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Sourcing garments for the Singapore retail market
How we shortlist mills, sample fabrics and lock in reorder-ready SKUs that actually sell through in Singapore stores.
Singapore shoppers are quality-sensitive and climate-specific. A garment that flies off the shelf in cooler markets can sit for months on a Serangoon rack if the fabric weight, cut or care instructions aren't right.
Our sourcing starts with the buyer, not the mill. We map the season, the price point, and the store's customer — then brief factories on fabric composition, GSM, colourfastness and stitch density before a single sample ships.
The last step is boring but decisive: pre-shipment inspection. Every carton is checked against a written spec sheet, so what lands at Centrium Square matches what our retail partners ordered.