wˈʌn ɹˈiːteɪl ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv sˈɛz hɪz ɡɹˈoʊs pɹˈɑːfɪt mˈɑːɹdʒɪnz fɔːɹ pɹˈaɪvətlˈeɪbəl dʒˈiːnz, wˌɪtʃ hiː mˌeɪks fɔːɹ wˈælmˈɑːɹt stˈoːɹz ˈɪŋk., sˈɪɹz hˈoʊldɪŋz kˈoːɹp., ænd ˈʌðɚ ɹˈiːteɪlɚz, ɑːɹ lˈɛs ðɐn twˈɛnti pɚsˈɛnt, wˈɛɹæz ðə mˈɑːɹdʒɪnz fɔːɹ hɪz ˈoʊn pɹˈiːmiəm lˈaɪnz ɑːɹ fˈoːɹɾi pɚsˈɛnttʊ fˈɪfti pɚsˈɛnt.
One retail executive says his gross profit margins for private-label jeans, which he makes for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., and other retailers, are less than 20%, whereas the margins for his own premium lines are 40%-to-50%.