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Fashion Alliances: More divorces than marriages

Denmark-based fashion house Bestseller, which owns Vero Moda, Jack & Jones and Only, is a recent example of how relationships between global brands and its Indian partner is going sour. The company snapped its four-year-old franchisee ties with its Indian partner, Bombay Rayon's Prashant Agarwal. But this is not the first case of break up. Of...

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DLF Brands ends partnership with Alcott

DLF Brands, a subsidiary of DLF that retails fashion brands in the country, has ended its agreement with Italy-based brand Alcott. Timmy Sarna, Managing Director, DLF Brands says they are shutting down Alcott stores as it is not performing too well in India. Sarna points out that the company has ended the franchise partnership started with...

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DLF Brands and Alcott plan JV

Pioneering developer of international style retail and recreation in India, DLF Retail Brands is up for another joint venture, this time with a casual wear brand from Italy. Italian high street fashion brand Alcott, which had entered India in 2008 with a franchise agreement with DLF Retail Brand are ready to enter into a joint venture...

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DLF to enter home furnishing

DLF Brands, part of the real estate company DLF, is venturing into the home furnishing segment. It aims to launch 30 home solution stores under the brand name Pure Home + Living in the next three years with an investment of Rs 200 crores. So far, most of the company’s retail operations have been either through franchisees or joint ventures. Pure...