PEDS Legwear

Peds Legwear, Inc.
Formerly
  • Richelieu Knitting
  • Richelieu Legwear
Company typePrivate
IndustryHosiery manufacturer
Founded
FounderSimard family
DefunctJuly 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
FateAcquired by Gildan
Headquarters,
Canada
Key people
BrandsPEDS
Websitewww.peds.com

Peds Legwear, formerly known as Richelieu Legwear and before that Richelieu Knitting, was an international legwear company that manufactured socks and other hosiery. As its height, the company had offices in Montreal, Quebec; Hildebran, North Carolina; and Shanghai, China. It was acquired by fellow Canadian clothing manufacturer Gildan in 2016, who continues to manufacture and sell products under the PEDS brand, but otherwise terminated all Peds manufacturing operations with two years after the close of the sale.