Import and export is all-encompassing — whether orders are the size of an ocean container or a few cases — and businesses today need to have multiple options for how to transact and move merchandise to their buyers. As show attendees will learn, the next frontier for Canadian apparel businesses is export through ecommerce, now more relevant for B2B buying and selling than ever, and Canadian companies need to adapt. This year’s seminar series will provide valuable resource options to move bulk merchandise in and out of the Canadian market by leveraging cross-border ecommerce platforms and other omni-channel solutions.
Returning to ATSC on a significantly larger scale, the Indian Pavilion will give attendees the ability to source wool products, basic knitwear with several finishing techniques, suiting and other woven items, leather accessories, and other specialised items from selected manufacturers. This year, India’s representation will also expand to include home textiles and silk products brought in through The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, among others to be announced.
Indian exporters will showcase their emerging position in the textile and apparel world market and cater to the rise of micro-brands that are becoming the norm in North America. While India has traditionally been known for accommodating larger purchase orders, many factories have now adapted to facilitate the needs of smaller brands and enterprise level buyers, who produce goods for six to eight seasons per year.
The three core factors in buying decisions to nominate a vendor are centred on quality, price, and speed-to-market. Out of these, speed-to-market from suppliers to the brand or retailer — and consumer — appears to take more priority each year for many businesses throughout the supply chain. In 2018, ATSC introduced AVENUE at ATS, where attendees were able to meet brand exhibitors with merchandise that could be ordered and fulfilled immediately. With thousands of retailers attending the event, demand for a wider assortment of buying options grows with each show cycle. As a result, this year, ATSC is opening its doors for brands and wholesalers to exhibit, in order to cater to the immediate product needs of many retailers. (GK)
Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India