MONTREAL — Gildan Activewear Inc. is eyeing opportunities to build a private label business for its activewear products as large U.S. retailers shift their strategy to offset the threat from Amazon.

Gildan Activewear expects to keep growing its bottom line by doubling the sales of American Apparel, but it’s also cutting costs as it deals with retailers’ increased focus on private labels. The ...

Lower sales in activewear, hosiery and underwear—impacted in part by the pullback on inventory replenishment—hurt fourth quarter results at Gildan Activewear Inc. In a Nutshell: Gildan saw activewear ...