LC Waikiki Starts Production at New Apparel Plant in Aleppo

Turkish apparel retailer LC Waikiki has started production at a new manufacturing facility in Aleppo, Syria, initially hiring 150 workers.

The company plans to expand the plant’s workforce to 1,000 staff over the next three years.

Scaling up in Al-Rai

Operations at the facility in Al-Rai Industrial City began in June. The site establishes direct garment assembly capacity just south of the Turkish border.

Other Turkish manufacturers are now preparing similar cross-border production arrangements in the industrial zone. Lower wage bases and proximity to established Turkish textile supply chains make northern Syrian border zones an emerging manufacturing corridor.

Cross-border textile shifts

Apparel groups based in Turkey have faced rising domestic labor and energy expenses, prompting brands to explore assembly hubs across nearby borders. The move mirrors how Asian garment manufacturers established cross-border supply networks between higher-cost domestic hubs and lower-wage neighboring markets.

The Aleppo facility provides an operational test for cross-border logistics and labor stability in the region. The primary milestone to watch is whether LC Waikiki reaches its 1,000-worker employment target within the three-year window.