On a visit to a Wal-Mart store abroad, if your ha
nds brush with a material that feels like Khadi, don’t be intrigued. It just might really be Khadi, and exported right here from India (see box on right). Wal-Mart also stacks apparel (especially leather), home textiles and accessories made ‘from’ India, though they are hard to pin down among the wide array of goods stocked. Unbelievable? Wal-Mart sourced $420 million worth goods from India in 2005 and expects to source a thundering $630 million in 2006 (a titanic growth of over 50%)! Go on, take a walk in any of outlets of Nike, Adidas or Tommy Hilfiger, and you can almost be sure that you will be trying on something that no longer comes just from China, Thailand and Vietnam, but could well have been sewed up in the backyards of India. Against common belief, the ‘Made in India’ ready-to-wear garments are being bought by foreign giants to cater – surprisingly – least to the Indian markets, and most to the wardrobes worldwide.
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nds brush with a material that feels like Khadi, don’t be intrigued. It just might really be Khadi, and exported right here from India (see box on right). Wal-Mart also stacks apparel (especially leather), home textiles and accessories made ‘from’ India, though they are hard to pin down among the wide array of goods stocked. Unbelievable? Wal-Mart sourced $420 million worth goods from India in 2005 and expects to source a thundering $630 million in 2006 (a titanic growth of over 50%)! Go on, take a walk in any of outlets of Nike, Adidas or Tommy Hilfiger, and you can almost be sure that you will be trying on something that no longer comes just from China, Thailand and Vietnam, but could well have been sewed up in the backyards of India. Against common belief, the ‘Made in India’ ready-to-wear garments are being bought by foreign giants to cater – surprisingly – least to the Indian markets, and most to the wardrobes worldwide.For Complete IIPM – Editorial , Please Click on IIPM-Editorial Link
Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006
wandered with his band The Flames (later ‘The Kids’) into the avenues of Hollywood. Failing to pay his bills, he grudgingly entered the world of movies, debuting in A Nightmare on Elm Street, and was appalled when necessity demanded that he act in a new mainstream TV show, 21 Jump Street, that (to his dismay!) catapulted him to the status of a teen idol. Despite their long lists of hits and critically acclaimed movies, both thespians have wrestled dark periods in their lives. Self-mutilating in his teenage years to battle depression, Depp often turned to drugs and alcohol even after his success in tinsel town, besides getting into scrapes with the law, like when he trashed a hotel room in New York.
their project launches to the gala season. Vikram Bhatia, Chairman and MD, Splendor Land base Ltd. explains, “Around 10-20% Indians, in spite of technological developments, are still bound by deep rooted traditions & cultures, and they try to make important landmarks of their lives on auspicious/religious days.” The festival season serves as a huge opportunity for both consumers and companies. Consumer spending is at its peak during the festival season. Manish Gupta, VP, Commercial & Finance, Hiranandani Constructions adds, “During the festival season, there is overall buoyancy in the market.