SIALKOT: The regional president of International Apparel Federation (IAF) and Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) chief coordinator Ijaz A Khokhar Sunday said necessary arrangements are being finalised for holding one month long 'First Digital Global Apparel Sourcing Expo' in the country.
Private label and retail brand buyers, large brand buyers and sourcing managers, brand owners and start up labels, designers, product manager and agent buying houses will attend the Expo, he said.
Ijaz disclosed that the top visiting counties were the US, UK, Germany, Australia, France, Denmark, Canada, Netherlands and Pakistan while 15,000 buyers and 20 million pieces order volume would be available in the Expo.
Talking to the media, he said this event will be first of its kind which was being organised by PRGMEA in collaboration of International Apparel Federation (IAF), Foursocure and Sourcing Journal. The worldwide economy had become slowdown due to Covid-19 as a result of which exporters and importers were reluctant to travel abroad for attending trade exhibitions, he pointed out.
Ijaz further stated that keeping in view the hardship of the business community due to Covid-19, the International Apparel Federation had taken the step for holding Digital Global Apparel Sourcing Expo to minimize the problems confronted by the business community.
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