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India combines an established textile and apparel sourcing base with a growing domestic premium market. Advisory work spans market entry, international sourcing, commercial partnerships and bilateral trade initiatives.
The practice covers both market entry and sourcing: international brands evaluating Indian consumers and channels, and Indian manufacturers seeking access to international buyers. Institutional work connects the two through trade research and B2B programmes.
Prologue estimates. Premium means mid-premium and above. Indicative.
Consumer segmentation, city-level retail strategy, distributor identification, brand positioning and the regulatory and IP framework for entering India.
Buyer landscape assessment and commercial partner evaluation, qualification and compliance support, and access to European and Asian buyers.
Vendor identification, mill assessment, quality benchmarking and supply-chain mapping.
Distribution, retail and franchise partnerships for accessories, leather goods, jewellery and lifestyle brands.
Market sizing, retail landscape, consumer trends and competitive benchmarking across luxury, premium and mid-market.
Programme management for B2B missions: buyer meetings, factory visits, market immersion and stakeholder engagement.
Fibre to apparel, home, technical and craft textiles: the cluster and supplier map, the compliance imperative, China+1 sourcing and the partnership pathways.
Read the assessment: India in the Global Fashion and Textile Value Chain (PDF)
The Europe–India opportunity as the EU–India FTA moves towards signature: value-chain complementarity, trade flows, machinery, sourcing, the luxury market and the institutional role, with Italy as the lead case.
Read the brief: Europe–India Fashion and Textile Trade Outlook 2026 (PDF)
India's luxury take-off, the consumer, channels, entry routes and the country-of-origin proposition for European fashion houses.
Read the brief: European Luxury and Premium Fashion in India (PDF)
The retail groups, platforms and luxury operators that control access to India's premium market, with a partner-fit matrix.
What India makes well, the cluster map, and how the EU–India FTA is set to reshape the sourcing calculus for international brands.
Read the brief: Sourcing India: A Guide for International Fashion Brands (PDF)
Trade flows and the emerging FTA structure: how the EU–India agreement is set to reshape Europe–India textile and fashion trade.
Italy, India, Bangladesh, the United States and Sri Lanka, read through sourcing, demand and trade flows.
Read the brief: Global Fashion Trade and Sourcing Outlook 2026 (PDF)
Mandates span market entry, sourcing, buyer access and institutional trade programmes.
