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FEATURE Utility quotient While catering to the mass, value addition and comfort are the key pivots on which brands like Sweet Dreams stand. According to Hitesh, “Sleepwear is still not a mass category. However, more people are realising the need to invest in sleepwear. Credits for this change go to the changing lifestyle – increase in live – in relationships, more number of people living in PGs and hostels and the more modern fad of pajama parties. People who also like to travel are interested in sleepwear. Sleepwear is another way to pamper yourself too.” “The chunk of our buyers are women aged 35 years and above. It is however, important to note that while these women are the end buyers, they are not the only users of our products. Such women often buy for their entire family in one purchase session. Therefore, need and intent play a very big impact on the price a customer decides to pay for the sleepwear,” he continues. When asked about which platforms sell more, Hitesh believes that nothing defeats the presence of a store. His store has been selling sleepwear for more than 30 years now, and while they may be a new entrant in the digital space, he has no doubt, that this creation of brand awareness will make the store a greater rage. “As a brand, our focus is on being an integrated omni-present brand. We want to leverage the power of social media and increase brand awareness. We want to develop brand equity and eventually translate that into sales either online or offline. We release two collections annually, a spring - summer and an autumn – winter. Each of these collections has over a 1000 different styles of sleepwear and athleisure to showcase. Our design team puts in incredible effort in ensuring that the assortment includes Our sizes start at small and go up to 5XL. Our collections have everything from a pair of shorts to a three-piece satin sleepwear set. something for everyone in terms of size and body types. Our sizes start at small and go up to 5XL. Our collections have everything from a pair of shorts to a three-piece satin sleepwear set. We choose simple fabrics that include hundred per cent cotton, rayon and satin for our sleepwear products. We also use a polyester spandex with 13 per cent spandex blend. This is rarely available in the market,” he states. APPAREL I August 2020 I 33