Science behind stylish sportswear model: Q&A with Gulshan Kumar, GM of lululemon Taiwan
The worth of the worldwide activewear market was estimated at $353.5 billion in 2020 and is predicted to develop at a 3.7% CAGR over the subsequent six years, reaching $439.17 billion by 2026, in keeping with funding agency Comprar Acciones. The activewear trade has all the time been very aggressive; staying modern is vital to differentiation.
Lululemon Athletica, some of the widespread activewear manufacturers amongst Yoga lovers, has introduced a number of initiatives to attenuate environmental influence with sustainable supplies. Gulshan Kumar, GM of lululemon Taiwan, shared with DIGITIMES how the corporate innovates and his views on post-pandemic life-style.
Kumar might be becoming a member of alongside Rachel Lau, managing companion at RHL Ventures, and Marcel Yang, particular assistant to the CEO of Giant Bicycles on the subsequent Asia Venturing roundtable, to speak about innovating the normal industries – Golden alternatives in Asia, hosted by DIGITIMES and Anchor Taiwan, at 8:00-9:30 AM, September 14th, Taipei/HK/SG time.
Q: Lululemon has been lauded as some of the modern firms. And its improvements have been largely with supplies. Any purpose for that? Where did the inspiration come from?
A: When it involves our gear, we’re type of obsessive about technical efficiency and innovation, be it uncooked supplies or be it product. As the uncooked materials is all the time on the core of a product, loads of focus goes on creating and growing the subsequent large modern materials. Lots of inspiration comes from a continuing pursuit of creating merchandise that exceed our friends expectations. For instance, our resolution to hotter, harder studio courses led to cool-feeling, super-fast-drying Everlux cloth. Our workforce of scientists and researchers from our in-house innovation lab, set to create a cloth to grasp the acute situations, so our friends can keep snug for each sweaty minute.
Q: Could you introduce your background and share with us some insights on the most recent tendencies in materials innovation within the textile trade?
A: I’m a textile technocrat by schooling and occupation. I did my majors in textile engineering and have all the time labored in textile and attire provide chain, overlaying all kinds of roles & capabilities resembling manufacturing, buying and selling, retail, and model aspect of the enterprise. I additionally labored in a number of places resembling India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan. Talking in regards to the newest…
