INDIA GIFT FAIR HOPES TO GROW AS SOURCING VENUE FOR THE U.S.(The Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair)(fair to promote the country as a destination for sourcing and exporting home furnishings)
HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, March, 2004 by Webb, Carla
NEW DELHI, India-The Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair kicked off here late last month with the hopes of promoting the country as a destination for sourcing and exporting home furnishings products to the world, especially to the U.S. market.
"The U.S. is a big market," said Meenakshi Dhingra, chief executive officer of Heritage India Exports, which exports wood furniture and such home decor items as wall mirrors, frames, candlesticks and baskets. "No other country can compete with its buying capacities. We are always trying to do more business with the U.S."
According to Rakesh Kumar, executive director of the Indian Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, or EPCH, which sponsors the fair, the United States is India's largest market, and one that...
Most Recent Business Articles
- Multiple criteria evaluation and optimization of transportation systems
- Multi-criteria analysis procedure for sustainable mobility evaluation in urban areas
- A two-leveled multi-objective symbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the hub and spoke location problem
- Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating the impacts of intelligent speed adaptation
- The development of Taiwan arterial traffic-adaptive signal control system and its field test: a Taiwan experience
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
- Too Young to Rent a Car? - 25-years-old the minimum age for car renting - Brief Article
- LIFO vs. FIFO: a return to the basics
