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Top textile companies to enhance export market share have started spending on research and development (R&D) to come out with newer products as they feel it is the only way to keep their market and patents help to give their innovations longevity as replicas don’t get created and the innovations can take their business to the next level and also give the companies high- margin products.

Related Keywords: Arvind, brand GAP, first store of US-based fashion, Gap Inc, GapKids and babyGap, international brand, leading global retailer, part of Delhi lifestyle, partnership between Gap and Arvind, textile major

Gap Inc. is a leading global retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women and children under the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix brands .But this international brand would soon be a part of Delhi’s Lifestyle.

Arvind ,the textile major, which is known to produce some of the finest fabrics and exacting dresses for some of the world's most quality conscious brands will be opening the first store of US-based fashion brand GAP in Delhi on May 30 (Saturday)

Related Keywords: apparel players, Arvind, demand cycle, Erratic costs, fabrics, high inflation, high interest rate, Indian textile industry, Indo Rama Synthetics, KKCL, low capactiy utilization, polyester yarn, raw material price, Raymonds, Textile, Vardhman Textiles, weakened rupee

India is the second largest producer of textiles and garments in the world. The Indian textiles and apparel industry is expected to grow to a size of US$ 223 billion by 2021. But during the Q2 of financial year due to several factors including stiff competition in certain products, low capacity utilization, high inflation, high interest rates and weakened rupee has impacted in some way or the other on be it textiles, polyester yarn, fabrics or apparel players.

Related Keywords: apparel and textile company, Arvind, borrowing limit, business requirement, expansion activities

Arvind Ltd, an Ahmedabad based apparel and textiles company would be seeking shareholders’ consent to increase its borrowing limit to fund expansion activities as well as for future business requirements. The company’s current borrowing limit is Rs 3,000 which it is considering to increase to Rs 5,000 crore.
 
The company will be putting up a special resolution at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of the company to be held on July 30, 2014.
 

Related Keywords: Arvind, clothing, Fast Retailing Group, Indian garment sector, Japanese retailer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, readymade apparel, UNIQLO chain

Fast Retailing Group, a Japanese retailer that runs UNIQLO chain of casual clothing is keen to enter the Indian market aiming to source garments from India. The Japanese fashion retailer has been linked with Arvind to for its entry in India. The company Chairman Tadashi Yanai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar expressing intention to source garments from India.

Related Keywords: apparel industry, Arvind, cotton producer, global brand, Indian Textile, Raymonds, textile manufacturer, Vardhman

Indian textile and apparel industry is known across the globe as it happens to be among the biggest cotton producer in the world, is one of the largest textile manufacturer with companies like Arvind, Vardhman, Raymonds, Bombay Rayon producing and supplying world class fabrics to most major global brands such as Diesel, H&M, Zara, M&S among others. It also has some of the biggest garment manufacturers such as Shahi, Eastman, Pratibha supplying to top global brands. But despite this, garment manufacturers fail to create a global brand.

Related Keywords: Arvind, bamboo, banana fibre, coir fibre, innovation centre, Nationa Institue of Design, natural fibre, Research Chair, Rswm

The National Institute of Design (NID) is set to traverse the path of innovation in research and design. NID has set up an 'Innovation Centre for Natural Fibre' at its Gandhinagar campus for this. Their focus would primarily be on banana, coir, bamboo, hemp which is termed as unconventional natural fibres.