Noel Tata recalled the scepticism surrounding Trent’s entry into apparel retail, when modern retail and private labels were unfamiliar in India. At the HT Leadership Summit, the Tata Trusts chairman recounted Trent's growth as a retail powerhouse. "Aap log cut-piece bechnewale hai kya?"That was the incredulous query from an investor when the Tata Group went into apparel retail 27 years ago, in a country where modern retail was not a concept yet.