Overproduction and an inward-looking tendency are the biggest challenges for the Indian denim industry as it got into a hyper-expansion mode without thinking about its impact, says Sandeep Agarwal, director, Denimsandjeans, a trade fair organised in India, Bangladesh and Vietnam that provides a global platform for interaction for the denim community.
The sole focus on the domestic market is a big negative trait as it keeps the industry out of international trends, pressures and resultant innovations, Agarwal told Fibre2Fashion in an interview.Overproduction and an inward-looking tendency are the biggest challenges for the Indian denim industry as it got into a hyper-expansion mode without thinking about its impact, says Sandeep Agarwal, director, Denimsandjeans, a trade fair organised in India, Bangladesh and Vietnam that provides a global platform for interaction for the denim community.#
Organised garment manufacturing in large capacities is missing in India, making the country weaker in innovations in that field. “We have limited vertically-integrated units, which is the need of the hour for many large buyers,” he added. (DS)
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