Overview
Delta provides innovative fashion and basic apparel of the highest quality to address a wide range of price points for a wide range of customers. We provide our customers with customized vertical solutions, which encompass every stage of production, from initial design and development through manufacture of fabrics, accessories and garments to logistics, distribution and replenishment.
Our product offering encompass intimate apparel, underwear, socks, leisurewear, nightwear and active-wear for men, ladies, and children.
We supply private label garments for prominent global retailers, produce branded garments for leading brands and manufacture and distribute licensed products.
Our major markets are the US, the UK, Continental Europe and Israel. Our customer list encompasses famous global brands such as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Nike, Puma and others, as well as leading retailers such as Marks & Spencer (UK), Wal-Mart, J.C.Penney, Target, Victoria's Secret (US), Hema (The Netherlands), Carrefour (France) and others. The Company is a licensee of prominent brands such as Wilson, Converse, Maidenform, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Barbie, Petit Bebe, Pierre Cardin and others. In addition, Delta sells garments under the Delta ® brand name in Israel, along with Fox, Disney and other licenses.
Our manufacturing facilities are located in four continents (America, Europe, Asia and Africa) and include in-house manufacturing, joint ventures and outsourcing
History
Year / Main Events1975 / Delta Galil Industries Ltd. founded
First sewing plants established in Carmiel and Nazareth, Israel
First shipment sent to Hema in the Netherlands
Sales volume: $10,000
1976 / Hired hundreds of workers in Israel
Acquired state-of-the-art equipment
Sales volume: $3.2 million
1977 / Initiated sales activities in Israel
Became largest underwear company in the country
1978 / Acquired spinning factory in Nahariya
Cultivated relationship with Marks & Spencer, soon to become our
largest customer
Sales volume: $8.5 million
1979 / Relocated fabric plant to current location (over 20,000 square
meters)
Activated state-of-the-art dye house for knitted fabrics
Established additional sewing plants in Israel
Sales volume: $14.5 million
1980 / Established an affiliated company in London to promote exports to
the UK
Started penetrating the French market
Sales volume: $20 million
1981 / Established sock plant in Carmiel
Became partners in Magavot Arad (towels)
Contracted Pierre Cardin to manufacture and distribute branded
garments to the European community, Switzerland, Austria
and Israel
1982 / IPO on Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange
1983 / Became a major partner in establishing the Carmiel Municipal
Library
Established leisurewear factory in Scotland
1984 / Initial penetration of US market
Opened a sales office in the US
US sales volume: $400,000
1985 / Expanded activities in US market
Celebrated 10 years anniversary
Sales volume: $55 million
1988 / Sara-Lee acquired 25% of Delta shares (6 years later increased its
share to 42%)
Sales volume: $117 million
1989 / Established Ladies Intimate Apparel division
Established Leisurewear Division in Israel
1991 / Developed Cotton-Lycra fabric that became primary fabric for ladies
intimate apparel
Sales volume: $155 million
1993 / Acquired Babygro (Scotland) and increased production three times
in two years
Began sourcing activities in Turkey
1994 / Achieved sales volume of $200 million
1995 / Established sewing plant in Egypt
Acquired Sabrigum, an elastic-tape factory in Israel
Initiated strategic shift to low labor-cost countries
Sales volume: $270 million
1996 / Established manufacturing activities in Jordan through joint venture
with CIG
1997 / Reorganization to business unit structure
Expanded activities in Bra category
1998 / Began seamless apparel operation
1999 / IPO on NASDAQ
Began manufacturing activities in Eastern Europe
Sales volume: $355 million
2000 / Acquired Dominion, a Canadian sock manufacturer
Acquired Wundies, a US mass-market underwear manufacturer
2001 / Acquired Inner-Secrets, a US ladies intimate apparel manufacturer
Merged Inner-Secrets and Wundies to form Delta Galil USA
Sales volume: $559 million
2002 / Acquired logistic center in Hungary (center of Eastern European
activities)
Sales volume: $567 million
2003 / Acquired Auburn hosiery mills, expanding sock market
in the US and Europe
Acquired the Wilson hosiery license for the US and Europe
Mission
Delta Galil's mission is to be a global leader in high quality apparel, while promoting universal ideals of community and service:We create a Body Touch, making people feel special, stylish and comfortable from birth to maturity.
We offer a comprehensive package that integrates knowledge of lifestyle, innovation and advanced technologies.
We are committed to supporting our customers, fulfilling and exceeding their expectations, and enabling them to be more competitive in the market place.
We are a multi-cultural global firm: We believe in mutual respect and co-existence, among ourselves and with the communities and the environment in which we live.
We provide a warm, safe and healthy home for our employees and a place for growth and satisfaction.
Strategy & Growth
Acquisitions - Delta seeks to expand its activities through acquisitions of complementary companies having strong synergies with our existing business. These strategic acquisitions increase our span of activities with existing and new customers.Organic Growth in Existing Markets - Delta seeks to expand its activities in existing markets by increasing market share within current product categories, adding new product categories and enlarging its customer base.
Expansion to the Far East - One of the Company's goals is to expand its manufacturing facilities in the Far East to complement overall global manufacturing spread.
Supply Chain Efficiencies - Delta is focused on constant improvement of its development and manufacturing response time in order to increase customers' competitive edge in the marketplace.
Global Reach
Delta is a global company in every sense of the word - our markets, customer base, design activities, development centers and manufacturing facilities span the globe.
Major Markets: North America, the UK, Continental Europe and Israel
Design Centers: Israel, London, and New York
Development centers: Israel, London, Hungary, the Far East and the US.
Manufacturing:
Fabrics and Elastics: Israel and Egypt
Garments: Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine,
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Macao, Canada, the United
States, Mexico, Honduras, El-Salvador, Haiti, Guyana, and Colombia
Logistic Centers: UK, Israel, Egypt, Hungary, and the North America
Public Shares: Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange and NASDAQ
CUSTOMERS
Retailers
Delta sells its collections to the leading retailers and specialty stores in the world. We offer tailored designs to suit our customers' needs and positioning, which enable them to effectively target their consumers.Our customer list includes Marks & Spencer ( Target ( Wal-Mart ( Victoria's Secret ( JC Penney ( Hema ( and others.
Brands
Delta works with a long list of globally recognized brands. We design and develop our collections according to each brand's nature, position, style and spirit. We work with Hugo Boss ( Calvin Klein ( Nike ( Dim ( Ralph Lauren ( Puma ( Dockers (www
Licensees
Recently, Delta expanded its channels and obtained licenses from several leading brands including Barbie, Danskin, Maidenform, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Lovepats, Wilson, Converse (in the US), Diadora, Disney, Barbie, Fox (in Israel), Pierre Cardin (In the UK) and more.
Local Market
In Israel, Delta is a leading brand distributed through major retailers, our owned outlet stores and our new exclusive retail chain. We sell our garments through the DELTA brand name as well as through TAGA and YODFAT brands.Our brand activities include brand advertising campaigns, promotions and distributors conventions in addition to product design, development and manufacturing.
We own two retail chains:
- Delta Plus outlets