera Bradley Designs, Inc.) | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2001 | $24,880 | property tax abatement | |
LensCrafters International | EssilorLuxottica | Ohio | state | 2001 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Nautica Specialty Retail,Inc. | VF Corp. | New York | state | 2002 | $20,898 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut International Inc. | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $39,260 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut International Inc | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $27,699 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut International | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $13,363 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut International | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $6,842 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut International Inc. | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $20,111 | grant | |
Luxottica U.S Holdings Corp | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $300,000 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut Int'l Inc. (WTC) | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $56,676 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut Int'l Seaport | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $17,377 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut Int'l Spring St. | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $14,796 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut International | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $6,185 | grant | |
Sunglass Hut Int'l Watch World blkr | EssilorLuxottica | New York | state | 2002 | $3,044 | grant | |
Milburn LLC (Vera Bradley Designs, Inc.) | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2002 | $36,120 | property tax abatement | |
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC | Wolverine World Wide Inc. | Michigan | local | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
GFSI INC | Hanesbrands | Missouri | state | 2003 | $662,599 | tax credit/rebate | |
Tri-Supreme Optical | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2003 | $18,433 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Coach, Inc. | Tapestry Inc. | New York | state | 2003 | $300,000 | grant | |
Kate Spade LLC | Tapestry Inc. | New York | local | 2003 | $71,983 | grant | |
Kate Spade LLC | Tapestry Inc. | New York | local | 2003 | $9,555 | grant | |
Coach, Inc. | Tapestry Inc. | New York | state | 2003 | $40,751 | grant | |
Coach, Inc. | Tapestry Inc. | New York | state | 2003 | $12,309 | grant | |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Tapestry Inc. | New York | local | 2003 | $196,802 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Gentex Optics, Inc. | EssilorLuxottica | Massachusetts | state | 2003 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC. | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2003 | $16,540 | property tax abatement | |
Milburn LLC (Vera Bradley Designs, Inc.) | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2003 | $24,080 | property tax abatement | |
Columbia Sportswear USA Corporation | Columbia Sportswear | Kentucky | state | 2004 | $2,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | Tapestry Inc. | New York | local | 2004 | $121,113 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Nu-Chem/Opti-Source International | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2004 | $59,345 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Tri-Supreme Optical | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2004 | $17,778 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
PVH Corp. and Subsidiaries | PVH Corp. | New Jersey | state | 2004 | $263,000 | grant | |
FLAGSHIP PROPERTIES LLC/VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS INC | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2004 | $57,506 | property tax abatement | |
VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC. | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2004 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
KP Sports, Inc. t/a Under Armour Performance Apparel | Under Armour | Maryland | state | 2004 | $27,776 | training reimbursement | |
TAYLORMADE GOLF COMPANY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION D/B/A/ TAYLORMADE-ADIDAS GOLF COMPANY | Adidas | California | state | 2005 | $42,666 | training reimbursement | |
Tri-Supreme Optical | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2005 | $16,463 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Flagship Properties/Vera Bradley Designs | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2005 | $101,630 | property tax abatement | |
Tiffany and Company | LVMH | New York | state | 2005 | $613,000 | enterprise zone | |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation | Ralph Lauren Corp. | North Carolina | state | 2006 | $1,889,000 | grant | |
Tiffany and Co. | LVMH | New York | state | 2006 | $496,020 | enterprise zone | |
Nu-Chem/Opti-Source International | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2006 | $32,450 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Tri-Supreme Optical | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2006 | $14,852 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS INC | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2006 | $279,520 | property tax abatement | |
LEVI STRAUSS & COMPANY | Levi Strauss | California | state | 2007 | $62,839 | training reimbursement | |
Tiffany and Company | LVMH | New York | state | 2007 | $305,613 | enterprise zone | |
OptiSource International | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2007 | $31,305 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Tri-Supreme Optical, LLC | EssilorLuxottica | New York | local | 2007 | $12,647 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Columbia Sportswear Company | Columbia Sportswear | Oregon | state | 2007 | $20,567 | tax credit/rebate | |
Nike, Inc. | Nike | Oregon | state | 2007 | $127,057 | tax credit/rebate | |
Nike Corporation | Nike | Oregon | state | 2007 | $6,204 | tax credit/rebate | |
VFJ VENTURES,INC | VF Corp. | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $85,222 | tax credit/rebate | |
VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS INC | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2007 | $276,540 | property tax abatement | |
VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS | Vera Bradley | Indiana | local | 2007 | $12,796,600 | property tax abatement |
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