Elayaraja Sambasivam

The Government of India has announced revisions to the GST slab for ready-made garments. The current 5%–12% tax slab will be replaced with a 5%–18% structure, effective 22nd September 2025. As an ERP provider specializing in the apparel industry, Quanto offers two recommended approaches for implementing these changes

Apparel retail in India is one of the most heavily regulated segments under GST. From range-based taxation to reconciliation headaches, retailers spend as much time worrying about compliance as they do about sales. In this article, we break down the most common GST challenges in the apparel industry — and how

Every apparel retailer faces the same daily struggle: * Too much stock → capital blocked, heavy discounts, dead stock. * Too little stock → empty shelves, frustrated customers, missed sales. The solution isn’t buying more or less — it’s buying smartly. The real art of retail is finding the optimal stock: enough to

Purchasing is the backbone of apparel retail. For a family-run store, it is often handled by one or two people — usually the owner or senior family members. While instinct and experience play a role, relying only on gut feeling can lead to overstock, stockouts, and locked capital. A structured purchase

Most apparel retailers look at profit in one way: “I sold for ₹10 lakhs today, I purchased for ₹7 lakhs, so I earned ₹3 lakhs.” But this calculation ignores the biggest truth in retail — profit is never what you see at first glance. Rent, salaries, advertising, depreciation, bank interest, and

Running a single apparel store is tough but manageable. You know your customers, you track your stock, and you can sense trends directly from the shop floor. But when it’s time to expand — opening a second, third, or even a chain of stores — everything changes. Suddenly, the same instinct-driven