World News | Good Scope to Increase Exports from India: Bata

Bern, Jun 9 (PTI) Footwear maker Bata sees good potential to boost its exports from India, a top company official said on Monday.

"We mainly export leather shoes from India...it's in millions...scope and potential is there (to increase that)," Bata Brands SA CEO Sandeep Kataria said, adding that India will be "our second largest" hub for sourcing.

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Bata has its main design centre in Italy and over 15 factories across the globe. The company has a design centre in Gurugram (Haryana) in India also and it, along with the Italian team, can design products for emerging markets, he said.

On the quality control order for the footwear sector in India, he said it is a good move as it will help set up a quality benchmark.

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"It can help keep out poor quality (goods)," he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)