Macrolotto Textile and Garment Wholesale Area, Prato

The Macrolotto area lies along Via Pistoiese on the western edge of Prato and is one of Europe's best-known Chinese-run textile and garment wholesale districts, joined with the neighboring Iolo quarter. It is packed with Chinese garment factories, fabric dealers and wholesale shops that combine workshop and storefront, offering quick sampling and small-batch supply to European brands and wholesalers. It is regarded as a European fast-fashion textile hub, though the exact scale of tenants has yet to be confirmed.

The district specializes in women's wear, knit fabrics, quick-turn sampling and small-batch wholesale, serving European fast-fashion brands and discount chains. For Chinese textile and garment producers, it is a place to trade fabrics and accessories and to discuss contract manufacturing and off-the-shelf wholesale cooperation. Buyers range from fast-fashion brands sourcing small repeat orders to discount chains looking for near-production replenishment, and fabric mills can also supply the local garment workshops directly.