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Poddar: Zara never inspected his factory during 12-year partnership
“Zara never inspected my factory for 12 years. They never even visited where I am.”
Rare Rabbit claims to be India's only apparel brand skipping trade bookings
“We are the only brand in the country. We don't do road shows. We don't show our collection and take bookings from the entire trade of 700 people who we, 700 points we sell today. We don't show our collection and take orders from them. We just send what we thin…”
Poddar: Rare Rabbit founder was Zara Man's sole designer and manufacturer for 12 years
“In those days, I worked for 12 years exclusively for them. I designed collections for them. I was the only men's manufacturer for them, for Zara man.”
Poddar: Smart casual fashion did not exist in Indian retail
“I had a choice of doing jeans wear or formal brand. This is the only two fashion Concept existing in India. There's nothing called smartware. And which exists in Europe. It doesn't exist in in the rest of the world. There is no, so there's genes There's busine…”
Poddar: Rare Rabbit is genuinely the largest online brand in India
“And we are the largest online in the country, not metaphorically, but in genuine terms.”
Poddar: Bangladesh's garment industry makes up nearly 60% of GDP
“I think, 56 or 60% almost, the GDP, the economy is on garments. To export, manufacture garments. They employ the largest human force in in manufacturing, in one industry alone.”
Poddar: European apparel manufacturing yielded 30% to 35% net profit margins
“It was always a thirty-thirty-five percent business for me, take home.”
Poddar: Rare Rabbit is the only brand without a chest logo
“Rigidity for me is that I'm the only, we are the only brand which has no logo on the chest.”
Poddar: Khadi is the only fabric in the world unique to India
“And today the advice to a 20 year is go and try to touch Khadi because it's the only fabric in the world, which only exists in India. There's no other, every other fabric is global. This is only India.”
Poddar: A scaled Khadi brand will be built before he retires
“Yeah, a hundred percent. And I think before I retire, it would be done.”
Poddar: India is the only country growing organic denim
“And we make, we are the only country who grows organic denim.”
Poddar: Inditex has a mandatory policy that buyers cannot refuse supplier appointments
“So Inditex cannot refuse an appointment. You can call right now. I'll give you the number. You can just call up and I said, I'm Nikhil Kamath, and I'm a manufacturer of T-shirts. I make sleepwear.”
Poddar: Made 25 lakhs on Bangladesh order, then lost 50 lakhs on claims
“My first money was Bangladesh which was On calculation, it was about 25 lakhs. And I placed the order in, I've got an order from Bangladesh. ... And to that same customer within three months, I paid 50 lakhs as claim. Because that quality which was shipped fro…”
Poddar: Jack & Jones founder is Denmark's richest person
“Mr. Truce Paulson. He's the richest Danish man.”
Poddar: Oversized t-shirt market is selling well but already cluttered
“Oversized t-shirts are selling very well today, what you're wearing, the boxy fits. But it's already a clutter now.”
Poddar: Christian Dior manufactures wedding gowns in Mumbai
“We have Dior making their entire marriage gowns in Bombay. That's also embroidered in India.”
Rare Rabbit standardizes identical signature fragrance across all 120 stores
“So in our store, you will get fragrance in all 120 stores the same.”