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Click here to read article | Small is the new big. Small towns, that is. With demand nearly peaking in larger cities, companies are realising that there are plenty of untapped opportunities in the next level. And if you are small yourself, it could be the perfect alternative to taking your bigger competitors head-on or waiting until you are big enough. (From The Economic Times ) | | | | | | Surviving the textile meltdown wont be easy. Unlike the Indian IT industry, other countries in East Asia can offer a real alternative to India. Only if Indian firms can differentiate, invest in machinery that can help them raise productivity and improve speed to market can they compete. (From The Economic Times ) | The Collared, the Cuffed and the Chuffed
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Click here to read article | What do you understand by sportswear? Is it casualwear? How different is it from activewear? Who are the main players in sportswear? Any desi brands here? What are the opportunities in this segment? Chhaya Chauhan answers these questions and more | | | | | | The shelves of Food Bazaar are stacked with well-known brands such as Britannia, Tropicana and Heinz. Sharing the shelves with them are obscure brands like Lancer biscuits, Fruitfil juices and Chintamani snacks. | Smaller Brands Jostle with Elite Goods
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Click here to read article | Namaste spoke with Third Eyesight about a range of retail supply chain topics including why retail can sometimes be a dirty word in India, and why India's roads might not be as bad as you might have heard. | | | | | | lt is quite clear that retro is in. The movie business worldwide is full of sequels, prequels, re-releases and remakes. The music business is ringing up the cash registers with remixes and jukebox compilations. Star Wars and Sholay still have a fan following. Abba has leaped across three decades; Hindi by American hip-hop artists; while Pink Floyd is hot with lndian teens, along with Akon and Rihanna. | A Brands Life - Of Immortality and Reincarnation
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Click here to read article | Discounting off full-price is prevalent in the Indian market, and now there is the emergence of retail stores that are focussed on discounting as their unique selling proposition. The Financial Express asked Devangshu Dutta for his views on this phenomenon. | | | | | | India's Finance Minister P Chidambaram recently put the government's estimate of the retail trade in the country at US$300 billion. The apparel retail market is about 6 % of the overall market - valued at $ 16-17 bn and growing at around 10-12% per annum. Also, apparel has among the highest percentage of organised retail at nearly 14%, which is second only to footwear, which has around 35% of organised retail. The question whether retail is a good option for garment exporters at this juncture is not as simple as it seems and many would nod in the affirmative, but the road is long and tedious, and requires among other things, the right product, a good location and more importantly, deep pockets, to make even a dent into the retail market. | | | | | | | Retail: A Barometer of Urban Health
Click here to read article | During India's misplaced years post-Independence, business and commercial activity was treated as a "necessary evil". In the last 20 or so years, fortunately, that tide has turned significantly - the role of business in economic and social growth is publicly acknowledged. It is time now for retail developments to be seen as part of urban infrastructure and also, more importantly, as part of the social fabric of a town or city. Government at all levels, especially state, district and municipal level, need to understand that the presence of successful retail developments in their population centres are an indication of the social and economic health of their localities. | |
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Click here to read article | We are surely not the first to wonder why, after millennia of physiological evolution, societies around the world are still stuck in the same, predictable response: where disagreement (on an issue) translates into disapproval (of a person), more often than not leading to conflict that is frequently violent. The need to accept differences and the use of democratic dialogue as a process to close the gap is the basis of Arun Maira’s Discordant Democrats. (Book Review) | | | |
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Click here to read article | The retail boom is setting the stage for a horticulture revolution in the country as major companies scour the farms for quality supplies of fresh food. A small but significant shift in buying patterns offers a clue as to why the biggest names in corporate India, from Reliance Industries (RIL), the oil and petrochemicals behemoth, and the AV Birla group to the Mittals of telecom fame, Pantaloon Retail and RPG group to a host of smaller players have jumped into retailing of fresh vegetables and fruits along with other groceries. | |
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Report 1 and Report 2 | Prime Source Forum in March 2007 played host to some 320 delegates from 23 countries. They heard, shared experiences and networked with 37 speakers - all leaders of the global textile and apparel industry. | |
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| | Indian philosophy, thousands of years ago, presented a balanced view of human life. While this was distorted post-independence until the 1990s, in recent years it seems to be swinging to the other extreme. An opinion piece based on a presentation made at the CII National Retail Summit, November 2006. | The Consumption Game
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Click here to read article | Research by retailers, research organisations and consulting firms highlights the demographic changes taking place in India, and the need for retailers and brands to draw up appropriate strategies. | |
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| | About 450 million individuals in India are estimated to be below 20 years of age. 105 million individuals are in the age group of 15-19 years, already in their early years of discretionary consumption. About 112 million individuals are in the 10-14 years segment – within 5 years many of these will be making career choices, and in another 5 years most would have already begun earning and spending. Imagine the power of the tweens and the teens. Devangshu Dutta's column from The Economic Times. | Chasing Youth
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Click here to read article | Benetton brand Sisley has entered the Indian market with a store in capital New Delhi. The store, which is almost 400-sq-m big, contains Sisley women's and men's clothing collections plus accessories ranges. | |
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| | The CHINDIA Equation Click here to open PDF file | China and India. India versus China. China or India. The relationship between the two ancient civilisations and behemoth countries has been viewed under different lights. Particularly in recent years, as these two neighbours – home to nearly two-fifths of the world’s population – seemingly chase each other around the global economic circuit. Yet, as government and business leaders on both sides of the Himalayas insist, it is not a race, nor is there a definitive finish line. They prefer to raise and realise mutual benefits in an era of simultaneous and parallel development. | |
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Click here to read article | With many battle-scars earned over many brands and several years, and around $40m in annual sales, American apparel giant VF Corporation seems like a veteran in the Indian market. Its story so far - including a newly announced joint venture with Arvind_brands - gives credence to the Indian philosophy of reincarnation. | |
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Click here to read article | Many business plans for the Indian market mention the "200-300 million middle class". However, most brands end up being targeted only at 15-20 million individuals. Devangshu Dutta delves deeper from his previous column about "the missing millions" in the Financial Express | |
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Click here to read article | Foreign companies' first attraction to India is the billion-plus population. Brands from countries which have domestic populations of 50-300 million salivate at the prospect of 1.2 billion Indians starving for their particular make of biscuit or coffee or the latest backless cropped blouse. The thinking goes, "If we can capture even 2% of the market to start with…" So what is the real story? Devangshu Dutta explores in his column in the Financial Express. | |
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Click Here to read article | Fast fashion represents only one percent of all U.S. clothing sales compared to 18 percent in Spain and 12 percent in the British market. Today, Zara has only 19 of its 1,200 stores in the U.S., leaving it plenty of room for growth. Should other retailers be worried? | |
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| | Discounts are the bane of brands. Achieving as much as 40-70% of the total annual sales turnover in one or two discount sales is not a recipe for long-term business success. We seem to be caught in a vicious cycle of low sales in season and mad traffic during end-of-season discount events. So what is the way out? Devangshu Dutta discusses in his column in the Financial Express. | Deal Ya No Deal: The Story So Far
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Click Here to read article | The presence of Tier-II cities on the growth map of leading retailers has been on the rise in recent months. While sales are growing by 50-60%, albeit on a lower base, leading retailers say that volumes have been significant enough to encourage them to pan out quickly to other similar markets. | |
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| India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and one of the largest in terms of Purchasing Power Parity. Global brands are re-starting the hype of a decade ago, as they envisage how to take advantage of the massive population and rapidly growing income and consumption to create new business streams, sales and profits. But several challenges remain before companies can grab the big prize in India – fragmented chains, poor infrastructure plus policy and regulation issues make it difficult for retailers to make their move. However, things are improving as the Indian government start to make effective and coherent efforts to bring about change in the perishables supply chain. So can such strong potential progress to significant business opportunities? This briefing, by Devangshu Dutta, looks at consumer opportunity, the retail structure, emerging developments, and addressing the risks and challenges involved in the Indian market. PDF File can be downloaded from | |
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| | India is one of the world’s oldest major textile exporters and was once by far the largest. However, when quota-restrictions slammed shut the gates to free trade, the country’s exports were accordingly channelled and fragmented. Preferential trade arrangements placed further constraints, as both the US and the EU provided duty-free and quota-free access to selected countries. As a result, India now has just over 3% of the global trade in apparel – but despite its low share, it still remains among the Top 10 exporters of textiles and clothing in the world. This briefing aims to present a general guide to the industry in India, including its scope, skills and recent developments. The study also looks at investments by the industry and government support whilst discussing any potential pitfalls that buyers should watch out for. After the removal of quotas, India is now expected to grow its share of the global marketplace but does it have the stamina to catch up with China? A perspective on the opportunities, presented by Devangshu Dutta. PDF File can be downloaded from | India apparel industry review - Looking ahead
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| | Business managers usually look for one winning strategy, one benchmark company that shows superlative performance, and then proceed to copy that strategy in hordes, whether it is Wal-Mart’s everyday low pricing, Gap’s basics or Zara’s fast fashion business. They jerk from one strategy to another, and end up with indifferent results. How can one pick an appropriate and winning strategy for one's individual business? Here are some guidelines | Lifecycle-Led Strategies Click here to open PDF file
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Click here to open PDF file | India has the youngest population profile among the numerically significant countries, with a lot of young people in different income segments and locations who are influencing their parents' money, or spending their own. On the other hand, many farmers have unquestionably grown beyond being "rural" in the traditional sense. Are we even comprehending, let alone capitalising, on these changes? | |
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| In basic terms, “floor-ready merchandise” refers to merchandise that is pre-ticketed and pre-tagged with all the details that are required in the retail store – before it reaches the store. The merchandise can also be packaged, or hung on hangers if required, in the same form as it would be displayed in-store. It can also include security tags that protect it from theft. This report, authored by Devangshu Dutta, discusses the development of floor-ready merchandise practices and processes, and how they might impact retail and supplier organisations. PDF File can be downloaded from | |
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Click here to read article | Two years ago, according to BusinessWorld principal correspondent M. Rajshekhar, Biyani wouldn't get invited to industry get-togethers because he wasn't regarded as a serious player. There should be no doubts about his seriousness now. In two years, Kishore Biyani has bounced back to become India's largest retailer. With Rs. 650 crore in sales and with 1.1 million sq. feet of shopping space, Biyani is all set to ride the retail growth wave. The only question is this: can Biyani create a professional organisation that can manage the growth? The early signals are good, says Rajshekhar who wrote the story. | |
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Click here to open PDF file | A world of opportunities for brands, realtors and retailers – that's what finally emerged out of the seminars, discussions and displays at the event-packed Images Fashion Forum 2004 in New Delhi.. Some 2,000 head honchos from across the globe converged there to ponder upon, and prepare the roadmap for the future of retail in India. | |
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Click here to read article | Retailing in India is set for the next big leap. The availability of quality real estate in the form of shopping malls is probably the biggest enabler of the organisation of retail business. Yet, several major challenges remain. | |
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Click here to open PDF File of the Presentation | Zara offers clear lessons for companies looking to improve their fashionability index with the consumer as well as their supply chain efficiency. (A presentation made at the IMAGES Fashion Forum, February 2004.) To also see the feature length articles below click here | |
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Click here to open PDF file | Retailing is the latest buzzword among the Indian businesses. The new "fad" is getting a lot of high visibility media coverage. Even without this coverage the retail business influences each of our lives. A look at how the retail business is moving forward in India. (A 2003 reprint of an article originally published in 1999.) | |
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Click here to read Part I in PDF format Click here to read Part II in PDF format | Zara is riding two of the winning retail trends - being in fashion and low prices - and making a very effective combination out of it. Here's the quick-n-dirty on Zara's recipe for growth. | |
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Click here to read article | Walk into high-fashion clothing chain Bijenkorf's outlet in Krasnapolski Square in Amsterdam's main shopping district and tick off the shirt brands on display. Armani, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Zodiac,... Zodiac? Doesn't quite gel here, does it? Bijenkorf does not think so. Read about how Indian garment maker Zodiac broke into the world of high fashion in Europe | |
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Click Here to read article | In the throes of two wars - Conflict in Iraq and the fight against SARS - Interstoff Asia went without a hitch although, understandably, attendance was affected , with a 25 per cent drop against last spring's show. | |
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Click Here to read article OR | In their frantic efforts to reduce cost to attract and retain customers, retailers / buyers have now adopted a new way to source - through reverse auction. Reverse auctions involve bidding for orders - such as for a new type of product that a retailer needs produced to its specifications. Apparel Online discussed this new phenomenon on the future of this alternative. | |
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Click Here to read article | Supply chain management in the ultra-competitive textiles and apparel markets is the theme for the 'Strongest Link' conference at Belfast's W5.
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Click Here to read article | Over the past few years, the Internet has been revolutionising the way we interact with each other, as individuals, as companies or corporate entities, providing a mass of information keeps growing with no end in sight. Surely, as many pundits forecast, the Internet should bring an end to intermediation of any sort. Well, yes. And no. | |
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| | Speed, Connectivity and Value-Creating Intangibles (Quotes from Editorial of Textile Outlook International, Nov. 2001.)
Click here to read article | Three forces, also called the 'trinity' of the blur -speed, connectivity and intangibles- are setting the new rules of doing business! What could they mean for the garment sector and especially for the sourcing activity?
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| | The sourcing principles followed by many apparel organisations seem to be governed by apathy. Once supply relationships have been defined, it often becomes a struggle to change them. Yet keeping the supply base refreshed is probably one of the single most important functions that a buyer can perform. | Supply Base Consolidation: A Step Too Far?
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| | Unzipping Garments (Press Quotes from Business World)
Click here to read article | Opening up the garments sector in India will revive the textile industry but only if some laws change.
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| | Sourcing is seldom a straightforward and simple process. With all the unpredictables, is the sourcing process a gamble? How do you build a framework for an intelligent and structured sourcing strategy? | Relating Sourcing to Global Trends
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| | Integrating Sourcing Within Your Business Strategy
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| In recent years, sourcing and supply management has emerged as one of the greatest opportunity areas for retail business as well as for suppliers to leading retailers. At the same time, it is possibly also the one most prone to risk. One must ensure that sourcing is well and truly integrated within their overall business strategy.
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