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A further limitation to the process of investigation, with particular reference to the value<br />
chain, was the reluctance of respondents to provide details of their suppliers, and that<br />
competition for reliable CMT (cut, make and trim) services and textile suppliers is rife. In<br />
order to examine <strong>full</strong>y the links between and relationships with designers and external<br />
suppliers, I would have preferred to be able to interview these specific CMT and textile<br />
merchants as well, but instead could only pose questions to the designers about their<br />
relationships with suppliers and the more general issue of competition in this regard.<br />
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