Heimtextil India and Ambiente India, held during July 20-22 in New Delhi. The start of the pre-festive retail season with many exhibitors confirming to have received orders at one-on-one buyer-seller meets. About 198 exhibitors and 7,457 visitors attended the fairs.
Ajay Arora, managing director, D’decor said, “Increased customer walk-ins and over 130 new inquries – for D’decor, this edition has been better than expected. Our association with Heimtextil in Frankfurt stands through ages. This is where it all began for us and we continue to support it as we truly believe in the business effectiveness of the platform. For home textile players, this is where you have to be if you are in the trade.”
One-on-one buyer-seller meetings set the tone of business networking at Heimtextil India and Ambiente India 2017 right from day one. Delegations from the hospitality, retail and large-scale buying segments were present at the fair over the three days and many exhibitors confirmed to have received orders through the pre-arranged buyer-seller meet format.
As consumer goods and textile traders raced against time to align themselves with the new GST regime, an exclusive seminar was organised during the fair to address concerns in the industry with the presence of notable tax guru and experts.
– Apparel and Textile News, Apparel Talk, Indian Apparel
