| Wholesale clothing distributors purchase | | | | industry. They are upper, middle and budget |
| cloth, apparel, trimmings, home furnishing | | | | sectors with the budget sectors accounting |
| and accessories from manufacturers in large | | | | for the largest chunk. Generally wholesale |
| lots and resell them in smaller lots to | | | | clothing distributors do not specialize in a |
| retailers. Wholesale distributors usually | | | | particular product or products for a specific |
| work from warehouses or offices with no | | | | category of customers since specialization |
| display of their merchandise. They interact | | | | has not been a major trend in this industry. |
| with their customers through salespeople, | | | | However, some wholesale distributors focus on |
| over the phone and using the | | | | sub segments such as women's clothing, |
| Internet.Wholesale clothing distributors sell | | | | children's clothing or accessories.The |
| either imported goods or locally manufactured | | | | traditional distinctions between clothing |
| goods or both. The clothes may include | | | | manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers are |
| readymade apparel or cloth material. The | | | | slowly becoming a thing of the past. Some |
| product range not only includes garments for | | | | large retailers are bypassing the wholesale |
| men, women, boys, girls and infants, but also | | | | distributors and are dealing with |
| includes accessories such as scarves, hats | | | | manufacturers directly. This is often |
| and gloves as well as some home furnishings. | | | | accomplished by setting up a subsidiary |
| The industry is tightly integrated and many | | | | company that handles the purchasing and |
| distributors often manufacture the goods | | | | wholesaling activities for the retailer. On |
| themselves or get it contract manufactured | | | | the other hand, some large whole sale |
| from low cost locations such as China. This | | | | distributors are venturing into retail by |
| is because of the seasonal nature of the | | | | setting up their own retail outlets. The |
| industry. There are also wholesalers who act | | | | industry is dynamic and distribution systems |
| purely as a distributor from manufacturers to | | | | are seeing improvements. Internet-based |
| retailers. Their customers include retailers | | | | wholesale clothing distribution is also |
| and online merchantsThere are basically three | | | | growing rapidly. |
| categories of customers in the clothing | | | | |