Apparel Exporters & Manufacturers Association (AEMA) formally launched its first event Retail Source India, to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 19th to 21st July 2014. Lalit Gulati, President, AEMA said that the time was ripe to boost the domestic sector, as India is now moving the China way, where large garment capacities are getting diverted to the domestic sector, and this is the main reason to organize a common platform where manufacturers, retailers and the fashion creators can drive the benefits from each other and grow together. “It may be a trend for exporters to focus more on domestic, but our prime concern is to promote small and medium level domestic players through this show. It will make the supply chain more organized and bridge the gap between buyers and sellers,” said Gulati.
Lending his support to the event, Sunil Sethi, President, Fashion Design Council of India, insisted that retail model in India would be successful. Hari Kapoor, MD, Allied Export Industries, showed enthusiasm about the domestic market. “Earlier we used to say to ourselves, we are exporters but now we feel proud to be manufacturers,” he said.
AEMA is sure of about 150 participants and 10,000 visitors at the show which will include giant chain stores, retailers, brands, online retailers across the nation. Business to Business meetings to be held during the event will be an added advantage of the show. Lalit Thukral, President, Retail Source India, and Prakash Dudani are doing road shows in various cities, meeting with various stakeholders for the success of show. Along with many domestic manufacturers, brands and exporters were also present at the event.
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