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A feast for the senses: “India in Fashion” exhibition at NMACC Mumbai

Everything about the “India in Fashion” exhibition in Mumbai is grand - the scale, the designers, the materials, the show’s opulence and last but not least, the venue itself. Housed in the newly opened Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center at BKC Mumbai, it spreads over 50,000 square feet (more than 4,600 square meters) and nine exhibition rooms...

Business

Puma appoints new managing director for India business

Sportswear giant Puma has announced that its former global director of retail and e-commerce, Karthik Balagopala, will be stepping up to become the managing director of Puma India, effective August 1. Balagopala, who has been at Puma since 2006, has held a series of increasingly managerial responsibilities at the company, previously serving in...

Fairs

CMAI FAB reflects optimistic Indian garment industry

For the third time, the Fabrics, Accessories & Beyond trade show (FAB 2023) took place in Mumbai from 26th to 28th April 2023 and generated about 20 billion rupees (around 194 million British pounds / almost 245 million US dollars) in business. The fair is organised twice a year by the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) and took...

Fashion

Better Cotton trials traceability solutions across Indian supply chains

The non-profit organisation Better Cotton is trialling a pilot program, implementing different innovative traceability technologies in order to determine the best way to ensure transparency across cotton supply chains. To develop better digital traceability and conclude the potential of each solution, the initiative partnered up withRetraced,...

Business

THG Ingenuity partners with GOAT Brand Labs to globally expand Indian brands

THG Ingenuity, the technology service division of THG Holdings, has announced a new strategic partnership with GOAT Brand Labs which will see the duo build and execute localised digital capabilities in India. THG Ingenuity is a commerce platform utilised by DTC and consumer brands that offers its partners various technology and operations...

Fashion

Dior to show pre-fall collection in Mumbai

Dior on Tuesday said it will show its pre-fall 2023 collection in Mumbai, India, later this month. The Paris-based luxury house has scheduled to present its runway at the Gateway of India monument on March 30th. It will be Mumbai’s first major fashion show from a European luxury house, and follows the city’s biannual Lakmé fashion week, which...

Business

Recycled plastic collected by Indian waste pickers turned into 152 million buttons

Around 62 million tonnes of waste are generated annually in India, of which only 19 percent is treated. The rest ends up in landfills but that is not where it remains - enter about 1.5 to 4 million informal waste pickers who are the largest driving force behind recycling in India. Often barefoot, uneducated and shunned by society, they climb...

RetailFeatured

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...