123 First Street in Leominster, MA. In 1945 sales for Cluett Peabody were $31.3 million, and by 1955 sales had nearly tripled, to $87.4 million. At their heyday, the owned plants numbered 13 with an additional two in a wholly owned subsidiary and the weekly production approximated 67,700 dozen. In addition in the mid 70's the company arranged production from contractors of an additional weekly 31,000 dz. for a total 98,700 dozen. At this time additional shirt production lines were being contracted from Korea. Cluett, Peabody & Co. was acquired by WestPoint Pepperell, Inc in 1985. Bidermann Industries purchased Cluett, Peabody & Co. from WestPoint Pepperell in 1990. Cluett American Group (Vestar Capital Partners) bought the company in 1998. In 2004, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (parent company of longtime archrival Van Heusen) acquired the Arrow brand and the related licensing business from Cluett American Group for approximately $70 million. The remaining elements of the Cluett American Group now operate as Gold Toe Brands (GTB Holding Corp). GTB Holding Corp still holds the trademark licensing rights to the Sanforization process of pre-shrinking fabric, named for its inventor, Sanford L. Cluett, who developed the process for Cluett, Peabody & Co, which he joined in 1919. On June 23, 2021, it was announced that the Arrow brand would be sold to Authentic Brands Group alongside Van Heusen, Izod, and Geoffrey Beene. The sale closed on August 2, 2021. Under ABG, United Legwear & Apparel Co. was named as the licensee for the Arrow brand. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links New York Rensselaer County Historical Museum. (Containing history of Cluett Peabody and the Arrow Shirt Company.) Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Leominster, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts