Factories are Preferred
At the outset, it should be pointed out that choice of set of factories is severely limited by constraints of quota availability fabric accessibility and compliance. For example, if one wants to buy washed twill shorts for ShopKo Stores, one is limited to factories which have quota for category 347/8 available in a big quantity and there are only few who have much quota. And as twill fabric I India is exorbitantly priced and not reliable in terms of delivery.
Fabric, Technology Constrict Indian Trouser Manufacturing
The Apparel export basket from India contains an interesting assortment of products, some of which are our inherent strengths while others have the potential to grow in the next couple of years. One such product category on which there seems to be a consensus among manufacturers, technologists, and consultants, that India has the potential to be competitive is the ‘bottoms’ category, in both the US and the E U markets.
Indian Mechandisers Sharp in Development But lack in Detailing
The primary functions of a merchandiser have not changed overtime: it is still follow up and monitoring but what has happened is that the traditional role has become more demanding as the lead times have become shorter and the expectations of the buyer in product development has increased.
New talk of the town
Although not many people are aware of the ill effects of formaldehyde and pesticides on our environment, but slowly and steadily the trend of using organic clothing is catching up despite the fact that organic fabrics price is double than the normal cotton fabric.
Advent of Lycra in Global Fashion
The body beautiful never felt the need to be more in shape than now with the dawn of Lycra as a fashion fabric tailored for all occasions - not just to exercise in.
In 1959. when du Pont Company introduced was a super stretching spandex fibre. Today the name Lycra has turned into a generic term for all stretch fabrics whether silk or cotton.
Pinnacle in Kitchen Linen
The home decor influenced industry is made up of many core products with insurmountable everyday demands e.g. curtains, bedspreads, quilts, pillows etc. But it also includes the product market of kitchenware and kitchen related linens, and rightly so with the ever increasing and beautiful variety of kitchen and table linen that includes tablecloths, table runners, napkins, table mats, aprons and mittens.
Fashion Accessories
Fashion Trend all over the globe is constantly evolving. Fashion in India specifically has come a long way. Today, fashion accessories play an important role to accentuate an overall style. In the form of Bags, Stoles, Scarves, and Belts - Fashion accessories have become a style statement for fashion freaks.
Indian Home Furnishing Products Catching Up Fast Globally
The Home furnishing being an inseparable segment of the textiles and clothing sector , is currently picking up very fast to capture the markets the world over.
This is evident from the fact that the Global market size for home textiles is about US $ 70 billion and has been growing at a consistent rate 5% in the last five years whereas the USA is the worlds single biggest market with a size of US $ 18 billion market followed by the European union at $ 15 billion.
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