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American Apparel agrees to acquisition by Gildan Activewear

Other potential buyers for the brand, which hired KPMG as administrators last week, included Authentic Brands and Sequential Brands. A key component of the deal is retaining manufacturing in the United States, which Gildan plans to do.

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