Arvind Lifestyle Brands news and archive

Arvind Lifestyle targets Rs 7500 cr revenue by 2022

Arvind Lifestyle Brands is looking at reaching Rs 7,500 crores in revenue by 2022, says J Suresh, Managing Director and CEO, Arvind Lifestyle Brands. In media interactions Suresh said Arvind Lifestyle’s focus over the next five years will be on driving profitability and return on the capital employed. Arvind’s branded apparels business comprises...

Retail

Arvind Fashion Brands and Sachin Tendulkar team up to launch True Blue

Arvind Fashion Brands along with its joint venture partner legendary Sachin Tendulkar has launched an iconic premium men’s wear apparel and accessories brand called True Blue. True to its name, the brand re-interprets traditional Indian heritage in the modern context, making it relevant to the spirit of the global Indian. True Blue represents...

Retail

Arvind expands Gap's India presence through 17 new shop-in-shops

Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited, Gap’s India franchisee, has announced the launch of 17 Gap shop-in-shops through multi-brand retailers. The company said, this expansion plan would accelerate the availability of Gap products in key tier II and III markets. Commenting on the plan, Parag Dani, Gap Business Head at Arvind Lifestyle Brands said in a...

Retail

GAP opens store in West Delhi’s Pacific Mall

As a part of its India expansion plan GAP, has opened its fourth store spread over 4,500 sq. ft in West Delhi’s Pacific Mall. The latest addition takes the India total for the brand to 11. The mall is one of the capital’s premium shopping, entertainment and leisure destinations. The newly inaugurated store is located on the Ground floor and...

Retail

Ed Hardy sees positive growth in its second innings in India

American premium apparel and accessories brand Ed Hardy’s has seen positive second innings in India. Founded by US tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy, the brand made a successful comeback and is now planning its next phase of expansion. Its aiming to be a Rs 500-crores brand by 2022. In India, the brand’s owners Iconix Lifestyle has a licensing...

Retail

Aeropostale partners with Arvind to enter India

Aeropostale, a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparels for young women and men, has announced expansion plans throughout Asia with new licensing agreements in India and Indonesia. The company would open stores in India through a licensing agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands and in Indonesia through a licensing agreement with PT Mitra...

Fashion

Festive shopping expected to fuel demand and sales

With the new government promising to bring in better days to the economy and the overall upbeat sentiment retail sales is expected to get a boost around festive season. Experts feel that the season, beginning with Onam and ending with Diwali/Christmas from September to December will give a fillip toIndia’s retail scenario. According to ET, the...

Fashion

Gap and Arvind team up to open stores in India

As speculated earlier, American lifestyle brand Gap has formally announced its partnership with Arvind Lifestyle Brand to open franchise-operated Gap brand stores in India. The first stores offering the brand’s summer 2015 collection for adults, kids and babies are expected to open in Mumbai and New Delhi in 2015. The brand plans to open about...

Apparel

Arvind partners with Shoppers Stop for Next shop in shop

Arvind Lifestyle Brands has partnered with Shoppers Stop for the launch of a shop-in-shop format of British brand Next, in Mumbai. Spread over 600 sq. ft, at the Shoppers Stop store in Juhu, the Next will retail kids clothing for 2 years to 12 years old girls and boys. The range also includes hosiery, shoes and socks, underwear, and nightwear....

Fashion

Nautica plans sourcing from India, increasing retail spread

After taking over the brand last July, Arvind Lifestyle Brands has chalked out aggressive retail growth plans for sports-inspired casual lifestyle American brand Nautica. “Our first task was to get the margins right in terms of sustainability of the business. Within six months or one year of handling it, we have been able to break even. The...

Fashion

Industry divided over Budget boost for skill development

The Union Budget 2013-’14 has cheered the textile and apparel industry. Announcing a slew of incentives Finance Minister P C Chidambaram’s biggest move was the exemption of excise duty on readymade garments, a bug bear for a long time. The industry has welcomed this move whole heartedly and it has put a smile back on the faces of brands and...

Fashion

Bridge-to-luxury brands gain momentum in India

After the CII-AT Kearney report said that the India luxury market is growing at 20 percent per annum and the luxury market is evolving more rapidly than most of us had foreseen, there has been a flurry of brands entering the country. While the government has relaxed FDI norms and allowed 100 percent foreign investments in single brand retail,...