International Sourcing Expo, Australia 2019 which is Australia’s premier international sourcing show for apparel, accessories, and textiles was a routine affair for Indian apparel and home furnishing exporters.
The event was organized in Melbourne from 20-22 November and there was more than 90 Indian apparel, home furnishing exporters participated in the event.
Earlier there used to be near about 400 exhibitors while this edition had somewhere around 700 exhibitors many countries like China, India, Pakistan etc. while the number of buyers not increased in the similar percentage.
“Though the arrangements by FIEO (The Federation of Indian Export Organisations) were quite good, the promotion was also done in a good way. But most of the buyers were supposed to place the order of 50 to 100 pieces only. Start-ups buyers were in high numbers.” Informed Aseem Singla, Director, Fashion Images Overseas, Jaipur and General Secretary of Garment Exporters’ Association of Rajasthan (GEAR) who has been participating in this event from last 5 years.
He further added that event should have more bulk buyers or buyers from chain stores. The company displayed the latest collection of ladies garments.
P.Sudhakaran, Managing Partner of Vasulal International, Azhikode, Kannur who displayed its entire range of home furnishing was not much happy with the event. He shared with Apparel Resources, “I don’t know the exact reason but buyer footfall was less in the fair. We only met small retailers and hardly any chain store buyer was seen there.”
