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Hidesign launches East India leather bags

Pondicherry-based premium leather goods maker Hidesign has launched a line of bags and accessories women made with East India leather. The collection, aimed at both men and women uses leather with natural vegetable tanning method to produce natural hued bags in simple designs. Hidesign is dedicated to continue innovation with the East India...

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Hidesign to scale up EBO presence by adding 18 new stores

Hidesign plans to add 18 more stores to its network of 84 EBOs and 150 shop in shops. Of these upcoming stores, 12 will be located at major airports. As of now the bag brand has 15 airport stores. The brand recently revamped its retail design by moving to cleaner lines. With year-on-year growth of over 20 per cent Hidesing targets closing this...

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Hidesign to double the number of airport outlets

Hidesign is looking to add more airport stores. The Pondicherry-based premium leather goods maker currently has around eight outlets at airports and doubling that number in the next four months. A typical 400 to 550 square feet outlet at an airport entails an investment of around Rs 1.2 crores it also gives the company higher sales. The brand...

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Hidesign to open six new outlets

Hidesign is looking to triple revenues by 2021. The company reported a revenue of Rs 100 crores and a profit of Rs 2.4 crores in financial year 2016. It plans to open six new outlets at airports in the next two months. These will be three new stores in Delhi and three new in Kolkata. Hidesign is a Pondicherry-based premium leather goods maker....

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Government to boost homegrown leather brands through new scheme

The Indian government is set to boost homegrown leather brands like Woodland , Red Tape , Hidesign by giving a marketing and promotional fillip to compete with brands like Louis Vuitton, Hermes, and Salvatore Ferragamo. The government will provide funds and facilitate through other possible means to take these brands across the globe. There is...

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Puducherry-based Hidesign launches luxury collection Atelier

With the launch of its luxury collection, brand ‘Atelier’, Puducherry-based leather goods brand Hidesign, is taking the brand one notch up. The brand prides itself on its craftsmanship of handbags and other accessories. Designed by Hidesign’s founder Dilip Kapur, the two collections are named Champagne and Caviar, the former made from ostrich...

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Hidesign to expand less in India, more abroad

Homegrown leather goods manufacturer, Hidesign, is reducing its store openings in India. The reason: paucity of high definition new malls. With no new malls opening, Hidesign has gone slow in its expansion plans in India. Instead, it’s looking at expanding internationally in six new markets this year, including Kenya, Saudi Arabia and Canada....

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Hidesign taps overseas market

For two decades homegrown brand of premium leather bags Hidesign was an export only company. It was much later that it forayed into the domestic market. Now, once again after 17 years, it has ventured into the overseas market. It is now tying up with various e-commerce platforms to tap its full potential. A year and half ago it opened its site...

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Hidesign has big plans for the US market

After a successful presence in the US, Hidesign now plans to partner with distributors in three new markets in 2016. In the second year of its presence in the US, it plans to add many smaller retailers to its list. Hidesign products have been present in the international market for long. But in the last few years, the domestic market overtook...

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Hidesign looks to expand in the US

Popular leather bags and now shoes manufacturer Hidesign is bullish about expanding in the US market. It hopes to capture the niche segment with its range of women’s and men’s bags. It will make more investments now that it is planning to expand in the US. The company believes it is a good time to expand in the US. Hidesign lauched operations in...

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Hidesign to expand global presence through ecommerce and stores

India’s premium leather brand Hidesign, plans to expand its footprint in foreign markets such as the US by opening stores as well as through ecommerce. Unavailability of quality retail spaces in India is one of the reasons behind this company’s decision. As per a CII-JLL report, 14 malls in India will make an exit from retail operations in the...

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First Hidesign store opens in Jammu

Acclaimed leather and accessories brand Hidesign, opened its doors to their first store in Jammu recently. The store is spread over an area of about 600 square foott and is located at Wave Mall in the city. Designed by Kapur and Hidesign’s in-house architect Hamsa Ganesan, the store layout is simple and follows a clean interior design flaunting...