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Disney & Me opens licensed stores in India in partnership with DLF Brands

DLF Brands has opened two Disney & Me stores through a licensing arrangement with Disney Consumer Products in India. Designed specifically for Indian consumers, the stores are located in Mall of India in Noida and Ambience Mall, Gurgaon. The aim is to deliver a unique shopping experience. These stores are owned and operated by DLF Brands. Disney...

Retail

Luxury eyewear topped shopping list amid note ban

The rich are ditching Louis Vuitton bags and instead are snapping up Gucci and Prada shades. Luxury eyewear sales in India are booming after last year’s demonetisation and other measures introduced by the government to curb black money and cash transactions. Data shared by Euromonitor reveals sales of luxury sunglasses grew 30 per cent to about...

Retail

DLF opts out of luxury retail to focus on mass market

DLF Brands will exit the luxury business and focus on the mass market. It has shut down two out of seven stores of the American fashion brand DKNY. DLF Brands is the retail arm of real estate company DLF. The company exited its joint ventures with Giorgio Armani and Ferragamo in 2012. In 2014, it shut down stores of Italian menswear brand Boggi...

Business

DLF Brands may lose Mango's franchise

DLF Brands, the retail arm of DLF Ltd, may lose the franchise for Spanish fashion brand Mango. The latter is wanting to consolidate its operations in India with its other partner Major Brands India. Mango has been present in the country since 2001 with Major Brands, which also has nine stores. DLF Brands had acquired the franchise for Mango in...

Retail

Walt Disney eyes Indian retail, in talks with DLF Brands

The Walt Disney Co is looking at cashing in on the demand for branded kids clothes and accessories. It is in talks with DLF Brands to open stores in the country on a licensing and franchise basis. The plan is to open a few large format flagship stores of 10,000 square feet, though most of the outlets in India will have an average 1,000 square...

RetailFeatured

End of season sales get a tepid response from buyers

Warm winter spell in the North has dampened sales of winter wear this year. And now even end of season sales are not showing promising results. Compared to last year, sales are down by almost 20 per cent. Across Delhi, retailers echo the same sentiments. In fact, the unusual weather conditions have heavily impacted the sale of woolen garments in...

Retail

DLF to open small format Mothercare stores in India

British brand Mothercare aims to open small format stores in India as a part of its retail expansion plans. The new stores would be opened through all kinds of partners - franchisees, dealers and distributors. Apart from exploring untapped Tier II and Tier III cities, the company would also launch an ekart website where it will initially retail...

Fashion

Dresses in vogue among Indian female consumers

While celebrities prefer them for social dos and special occasions, dresses are increasingly finding a way to every woman’s wardrobe. With foreign labels taking an e-route to India and Indian designers creating affordable range for online medium, both brick-and-mortar and online retailers are witnessing a surge in demand for dresses. Industry...

Fashion

Dresses in vogue among Indian female consumers

Retail

DLF Brands to bring more global labels to India

DLF Brands aims to strengthen its brand portfolio by bringing more childcare, parenting and accessories brands to India. Its current partnerships in the fashion space are with Mango and Forever 21. Fashion business contributes almost 40 percent to the entire revenue generated by the company. Mothercare, the British brand selling clothes for...

Retail

DLF Brands to open 140 Mothercare stores in five years

DLF Brands, which as of now operates 60 Mothercare stores in India, aims to increase store-count to 200 over the next five years as a part of its retail expansion strategy. The British retailer offers products for children and expectant mothers. The company plans to add around 25 stores every year across Tier I, II and III cities. The company...

Fashion

Offline retailers celebrate as consumers return to shop this Diwali

Retailers across the board have reasons to cheer this festive season. While ecommerce platforms are doing brisk business with lucrative deals, heavy discounts, malls and high streets in and around metros are seeing an increase in footfalls. Shoppers are splurging this festive season, bringing buoyant moodback at the offline retail stores. Online...