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KARACHI: Conflicting claims relating to Eidul Fitr sales amid the Covid-19 lockdown from May 8-16 have emerged, with some traders claiming good sales compared to last year while others presented a picture of doom and gloom.
In 2020, when the pandemic made its way to Pakistan in February, traders in Karachi and in some other cities were allowed business activities during Ramazan after a strict 21-day lockdown.
At that time, online sales proved to be a blessing for brands. However, most consumers did not receive their orders on time. Apart from late deliveries, many complained of faulty unstitched fabrics and poor readymade garments.
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In this picture combo, (left) labourers at Kapra Market behind Memon Masjid are seen unloading fabric bundles arriving from Faisalabad while in the second photograph (right) a shopkeeper displaying unstitched Chinese fabric to consumers. Fahim Siddiqi/ White Star
KARACHI: Traders said prices of fabrics and readymade suits arriving from Faisalabad at the wholesale Kapra Market, also known as Kaghzi Bazaar, have already come under pressure ahead of Ramazan which is set to begin in the second week of April.
Kapra Market is a labyrinth of fabric shops scattered in narrow lanes (each a mini-market on its own) which begins from the Memon Masjid on MA Jinnah Road and extends towards Mithadar. One of the largest wholesale cloth markets in the country, it attracts a large number of buyers including women seeking designer lawn suit replicas and low-priced unstitched cotton fabric as well as traders from interior Sindh. The market witnesses two-way trade massive influx of clothes varietie