| 1956: | Predecessor company begins selling acrylic sweaters under the Designers Originals® label. |
| 1976: | Hampshire Group, Limited is formed through the merger of two unrelated companies. |
| 1992: | Hampshire Group has initial public offering of its common stock. |
| 1995: | Segue, Ltd., a designer and importer of novelty sweaters, is acquired. |
| 1996: | Hampshire sells over 10 million sweaters. |
| 1997: | Hampshire Investments is formed to diversify the Company’s asset base. The company obtains license to sell men's sweaters under the Geoffrey Beene® label. |
| 1998: | The ladies hosiery business is sold to a management group. |
| 1999: | Levi Strauss & Co. licenses the company to sell sweaters under it Dockers® label. |
| 2000: | All manufacturing plants are sold as the company continues to build a worldwide sourcing network. Item-Eyes, Inc., a company selling related separates primarily under its Requirements® brand, is acquired by the company. |
| 2002: | The Company sells approximately 19 million sweaters and approximately 5.5 million units of related separates. |
| 2003: | The Company sold Hampshire Investments, Limited, its real estate company, to a management group for 700,000 shares of Hampshire Group, Limited common stock.The company introduced the Spring + Mercer® brand. |
| 2004: | The Company introduced RQT® for women's related separates. The company consolidated its distribution centers in California to expedite deliveries to its customers. |
| 2009: | The Company launched JOE Joseph Abboud® and Alexander Julian Colours® in the menswear departments of over 500 JCPenney doors. |
| 2010: | The Company acquires scott james™, a men’s specialty retailer and wholesale provider. |
| 2011: | The Company shifts growth strategy to focus building on the platform in the men's business by selling the women's businesses to LF USA and KBL Group International and acquiring Rio Garment. |
