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The product that I will market to Hong Kong is a 100 percent cashmere scarf. Dot will obtain all its cashmere from China. Dot’s cashmere supplier would be Shanghai Brothers Textile Co., Ltd. As many people may know, cashmere is a very luxurious and expensive fabric. A fabric, which is made from the hair of a Cashmere goat. Cashmere is a very refined and expensive variety of wool; it also possesses qualities of strength, near weightlessness and being ridiculously soft. Cashmere is a fabric that works for both males and females, young and old. Due to this fabric's luxurious and top-of-the line qualities; I decided to use it to produce Dot's scarfs. Clothing is a staple, that is essential for every human's consumption. Scarves are a seasonal product, because in the summer scarves are not as popular as in the winter season. Dot’s factory will be located in Guangzhou, China. The primary factor in selection was due to the China's status as one of the fastest developing countries. Not to mention, the cost of production is fairly low. China was once a “planned economy,” one that, until the ...

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