| Hanesbrands, Inc., a consumer goods company, engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and sale of apparel essentials for men, women, and children in the United States and internationally. Its product portfolio includes t-shirts, bras, panties, mens and kids underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear, and activewear. The company offers its products under the Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, Just My Size, barely there, and Wonderbra brand names. Hanesbrands also license its Champion brand name for collegiate apparel and footwear. The company sells its products through various distribution channels, including mass merchants, national chains and department stores, and other retail channels, such as third-party embellishers, specialty retailers, warehouse clubs, and sporting goods stores. Hanesbrands, Inc. is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) operates independently of Sara Lee Corp. as of September 5, 2006. |