Employees at a textile and weaver factory in Eloyes, France, in June. The clothing industry has a global supply chain for fabrics, buttons and zippers. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images ...

“YKK stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha, but you can’t fit that on a zipper,” said Jim Reed, president of YKK Corp. of America. Business is down between 30% and 60% from before the ...