BRANDS LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES TO CHINA
April 1st, 2013
WITH Chinese clothing and textile manufacturers struggling with rising costs – through inflation, wage increases and currency adjustments – international brands have been shopping around for new sourcing countries. There are plenty of options, especially in China’s east Asia neighbourhood, where Vietnam and Cambodia have developed lower cost centres. And then there is south Asia’s Bangladesh, which has developed a reputation for low cost efficiency, albeit one occasionally marred by poor environmental and labour standards.China's soaring costs are why the ...
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