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Germany's Lidl, to increase garment purchase from Bangladesh

Bangladesh is still seen a good sourcing destination by German retail giant Lidl, as it is set to increase its garment purchase from there by 20 per cent this year. The company purchased 251 million apparel pieces from Bangladesh last year. Lidl purchases garments worth $700-$800 million from Bangladesh per year. The country is an important source for apparel items for Lidl and they purchase a substantial volume from there. Other sourcing countries have become expensive due to higher costs of production and a shortage of workers there.

Thus, Lidl will increase their purchase of garments from Bangladesh in the near future. The company has long-term plans for Bangladesh, as the country is on the road to improvement in terms of compliance and diversification of fashion and technology uses in garment production.

Lidl prefers purchasing garments from factories that invest in water saving and green technologies. The company is set to start a water-saving technology or WST next month in the factories from where it purchases garment items in Bangladesh. It will pay higher prices to buy the garment items, if any company invests in WST. Initially, 30 factories will have WST, those that are capable of adopting the new technology. Gradually, it will be adopted in other factories too. Lidl aims to reduce water use by 50 per cent.

 
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