With the aim to shorten lead time while also deal effectively with the sharply rising shipping cost (raw material), more and global brands and retailers are now favouring using fabrics made in Bangladesh to produce apparel items.
Media reports maintained this adding following this, garment exporters in Bangladesh are now able to supply finished goods to their buyers within 45 days to 60 days, down from what used to be 90 days to 120 days earlier when most fabrics were sourced from overseas destinations like South Korea, China, India, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, speaking to the media, Chairman of Ha-Meem Group, AK Azad, on his part, reportedly, underlined that it was difficult to keep up with the trends of fast fashion with imported fabrics as it takes a lot of time even as he maintained these days many renowned buyers were placing orders with lead time of two months because of the rapid change in fast fashion, which earlier used to be three months.
