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India's online marketplaces could be fashion's next frontier, says report

India’s online marketplaces are set to triple in the next five years, presenting opportunities for fashion companies who desire access to one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Research from Bain & Company and Accel shows India’s marketplaces will reach 350 billion dollars in gross merchandising value (GMV) and contribute more than 5...

1 Dec 2022

Business

Boohoo enters Indian market through Myntra partnership

British fashion retail group Boohoo has entered the Indian market for the first time via a partnership with the region’s multi brand platform Myntra. As part of the launch, three of the group’s owned brands – Boohoo, Dorothy Perkins and Nasty Gal – are now available to shop through the site, offering over 1,500 goods across a multitude of...

1 Dec 2022

Retail

Galeries Lafayette will open two stores in India

Galeries Lafayette announced on Thursday the confirmation of a partnership with the Indian group Aditya Birla to develop its presence in India, where the French group plans to open two stores in 2024 and 2025. In order to "pursue [its] international deployment strategy", the Galeries Lafayette have entered into an "exclusive partnership" with...

17 Nov 2022

Business

Macy’s enters India through Myntra partnership

US department store chain Macy’s has struck a new partnership with Myntra which has seen its private brands portfolio enter the Indian market. Myntra has incorporated over 600 product options into its platform from Macy’s private brands, which include the likes of Alfani, Karen Scott, Epic Threads and Ideology. Men and women’s apparel make up...

4 Oct 2022

Business

Balenciaga strikes deal with Reliance Brands to bring brand to India

Luxury brand Balenciaga has signed a strategic deal with Reliance Brands Limited (RBL), which will see the couture label enter the Indian market. The long-term franchise agreement will make RBL Balenciaga’s exclusive partner in the region and marks the branding agency’s second deal with a Kering-owned label. It previously struck a similar...

5 Aug 2022

BusinessFeatured

Valentino to launch in India with Reliance Brands

Valentino has inked a long-term distribution deal with Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) to launch the Italian fashion house in India. Through the partnership, RBL will open Valentino’s first boutique in the country in Delhi by the end of the summer. The 1,740 square-foot boutique in DLF Emporio will carry Valentino women’s collections and an edited...

22 Jul 2022

Business

Gap to enter India through Reliance Retail partnership

Indian retail group Reliance Retail Limited has announced a new long-term partnership with Gap Inc. which will see the American brand enter India through a franchise agreement. As part of the deal, Reliance Retail has become the official retailer for Gap across all channels in the region. The company will bring the brand’s latest fashion...

7 Jul 2022

Business |Interview

Union leader: “Some changes but still long way to go for garment workers”

Indian women's rights activist and trade unionist Rukmini V. Puttaswamy received the 17th Solidarity Award from the German Senate Chancellery of the city of Bremen. Women’s rights organisation Femnet recently organised a meeting with Puttaswamy when she came to Germany to receive the award on 20th June. Reason enough for FashionUnited to...

28 Jun 2022

Business

Sugar Cosmetics secures 50 million dollar funding to drive growth

India’s Sugar Cosmetics has announced it has closed a 50 million dollar Series D funding round led by the Asian arm of L Catterton. Next to existing investors, the company said the upsized round saw strong interest from multiple private equity funds, each interested in capitalising on the growing beauty and personal care market in the region. In...

31 May 2022

Business

Sizing up India - project IndiaSize measures people across the country for a better fit

It is hard to believe that a country with a population of almost 1.4 billion people could be ignored but when it comes to sizing, this is exactly what is happening. For decades, international fashion brands and retailers have been trying to tap the Indian market, some more successfully than others. A common mistake is to simply dump the clothes...

13 Sept 2021

Fashion Featured

Not our problem: Global brands defer responsibility for garment workers living below poverty line

The world’s biggest fashion companies are yet to agree to renew a long term Bangladesh safety accord eight years after the Rana Plaza disaster. Yet for all the good the accord can accomplish, companies including Zara and H&M are holding out because of direct liabilities. Only five of the original signatories so far have signed, with the deadline...

14 Jul 2021

Culture

At the Intersection of Art, Fashion and Craft

Each month Sass Brown, an expert in ethical fashion, sustainability and craftsmanship, shares a fashion brand that approaches business differently and innovatively or operates outside of the main fashion systems and capitals. Sass is the former Dean of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the founding Dean at Dubai Institute...

26 Jan 2021