Uniform Industry On The Rise Amid COVID-19 Fears

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Growth in Uniforms Business Amidst Covid

Despite growing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary closure of many businesses and sectors across the globe, one industry has been on the rise due to the essential function it provides the others: the uniform industry.

Since being declared a pandemic earlier this year, COVID-19 has ushered in the forfeiture of many businesses including restaurants, hotels, theaters, and more due to being considered non-essential. For those working within the uniform and work apparel industries, a sigh of relief was heard around the world.

Health authorities declared that the linen, uniform, and facility services are, in fact, an essential service in the battle against the novel coronavirus disease and were to remain open nationwide. Since most hotels, healthcare facilities, restaurants, manufacturing, infrastructure, government agencies, and the like are remaining open (albeit with restrictions to the public), uniform and work apparel businesses are remaining open, as well, as such industries supply the essential, environmentally-friendly reusable textiles they require.

Because of the quarantine mandate, the designation of “essential services” allow laundries to stay open, so they can serve other businesses that were also given the same special designation. This includes grocery stores, pharmacies, food processing, home-based care, public utilities, labs, first responders, and other necessary supply chain businesses in the retail, manufacturer, and distributors sectors.

Besides the U.S., other world governments have recognized the importance of linen, uniform, and facility services and have similarly designated them as essential services. The Textile Services Association has demonstrated, in particular, that healthcare and social care services cannot function adequately or safely without the use of bed linens, scrubs, patient gowns, and more. They also need to be washed and sanitized to very high specifications or immediately disposed of due to the risk of contamination.

In fact, due to the increase in patients, demands for healthcare scrubs and sanitized linens are skyrocketing since the induction of the virus across the globe – thus affirming how truly essential uniform and work apparel is even in the direst of situations. And if a hospital runs out of any of these materials, new patients likely can’t be admitted.

Concerns have also been raised by healthcare workers and officials about the possibility of a lack of personal protective equipment including masks, gowns, and eye gear. A lack of such equipment could mean healthcare workers face a higher risk of exposure to the virus and in turn, means accidentally exposing it to other patients and their families or their own colleagues.

But it isn’t just the uniform industry that’s enjoying a bit of relief these days, it’s online retailers and the eCommerce sector as a whole.

Lands’ End shares soar amidst CoVid-19

Lands’ End Inc., a United States-based, multi-channel retailer of casual clothing, accessories, footwear, and home products, has seen a good day on the market for Wednesday, May 20th as shares jumped 1,46% to close at $6.25. According to Equities, about 212,153 shares traded hands on 2,795 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of shares out of a total float of 32.38 million. After opening the trading day at $6.33, shares of Lands’ End Inc. staying within a range of $6.46 to $6.10. With that day’s gains, Lands’ End Inc. now has a market cap of $202.39 million.

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Thusly, these numbers are showing the rise of uniforms and apparel amid the growing fears of COVID-19 as the virus continues to plague the globe.