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Japanese menswear co ties up with Indian suit maker

22 Sep '06

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Textile and apparel company Raymond Ltd has announced the renewal of its contract with Konaka & Co Ltd, one of the largest menswear retailers in Japan and Lims International Co Ltd, a significant garment sourcing and manufacturing firm from Japan and a close associate of Konaka.

The renewal follows the successful completion of the two-year tenure of the original contract for dedicating a part of the capacity of men's suits at Raymond's formal men's suits manufacturing plant, Silver Spark Apparel Ltd in Bangalore for manufacturing and supplying half canvas men's suits to Konaka. The quantity of suits that will be supplied will be upto 150,000 suits a year.

The agreement was signed between Mr Kensuke Konaka, President, Konaka & Co Ltd and Mr Shinichi Noguchi, President, Lims International Co Ltd., and Mr Gautam Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond Ltd, at the Ritz Hotel, Paris.

“Raymond has grown to be one of the most respected integrated producers of textiles and garments by demonstrating quality and excellence with our products. With the support of partners such as Konaka, we will forge ahead into the global arena,” said Mr Gautam Singhania, CMD, Raymond Ltd.

“If we are to work with an Indian company, we cannot think of any company other than Raymond” said Mr Kensuke Konaka, President Konaka & Co Ltd.

Konaka & Co Ltd. is a leading retailer of menswear such as suits, formal wears, coats, jackets, casual wear etc. The Group operates in Japan and has a presence of over 400 stores all over Japan.

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