Established in 1962, the West Bengal Garment Manufacturers and Dealers Association recently celebrated 50 years of operations with a buyer-seller meet in Kolkata. Organised twice year, the recent edition from December 20-22, 2019 at New Town saw a strong presence of industry stakeholders.
The first edition of the fair was attended by only 10 people and this time, around 250 manufacturers with 600 brands participated in it. The fair provides free accommodation and air tickets to visitors. “Earlier, we had to go door to door to sell our clothes. Now customers come to us,” noted Devendra Vaid, Secretary of the association.
The fair gives kids wear brands in Kolkata a platform to showcase their apparels. “There are other fairs that too focus on kids wear but they feature limited retail brands. Our fair offers a wide range of apparels to choose from. The next edition of the fair will focus on men’s and women’s wear,” Vaid expained.
