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Gianni Versace and Blues Clothing Company part ways

The saga of broken tie ups between a global brand and its Indian partner has taken another toll. After fashion brand Esprit and Aditya Birla Group’s Madura ended their seven-year-old distribution agreement, Milan-based luxury fashion company Gianni Versace SpA has terminated its exclusive franchise agreement with Indian partner Blues Clothing...

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Chill brings cheer to winter wear business

It’s been a very cold winter this year, but winter wear makers are feeling snug and warm as their business has done well. Bug bears like high costs of labor, excise duty on branded apparels, slow economy and low consumer demand did not seem to affect their business too much with many manufacturers reporting sell out orders. Winter wear brands...

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Indian Menswear on high growth trajectory

The menswear market in India is the fastest growing apparel segment. According to Datamonitor it is expected to grow by 40.6 per cent to $13.8 billion in 2012. The India Menswear Market Analysis 2010-2014 by Venn Research found that total revenue from menswear was $11.8 billion in 2009, representing a compound annual growth rate of 8.6 per cent...

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Blues Clothing: Boosting luxury retail in India

Blues Clothing Company (BCC), the retail company known for selling luxury brands like Gianni Versace, Corneliani, Corneliani ID, Bench & Bar, John Smedley and Cadini across India is on a diversification mode. And to take the legacy forward, BCC has diversified into interiors, Blues Home -- a one stop shop for all interior requirements. Now, BCC...

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Blues Clothing: Fulfilling India’s luxury aspirations

Blues Clothing Company (BCC), best known for the basket of luxury brands it retails in India has become very aggressive with its marketing initiatives. The company’s approach is: Be very selective but effective. As Abhay Gupta, Executive Director, Blues Clothing Company, explains, “We believe in a 360 degree approach in marketing and...

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Luxury brands: Reworking India strategy to gain ground

The recent report 'World Investment Prospects Survey 2009-2012' has ranked India second in global foreign direct investments in 2010. Further, it says India will continue to remain among the top five attractive destinations for international investors from 2010-12. And even though the issue of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail is still being...

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John Smedley: Pushing up India’s knitwear tastes

John Smedley the high end British knitwear brand that comes with a rich 225-year heritage, is tasting success in the Indian market. Sales of John Smedley knitwear have shown good results with an annual growth of almost 40 per cent as compared to the last financial year, which is good news for the high-end brand. A luxury knitwear brand with...

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Blue Clothing Company growing red hot

Delhi-based Blue Clothing Company has been fired up since last year. It expanded the brand portfolio by introducing Turkish brands like Damat, ADV and Tween to the Indian market. It diversified in verticals, launching the Versace Unique phone which has done rather well and launched Blues Home, retailing luxury brands and concepts like Versace...

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Winter Wear: Business warms up this season

With the chill setting in early this year and temperatures recording new lows, the winter wear business in India has been very upbeat. This, after going through a rough patch last winter when because of the after affects of the economic slowdown business was slow. However, this year there is a feeling of optimism among winter wear makers, “...

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Blues Clothing redefines luxury home décor

Blues Clothing Company (BCC), a vertically integrated fashion and retail company that retails the best of luxury Italian brands in India, has diversified into interiors and home furnishings. It’s aimed at the well-heeled, globally traveled Indian consumer in the premium to luxury segment. Well-known for retailing apparels from Gianni Versace,...

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Men and fashion: It’s boomtime in men’s wear

After a lull, men’s apparel brands in India are back in business. The category which is used to see fairly high growth rates of 20 to 40 per cent is suddenly seeing a 60 per cent growth. Men are stocking up their wardrobes in great style this year. “We are seeing a kind of buoyancy in the apparel sector, probably due to the booming market and...