Practical knowledge for importers, wholesalers and fashion retailers — importing Indian ethnic wear, choosing fabrics, and growing a profitable B2B business.
Wholesale Business TipsTibetan-community retail in Boudha and Jawlakhel runs on its own February peak, weeks after the wedding season winds down. Here is what moves on those counters and when Losar stock must leave Surat.
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Product GuidesA wholesale guide to kids lehenga cholis: how age-band sizing and elastic waists cut your SKU count, what parents check before buying, and which festivals move the category. Includes packing, QC and a measurement chart worth pinning at the counter.
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Product GuidesA wholesale buyer's guide to kids kurta sets: why school functions and festivals need different stock, how age-band sizing and plain hems save sales, and the fabric realities parents care about. Includes carton, QC and display notes from the export floor.
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Surat StoriesThe hand embroidery on Surat's export garments is produced by karigar communities working in adda workshops for piece rates. That economy decides your lead times, your sampling limits and what machines still cannot replace.
Read articleProduct GuidesHow Kanjivarams and Banarasis differ in weave, weight and buyer profile, and why stocking both earns more per bridal visit. Includes the korvai tug test, a one-line staff explanation, and honest guidance on handloom versus powerloom tiers.
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Product GuidesKurtis are the only ethnic category that sells every week of the year in Nepal. Here is how the Valley's office-college rotation works, which fabric bands suit the climate, and how to merchandise sets for daily counter stock.
Read articleProduct GuidesJaipuri suits at wholesale, from Sanganeri florals to Bagru indigo: how to tell hand block from machine print, test dye fastness and plan reorders. Daily-wear cotton logic for buyers who want the category that brings customers back.
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Fabric GuidesThe clean way to separate jacquard from brocade before committing to volume: what the back of the cloth tells you, how zari is graded, and the repeat-size arithmetic that quietly decides your fabric consumption. Includes practical checks from an export desk.
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Product GuidesDashain photographs decide what sells on the kids' counter in Nepal. Comfort-first construction, sibling coordination, 1-to-13-year sizing and the brutal timing of festival spikes explained for retailers.
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