Bangladesh is one of the best apparel-manufacturing countries in the world. We have almost 5000 apparel industries which are producing various types of knit, woven & sweater garments. Within a short period, Bangladesh has achieved huge fame among buyers for their export quality products.
In Bangladesh, most of the buyers are coming from the USA, UK, Japan, Australia, India and other European countries and set their buying office follow-up on the order.
Bangladeshi garments sector earns a lot of reputation from foreign garment buyers. It can provide a higher quality product at a convenient price than other garment manufacturing countries. As a result, high-ranked buyers from all parts of the world are so much interested in placing orders here throughout the year.
Day by day Bangladeshi apparel industries are improving their low labour cost, skilled and educated workers, better transportation facilities, good port facilities, short shipment time, easy order execution, raw martial produce etc. For this reason, lots of world-renowned buyers are working with Bangladesh.
Normally it’s seen that buyers from Europe, Canada, the USA, Japan, Australia, and India are the main buyers of Bangladeshi garments and Textile products. Among them here I will mention 100 buyers’ names which is too much important for our Bangladeshi clothing and Textile products.
List of top Garments buyers of Bangladesh:
The North Face:
The North Face is an American outdoor recreation products company. The North Face produces outdoor clothing, footwear, and related equipment. Founded in 1968 to supply climbers, the company’s logo draws inspiration from Half Dome, in Yosemite National Park. By the late 1990s, the label had expanded beyond outdoor enthusiasts by focusing on street couture and since the 2000s it is regarded as a streetwear style symbol label. In 2000, it was bought by VF Corporation.
Type: Subsidiary
Industry: Fashion, Retail, Sporting goods
Founded: 1968, 54 years ago in San Francisco, California, US
Founders: Douglas Tompkins Susie Tompkins Buell
Headquarters: Denver, Colorado, US
Area served: Worldwide
Key people: Arne Arens, Global Brand President
Products: Clothing, Outdoor gear
Parent: VF Corporation
Website: www.thenorthface.com
H&M:
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) is a Swedish multinational clothing company headquartered in Stockholm. Its focus is fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers, and children. As of November 2019, H&M operates in 74 countries with over 5,000 stores under various company brands, with 126,000 full-time equivalent positions.
It is the second-largest global clothing retailer, behind Spain-based Inditex (parent company of Zara). H&M was founded by Erling Persson and run by his son Stefan Persson and Helena Helmersson.
Trade name: H&M
Type: Public aktiebolag
Industry: Retail
Predecessor: Hennes Mauritz Widforss
Founded: 1947, 75 years ago (as Hennes) Västerås, Sweden
Founder: Erling Persson
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Number of locations: 5,076 (30 November 2019)
Area served: Worldwide
Key people: Karl-Johan Persson (Chairman), Helena Helmersson (CEO and president)
Products: Clothing, accessories
Owner: Stefan Persson (28%)
Subsidiaries: Monki, Weekday, Cheap Monday, COS, & Other Stories, ARKET
Website: www.hm.com, www.hmgroup.com
ZARA:
ZARA is a Spanish apparel retailer based in Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The company specializes in fast fashion, and its products include clothing, accessories, shoes, swimwear, beauty, and perfumes. It is the largest company in the Inditex group with Bershka, the world’s largest apparel retailer.
It is the largest company in the Inditex group with Bershka, the world’s largest apparel retailer. Zara as of 2020 manages more than 20 clothing collections a year.
Founded: 1975, A Coruña, Spain
Headquarters: Municipality of Arteixo, Spain
Successor: Marta Ortega
Number of locations: 2,007 stores
Parent organization: Inditex
Founders: Amancio Ortega, Rosalía Mera
Products: Clothing
Website: www.zara.com
Adidas:
Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike.
Founder: Adolf Dassler
Founded: August 18, 1949, Herzogenaurach, Germany
Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany
CEO: Kasper Rørsted
Subsidiaries: Five Ten Footwear, 3 Stripes S.A., Adidas Canada, MORE
Products: Apparel, footwear, sportswear, sports equipment, toiletries
Website: www.adidas-group.com, www.adidas.com
Industry: Textile, footwear
Levis:
Levi Strauss & Co. is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi’s brand of denim jeans. It was founded in May 1853 when German immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a west coast branch of his brother’s New York dry goods business.
Founder: Levi Strauss
Founded: 1853, San Francisco, California, United States
CEO: Charles V. Bergh
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Subsidiaries: Levi Strauss Japan Kabushiki Kaisha, Dockers, MORE
Website: www.levistrauss.com
Products: Jeans
Brands: Levi’s, Dockers, Denizen, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.
Tommy Hilfiger:
Tommy Hilfiger B.V., formerly known as Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and Tommy Hilfiger Inc., is an American premium clothing brand, manufacturing apparel, footwear, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings.
Founder: Tommy Hilfiger
Founded: 1985, Montreal
CEO: Martijn Hagman (Jun 2, 2020–)
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Parent organizations: PVH, Dickson Concepts
Website: www.tommy.com
Gap Inc.
The Gap, Inc., commonly known as Gap Inc. or Gap, is an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer. The gap was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Customer service: 00 1 614-744-3907
Founded: August 21, 1969, San Francisco, California, United States
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Subsidiaries: Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta Inc, MORE
Founders: Doris F. Fisher, Donald Fisher
Products: Apparel, Accessories, Personal care products
Website: www.gap.com, www.gapinc.com
Lee:
Lee is an American brand of denim jeans, first produced in 1889 in Salina, Kansas. The company is owned by Kontoor Brands, a spin-off of VF Corporation’s Jeans wear Division. Since 2019 its headquarters is in Greensboro, North Carolina, relocated from Merriam, Kansas.
Founder: Henry David Lee
Founded: 1889, Merriam, Kansas, United States
Headquarters: Merriam, Kansas, United States
Number of employees: 400 people
Parent organization: Kontoor Brands
Website: www.lee.com
Calvin Klein:
Calvin Klein Inc. is an American fashion house established in 1968. It specializes in leather, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewellery, watches and ready-to-wear. The company has a substantial market share in retail and commercial lines as well as haute couture garments.
Founded: 1968, New York, New York, United States
Founders: Calvin Klein, Barry K. Schwartz
Parent organization: PVH
Subsidiary: Calvin Klein Underwear
Website: https://www.calvinklein.us/en
American Eagle Outfitters:
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., also known as American Eagle, is an American lifestyle, clothing, and accessories retailer headquartered at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Founded: 1977
Number of employees: 37,000
Parent organization: Retail Ventures
Subsidiaries: AEO Management Co, Airterra, Inc., Quiet Logistics, MORE
Executives: Jay L. Schottenstein, Jennifer Foyle, Marisa Baldwin, Mike Mathias, Andrew McLean, Michael R. Rempel
Website: www.ae.com
Products: Apparel, accessories, lingerie, personal care, footwear
Mango:
Punto Fa, S.L., trading as Mango, is a Spanish clothing design and manufacturing company, founded in Barcelona, Spain by brothers Isak Andic and Nahman Andic. It designs, manufactures and markets women’s and men’s clothing and accessories.
Customer service: 00 34 938 60 24 24
CEO: Toni Ruiz
Founded: 1984, Palau-solità iIPlegamans, Spain
Number of employees: 15,000
Founders: Isak Andic, Nahman Andic
Parent organization: Punta Na Holding Sa
Subsidiaries: Summerson Spain, S.L., Mng-Mango U.K. Limited, MORE
Website: www.shop.mango.com
Lacoste:
Lacoste S.A. is a French company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste, and entrepreneur André Gillier. It sells clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels and watches. The company can be recognised by its green alligator logo.
Customer service: 00 44 1962 312803
Founded: 1933, France
Owner: Maus Frères
CEO: Thierry Guibert
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founders: René Lacoste, André Gillier
Parent organization: Maus Frères
Products: ClothingFootwearFragrancesHousewares
Website: www.lacoste.com
GUCCI:
Gucci is an Italian high-end luxury fashion house based in Florence, Italy. Its product lines include handbags, ready-to-wear, footwear, accessories, makeup, fragrances, and home decoration. Gucci was founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci in Florence, Tuscany.
Founder: Guccio Gucci
Founded: 1921, Florence, Italy
CEO: Marco Bizzarri
Headquarters: Florence, Italy
Parent organizations: Kering, Kering Holland NV
Creative director: Alessandro Michele
Website: www.gucci.com
Under Armour:
Under Armour, Inc. is an American sports equipment company that manufactures footwear, sports and casual apparel.
Founder: Kevin Plank
Founded: September 25, 1996, Washington, D.C., United States
Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
CEO: Patrik Frisk
Number of employees: 16,400
Subsidiaries: MapMyFitness, Inc., Triple Pte. Ltd., Dome Corp., MORE
Products: Footwear, sportswear, clothing, toiletries
Website: www.underarmour.com
G-Star RAW:
G-Star RAW is a Dutch designer clothing company, founded by Jos van Tilburg in Amsterdam in 1989. The brand specializes in making raw denim—unwashed, untreated denim. G-Star is influenced by military clothing. Inspirations for their designs come from vintage military apparel from around the world.
Founder: Jos van Tilburg
Founded: 1989, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
CEO: Rob Schilder
Subsidiaries: G-Star RAW C.V., G-Star Inc., G-Star USA LLC, Global Retail Sweden AB
Products: Apparel and accessories
Website: www.g-star.com
Bangladesh is a popular high-quality garment manufacturer in the world. World-renowned buyers and brands work in Bangladeshi apparel industries. Those buyers and retailers came from the USA, UK, Japan, Australia, India and other European Union countries to follow up their bulk orders by setting up a regional office. Most of the developed countries become pleased to import garment products from Bangladesh. Ready Made Garments sector is the first growing mainstream business in Bangladesh.
The BGMEA (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association) has fixed a target to earn about 50 billion USD by 2021. It’s not a very high ambitious target, cause in the fiscal year of 2019-2018, we earned about 32.92 billion USD. We have much ability to escalate it to 50 billion USD, cause last 30 years.
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