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The fashion house will also start making 250,000 masks and 25,000 isolation gowns, joining other major fashion labels that have started making medical gear to ease shortages during the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this month, luxury brands such as LVMH (PA:LVMH), Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Canada Goose (TO:GOOS) had announced plans to help supply essential gear for healthcare workers and patients.
Ralph Lauren, which has shut its distribution centers in North America and Europe, said it would reopen the facilities later this week.
The company had $1.9 billion in cash and short- and long-term investments at the end of its third quarter.
