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Textile giant Arvind, is speeding up it’s efforts to localise end-to-end manufacturing of garments for global fashion brands. More than 80 per cent products of the brands that it sells are Made-in-India, so the impact of import duty hike will be marginal except in some areas. Addition to this the Ahmedabad headquartered company plans to open plants in Gujarat, Jharkand and Andhra Pradesh in a bid to cushion it’s verticalisation plans and decentralise manufacturing.

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Wendy Wen, Senior General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) said that, “Intertextile Pavilion Shenzhen has solidified itself as the go-to platform for the Chinese ladieswear sector due to its location in the country’s fashion industry capital, while it is being increasingly used by suppliers from around Asia, in particular Japan, Korea and Taiwan, to gain access to all the big Chinese and global retailers who source at the fair.” He also said that, “Last year also saw significant increases in domestic fast fashion-oriented buyers and online & designer brands, with many exhibitors offering flexib

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Urban Factory, a United States-based apparel brand, has entered India independently and aims to open stores in Bengaluru and Hyderabad by the mid of this year.

Madhuri Lakkapragada, founder of Urban Factory, said that all styles that come in India are delayed by a season and unfortunately, fashion comes to India in the end.

She added that they want to address this gap by bringing current customised styles in India.

Last year, India had liberalised norms for foreign direct investment in single-brand retail, allowing brands such as Urban Factory to set up stores in the country.