Raleigh shutting down Canadian manufacturing
01-15-13, 05:28 AM
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Raleigh shutting down Canadian manufacturing
Yet another blow to the western bicycle market as companies move operations east where labour is cheap
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Raleigh shutting down Canadian manufacturing
I actually had no idea that Raleigh was producing anything in North America. Is is sad nonetheless that more manufacturing is being sent overseas.
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I live close to Waterloo, I have a friend who worked there. It's sad news but not a big surprise.
