What Pacific Wave does

Pacific Wave is a privately held global apparel sourcing and supply chain management company headquartered in New York, founded in 1991. The company serves fashion retailers, apparel brands, and home furnishing companies, providing low-cost sourcing of apparel, accessories, and home textiles manufactured across a network of over 50 factories in seven countries: India, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Jordan, Mexico, and Honduras. Its publicly disclosed customer base includes well-known brands such as Puma, Champion, Skechers, Men's Wearhouse, Jos A Bank, Joseph Abboud, and Boll & Branch, with a stated focus on being a reliable and proficient sourcing partner for fashion and home furnishing retailers and wholesalers.

The company's core offerings span three product verticals (Apparel, Home Furnishings, and Accessories) supported by integrated service modules covering design and product development (trend and color advice, prototyping, lab dip approval, fabric testing), sustainable sourcing, compliance and quality control (factory vetting, on-site inspection specialists), and logistics, packaging, shipping, and customs clearance assistance. The technology stack is not explicitly disclosed and no patents, proprietary software, or technology platforms are documented; the company's value proposition rests on its multi-country factory network, established quality control infrastructure, and ability to shift production between countries in response to tariff conditions.

Pacific Wave operates a B2B professional services model, generating revenue through sourcing commissions and supply chain management fees rather than through technology licensing or product sales. The company has no disclosed funding history, no parent company, and no recorded M&A, leadership, or partnership activity, consistent with an owner-operated mature business. Distribution is conducted entirely through direct enterprise sales relationships, with no publicly disclosed pricing. With a headcount of 11-50 employees and operations spanning seven countries, the business is structured as a lean sourcing intermediary with multi-continent operational reach.

Name

Pacific Wave

Legal name

Pacific Wave

Website

https://pacificwaveinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Wave is a New York-based apparel sourcing and supply chain management company serving fashion retailers and home furnishing brands. It leverages a 50+ factory network across seven countries to deliver product development, sourcing, quality control, and logistics services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Apparel Sourcing and Supply Chain Management Services: Pacific Wave generates revenue through professional services in global apparel sourcing, providing design, merchandising, supply chain planning and execution between clients and overseas factories. Services include product development, sourcing, compliance, production, inspection, testing, shipping and customs clearance assistance for apparel, accessories, and home textiles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Pacific Wave provides global apparel sourcing and supply chain management services, connecting retailers and wholesalers with a network of over 50 factories across India, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Jordan, Mexico, and Honduras. Its offering spans three product categories (Apparel, Home Furnishings, and Accessories) and three integrated service modules: design and product development, sustainable sourcing/compliance/quality control, and logistics, packaging, shipping, and customs clearance assistance.

Product overview

Pacific Wave is a global apparel sourcing and supply chain management company that offers a portfolio of product categories (Apparel, Home Furnishings, and Accessories) supported by integrated service modules. The core product offerings include Apparel (tailored clothing, dress shirts, sport shirts, knit shirts, sweaters, pants, activewear, and childrenswear), Home Furnishings (sheets, towels, throws, blankets, and bedding), and Accessories (socks, underwear, robes, loungewear, hats, scarves, footwear, and bags). These product lines are supported by service modules for design and product development, sustainable sourcing/compliance/quality control, and logistics/packaging/shipping/customs clearance assistance. Pacific Wave maintains a network of over 50 factories across India, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Jordan, Mexico, and Honduras.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Apparel Sourcing Comprehensive apparel sourcing service across tailored clothing, dress shirts, sport shirts, knit shirts, sweaters, pants, casual wear, golf and activewear, and childrenswear for fashion retailers and wholesalers.
• Home Furnishings Sourcing Sourcing of home textile products including sheets, towels, throws, blankets, duvet covers, shams, and decorative pillows for home furnishing brands and retailers.
• Accessories Sourcing Sourcing of apparel accessories including socks, underwear, robes, pajamas, loungewear, hats, scarves, footwear, bags, and backpacks for fashion brands and retailers.
• Design and Product Development Services Design and merchandising service providing trend and color advice, prototype development, evaluation and fine-tuning, lab dip approval, fabric testing, and final pre-production sample approval for apparel, accessories, and home textile clients.
• Sustainable Sourcing, Compliance and Quality Control Services Compliance and quality control service leveraging Pacific Wave's network of over 50 factories, with dedicated quality control staff managing product integrity and ensuring specifications are maintained across manufacturing regions.
• Logistics, Packaging, Shipping and Customs Clearance Services Full-service supply chain logistics including development calendar monitoring, production tracking, ticketing, packaging, ASN file transfer, shipment tracking, customs clearance, and domestic delivery for apparel, accessories, and home textile clients.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Busana Apparel Group: Indonesia-based apparel manufacturer and sourcing group producing for global brands across multiple categories. Comparable to Pacific Wave in its manufacturing-hub based sourcing model and brand-customer orientation.
• Hirdaramani: Sri Lanka-based apparel and textile manufacturer/sourcing group serving global brands with vertically integrated production. Comparable in its multi-country apparel sourcing footprint and brand customer orientation.
• Beximco: Bangladesh's largest integrated textile and apparel group, manufacturing and sourcing for global retailers and brands. Comparable as a key Bangladesh-based apparel sourcing partner serving enterprise brand customers.
• Wing Tai Asia: Singapore-based apparel sourcing and brand management group with manufacturing across Asia. Comparable in its apparel sourcing, supply chain, and brand-distribution model serving global retailers.
• MAS Holdings: South Asia-based apparel technology and sourcing company supplying intimates, activewear, and performance apparel to global brands. Overlaps with Pacific Wave in serving enterprise apparel brands through integrated sourcing and supply chain services.
• Qima: Global quality inspection and supply chain compliance provider serving apparel and consumer goods brands. Directly comparable to Pacific Wave's on-site QC, inspection, and compliance service modules, with a more technology-enabled delivery model.
• Epic Group: East Africa-headquartered apparel manufacturing and sourcing group serving major US and European brands. Comparable in its multi-region apparel sourcing model and similar customer base in performance and lifestyle apparel.
• Li & Fung: The largest global apparel and consumer goods sourcing agent, managing production across Asia and other regions for major brands. Directly comparable to Pacific Wave in its end-to-end sourcing, QC, and supply chain model, though at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Inspectorio: SaaS platform for supply chain quality, compliance, and production management in apparel and footwear. Partially overlapping with Pacific Wave's QC and compliance services, representing a software-driven threat to the manual intermediary model.
• Pivot88: Cloud-based quality management platform for apparel and soft goods brands, focused on production tracking and defect reduction. Comparable to Pacific Wave's QC and inspection functions but delivered as a software solution rather than a service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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