Apparel Online India Magazine April 1st Issue 2019 | Page 21

AR EVENT
Day-1, Panel Discussion 1: The who’s who of the global sourcing sector discussing on the theme ‘The Go-To
Destinations... Where and Why?’
competitive price. What’s more, our
apparel manufacturing industry
is one of the most sustainable in
every aspect. Being a neighbouring
country, we can leverage each
other’s strengths and work together
towards strengthening bilateral
relations and business growth,”
underlined Siddiqur Rahman.
On his part, Deepak Mohindra,
Editor-in-Chief of Apparel
Resources (organiser of ASW)
thanked the exhibitors and visitors
for their overwhelming response.
He stated, “Around six months
back, when we began to develop
this concept, we identified three
key influencers that are core to
the success of the show namely
Opportunity, Knowledge and
Inspiration. Opportunity, as we all
understand, is through this platform,
which works for both the exhibitors
and retailers… We are happy that our
show proved successful from every
aspect.”
If Day-1 of ASW witnessed
participation of more than 2,000
visitors, the final day surpassed
the record of 2,000 swiftly!
Senior members of sourcing and
merchandising team from most of
the international and Indian brands,
top retailers, wholesalers visited
the show. “I am impressed by the
collection displayed by Bangladeshi
garment manufacturers and will
try to focus more on sourcing from
Bangladesh,” maintained Bipan
Jain-MD of Madame (which has
more than 150 stores in India), while
Wicrant Gambhir-Head Sourcing
of Jockey India observed, “Indian
retail industry is moving towards re-
Day-1, Panel Discussion 2: ‘The Future of Fashion Retail in India’ revolved around the challenges and opportunities
that exist in the sector
engineering sourcing, which is a very
good sign for fashion retail sector of
India.”
“I have been
to globally
renowned
sourcing fairs
like Bread &
Butter, ISPO
and Magic, but
never witnessed
such an
organised and
well-managed
show before…
In terms of
business
leads, ASW
lived up to my
expectations.”
– Abdul Wadud
Director, Team Scl Bangladesh
The sentiments shared by Jain and
Gambhir resonated with Sandeep
Golam, Group Operation Director
of Armana Group as well, who was
more than happy with the number of
brands and retailers that showed up
at ASW to meet and finalise business
deals with potential vendors. “I
met teams from Bestsellers, Ceilo
and many more…,” said an elated
Sandeep, while Md. Sajjadur
Rahman, Director of Laila Styles
Limited from Bangladesh on his part
underlined, “We are quite happy with
ASW as we met few very good and big
retailers. They were impressed with
our collections and wished to start
sourcing from us soon. I must say
Apparel Resources should organise
such events in other countries as
well so that we can meet more global
retailers to get bulk orders.” Similar
was the experience and opinion of
many more exhibitors.
Some of the emerging start-ups and
growing apparel manufacturers also
visited the show and they were happy
as the show served their purpose,
be it sourcing of smaller MOQ or
direct interaction with top-notch
professionals of Indian fashion retail.
For them, the show proved to be a
big learning platform and motivated
them to focus more on organised
Indian domestic market. “It’s been
two days of activities and the show
has completely blown my mind. The
turnout is phenomenal. I loved the
two insightful days --- the guests, the
speakers, the panels, were all very
thoughtfully selected and they have
“India-Bangladesh relationship
has grown stronger over the
years and India is already a very
important development partner for
us, besides being a vital destination
for garment exports.”
– Siddiqur Rahman, President, BGMEA
“Around six months back, when we
began to develop the ASW concept,
we identified three key influencers
that are core to the success of the
show, namely Opportunity,
Knowledge and Inspiration… In the
next two days, we look forward to see
great business develop for you all and
wish everyone a fulfilling two days…”
– Deepak Mohindra, Editor-in-Chief,
Apparel Resources
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