S. Kumars Nationwide (SKNL), a flagship of the Kasliwal group, initially engaged in the trading of textiles, ventured into manufacturing only in 1975. It has interests in predominantly three areas: textile, real estate and power. The major SBUs of SKNL include consumer textiles, ready-to-wear, home textiles, worsted suitings & high value fine cotton (HVFC). The company has 4 manufacturing facilities that produce over 200,000 meters a day. Of these, the plant located at Mysore specializes in worsted suitings for the Reid & Taylor Brand with an installed capacity of 12,960 spindles & 56 looms. SKNL is based at Mumbai, India. SKNL has a strong distribution network across domestic and international markets with over 300 dealers & 30,000 retail outlets in India. Reid & Taylor, Scotland is the company?s channel to the global markets and it also has access to top brands worldwide like Prada, Brioni, Dunhill, etc. SKNL has 16 exclusive stores for its premium Reid & Taylor brand and plans to take it to 200 by 2008. The company enjoys a 15% share in the worsted fabrics and is a market leader in organized school wear with a 30% share.