Cost is king

摘要

It seems everyone is in a hurry to meet July's deadline but is price the only thing that is guiding ship operators when it comes to choosing the right suits? "They don't care which kind of suits they have," says Mika Aitio, export manager for Finnish manufacturer Ursuk, "and there is a panic now." In fact, there is so much competition at the moment that nobody wants to lose the business. As far as Ad De Wolf, managing director of De Wolf Products, is concerned, it's not that there is not enough volume but that "everyone wants the business and they go for crazy low prices." As a result, there is "no money to make at the moment in this business."