why is the garment industry so concentrated in one city?
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It has been a place where people and things come together, which inevitably gave rise to a 'spirit of commerce' that led to the development of various industries.
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A Case Study: The Delocalisation of the Garment Industry in the Southern European Periphery
This section is a case study of the delocalisation of the garment industry through N. Greece, and particularly the city of Thessaloniki and its neighbouring prefectures.
Figures 5–8 describe the various stages in the transformation of the sector. In order to better comprehend the various movements, we have divided the whole process into four quite distinct stages, which, although highly stylised, reflect the reality of the vast majority of the sector. During the first stage (1970–80 – Figure 5) orders to Greek subcontractors started coming from W. European (mainly German) and to a lesser extent American lead firms. This happened for a number of reasons, such as the country's relatively low labour cost, as well as its privileged status as a trade partner of the EU. These orders were normally executed within the company, although in some cases, there were also 2nd layer subcontractors within the same city (e.g. Thessaloniki), so as to lower labour costs.
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Figure 5. Stage 1 of the delocalization of the garment industry through Greece.
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Figure 6. Stage 2 of the delocalization of the garment industry through Greece.