Co-optex fixes ₹ 3 crore target for Deepavali sales in Erode
The Hindu
TN Handloom Corp sets ₹3cr Deepavali sales target for Erode showrooms. Collector inaugurates special sale, highlighting Co-optex's 89-yr history of marketing weavers' products. Variety of silk saris from Kancheepuram, Salem, Coimbatore, Arani & Thanjavur on sale. Target of ₹2.50cr for Erode & ₹50L for Gobichettipalayam. Dhotis, towels, bed-spreads, pillow covers, cotton saris, shirts & special saris also available.
The Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation has fixed a sales target of ₹ 3 crore for Deepavali at its two showrooms in the district.
Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara inaugurated the Deepavali special sale at the Co-optex Vasantham showroom on Gandhiji Road here on Friday. He said that Co-optex has been marketing saris and other products made by weavers across the State for the last 89 years to ensure their livelihood. He said a variety of silk saris made in Kancheepuram, Salem, Coimbatore, Arani and Thanjavur have received good response from the customers. “Exclusive designs sought by customers were made by Co-optex and marketed,” he said.
The Collector said that sales targets of ₹ 2.50 crore for Erode showroom and ₹ 50 lakh for its showroom in Gobichettipalayam were fixed for the ensuing season. Apart from saris, handloom dhotis, saris, towels, bed-spreads from various parts of the State, pillow covers, cotton saris, ready-made shirts and special saris for the festival were kept for sale.
he Tamil Nadu Government will take appropriate decision to protect the welfare and livelihood of Manjolai tea estate workers as Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, which is managing the tea gardens for the past 90-odd years, is about to wind up its operations in near future, Speaker M. Appavu has said.