Keeping eye on the purse Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Among several moves to prepare for the IPO, the company decided to pull sewing contracts from a local vendor in favor of a strategy that brought sewing work in-house. More than 500 workers lost jobs when Robert Hinty’s three local companies lost Vera … and […]
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Vera Bradley Announces New Plant and 490 New Jobs
Vera Bradley Designs Inc. announced Friday it is in final negotiations to lease a New Haven building to house an expanded in-house sewing staff. The expansion – part of a long-term strategy – will add 490 new jobs to the company that designs and manufactures quilted cotton handbags, luggage and accessories. Vera Bradley executives first […]
Exclusive Ex-Supplier Sues Vera Bradley
Hundreds of local sewers in Fort Wayne, Indiana have been put out of work, at least temporarily, and a lawsuit has been filed against Vera Bradley in response to an announcement that the company would be bringing all sewing in-house and cancelling contracts with outside firms. The lawsuit describes a now soured long term relationship […]