manufacturing process

Of course Stetson went bankrupt and was eventually bought by Resistol / Hatco, and production moved to Texas. Does anyone know if anything whatsoever carried over with the purchase? Anything from methods and processes to machines or specific design etc. Or is modern Stetson merely a heritage...

I'd like to crowdsource some expertise from the group: 1) What do average retail margins look like for higher-end, off-the shelf (non-custom made) men's wool fedoras? Imagine a $200 and $400 product. Are they >50%? 2) Are most high-end hat shops outsourcing the production of their hat blanks...