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69TH NGF SPECIAL
A SPECIAL CONNECT
Udaan, India’s pioneering business-to-business (B2B) portal, brought to you the 69th National
Garment Fair. Bindu Gopal Rao writes.
A much sought-after trade show, the NGF is a time when retailers,
manufacturers, and distributors, all assemble under one roof to
transact business. This year, the 69th NGF saw over a 1,000
participating brands and several thousands of retailers. The four-
day extravaganza was held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, NSE
Complex, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, from July 15 to 18, 2019.
The biannual event is popular with the apparel fraternity for the fact
that it attracts the most relevant footfalls. The fair itself was spread
over approximately 7,00,000 square feet, with 882 exhibitors
showcasing 1,062 brands, making it India’s largest ever garment
fair held so far. CMAI also published the ‘Show Directory’ or Fair
Guide, which was handed to visitors at the event.
The NGFs primarily help in the growth of the domestic garment
segment of India. Organised in affiliation with Udaan this time
around, it was once again successful in displaying the strength
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