Coats is a big thread maker long time. It's a bigger story. In 2022, the company first agreed to buy Texon, a firm that makes strong insoles and structural bits for sports shoes. Only four weeks later, Coats said, “Yes, we want Rhenoflex too,” adding heel counters, toe-puffs, and many eco parts to the same basket. Two buys, one summer, the whole playbook changed. The old shoe supply chain felt like a puzzle with pieces spread on the floor. Uppers came from one vendor, counters from the second, sewing machine thread, like nylon sewing thread from the third, each box flying miles. Brands waited, counted days, and paid extra freight coins. After the merger, the pieces moved into one house named Coats Footwear; the firm launched that new division in mid-2023 to serve makers unde
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