Kitex bags ‘Best Vendor’ award

Kitex Garments has bagged the ‘Best Vendor of the Year’ award from the US-based Toys

-R-Us, the international retailer in juvenile and toy products. This is the second consecutive year Kitex is receiving the award. The award was presented to Sabu M. Jacob, Managing Director, by Colette Melkonian, Global Brand Director, Toys-R-Us, at a function in the company’s corporate office at Kizhakkambalam near Kochi.

Kitex Garments is a 100 percent export-oriented unit specializing in garments for babies up to 24 months old. Kitex products are now sold through 9,000 outlets in 70 countries, including departmental stores such as Walmart, and Target. Witnessing a solid business growth, company is aiming to be the leading player in the industry by 2015 with a target business of Rs 1,500 crores.

Kitex Garments has a turnover of Rs 700 crores and employs around 8,000 people. The company is the third largest infant garment manufacturer in the world and has a production capacity of 6.5 lakh garments per day, with plans of scaling up to 11 lakh in two years.