HBI

Hanesbrands Inc

A maker of everyday apparel — T-shirts, underwear, socks, and bras — sold under brands like Hanes, Champion, Playtex, and Wonderbra. Its roots trace to 1900, when two brothers sold their North Carolina tobacco business to R.J. Reynolds and started separate knitting companies in Winston-Salem that merged decades later; the business was spun off from Sara Lee in 2006. One fun detail: the Champion brand is widely credited with inventing the hooded sweatshirt in the 1930s.