
A multi-speed sector: (1) domestic branded apparel/innerwear benefiting from premiumization, omni-channel and easing competitive intensity in some categories, but facing cotton/yarn inflation and working-capital stress at mid-tier players; (2) export garment manufacturers navigating U.S. tariff volatility, customer discounts, and geopolitical logistics shocks while pushing capacity expansion, geographic diversification (Africa/Sri Lanka/LatAm/SEA), and product/value-add upgrades; and (3) textiles + advanced materials where mix shift and FTAs are meaningful, and where non-apparel industrial materials can deliver structurally higher ROCE.
The extracted set spans three overlapping but distinct industry sub-systems:
Domestic branded innerwear/hosiery & athleisure
Domestic branded fashion / retail-led apparel
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