With Pongal soon to be celebrated on January 15 and 16, retail and wholesale sales have improved in the city's textile markets as traders from other districts and states have come for shopping.
E.K.M. More than 3,100 shops selling textile materials operate in the state. Abdul Ghani Textile Market (Ghani Market) near Panneerselvam Park, Ashokapuram and Central Theater in the city. Similarly, weekly shops run from Monday afternoon to Tuesday night in Ghani Market, where people and traders buy materials in retail and bulk quantities.
Erode Gani Market Weekly All Textile Merchants Association President K. Selvaraj told The Hindu that the demand for synthetic dress material for Pongal, especially for children, was high and the sales volume was good. “The volume of both retail and wholesale sales is around 40%,” he said, adding that traders from Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Kallakurichi had come in large numbers and purchased material. Besides, traders from Andhra Pradesh have also made bulk purchases. “Sales will continue to improve till Pongal,” he said.
