 "Shoes, footwear")
In almost a repeat of Apple contract manufacturers increasing their presence in India, suppliers to global non-leather footwear players like Nike, Adidas, Puma and Reebok are now flocking to India as part of the China-plus-one strategy. While on Monday, the world's largest manufacturer Taiwan-based Pouchen has signed a deal with Tamil Nadu to come up with a Rs 2,302-crore unit, at least six other global majors are in the process of setting up their units in the state.
According to industry sources aware about the development global non-leather majors like Feng Tay, Hong Fu, Dean Shoes, Oasis Footwear, Sports Gear and Zucca are either in the process of setting up their units in Tamil Nadu or have already started works
