Sourcing

Various reports and surveys conducted in 2021’s first 6 months back the projected disruptions in supply side of the industry! QIMA – a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions – conducted a survey in March ’21 that clea

Do we really need so many clothes in the name of seasonal trends? Is it not time to take a reality check and on-point ask whether ‘season model’ within the industry is outdated and more importantly, unsustainable? This article digs de

Taking into account the pandemic’s worst form during the second wave, Apparel Resources talks to Rajnish Kapoor, a NIFT alumna, and currently the Director & Founder of Bangladesh-based buying house, KRAYONS Sourcing Ltd, about the probabl

It is estimated that the top 50 buyers, which include direct and indirect sourcing of top brands, retailers, chain stores across the globe, collectively buy around US $ 5 billion worth of products annually from India, which is 30 per cent o

In last one year, two sad incidents occurred one after the other in the factories of top Indian suppliers of H&M. And then there weresome strategical decisionstaken by the retail giant internally related to restructuring which led to some o

Recently during the ASW Marketplace vendor meet session, Ramesh Gunasekaran, Head Sourcing at Easybuy - Max Retail Division, Landmark Group and a seasoned apparel professional, shared his views about the value retail segment, the strategy o

Vendors are the backbone of the fashion retail industry. It is they who execute the brands’ vision and give life to the products. A collaborative union of a brand and a vendor can do wonders in this industry. But how does a vendor become

Apparel Resources bids adieu to fashion’s most turbulent year, 2020, with a talk with industry’s top global sourcing and buying experts, enumerating the major changes that directed the market this year and what needs to be on the memo f

It’s time for Indian exporters to think for themselves and to represent as strategic partners or preferred suppliers, and not just suppliers who are purely transactional.