Montreal-based Gildan Activewear Inc., founded in 1946, is a leader in the production and sale of apparel products worldwide. The company distributes its diverse line of activewear products, such as T-shirts, sports shirts, and fleece tops and bottoms, under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, Alstyle, and GoldToe brands. Gildan Activewear Inc. also provides hosiery products, including dress, athletic, liner, therapeutic, and workwear socks, under popular brands such as Under Armour, GoldToe, PowerSox, MediPeds, Peds, All Pro and American Apparel, among others. Furthermore, the company additionally offers gentlemen's and boys' underwear products and ladies' panties branded under Gildan, and Gildan Platinum. The firm serves numerous market segments, spanning the United States, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Gildan Activewear Inc. sells its wares to wholesalers, screen printers, and embellishers, as well as to retailers and lifestyle brand companies. The firm formerly operated under the name Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed it to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995.