The Collective news and archive

The Collective to double store count in three years

The Aditya Birla Group's luxury multi-brand retail store, The Collective, plans to double its store count by opening 10 more stores in the next three years. The retailer will invest Rs 60 crore towards expansion. To open new stores, the company has already signed leases in three cities: Pune, Lucknow and for one store in the NCR. Aditya Birla...

Retail

The Collective plans EBOs for select brands

The Collective will open EBOs across India for some of its brands like Armani Collezioni, Fred Perry, Hackett London, Hugo Boss Green, Lagerfeld and Ted Baker. These stores will be 5,000 to 10,000 sq ft. There are already four Hackett stores and Ted Baker will soon open one. The Collective is a luxury retailer from the Aditya Birla Group housing...

Fashion

The Collective adds women’s wear to its range

The Collective, the multi-brand luxury fashion boutique chain from the Aditya Birla Group is now adding women’s wear. This will be done at its Hyderabad store that opened recently. As of now, The Collective has men’s wear and accessories. It sells clothing and accessories from a wide array of both Indian and international high end designers. It...

Fashion

The Collective unveils A/W’15 collection with global brands

Based on the theme red and berries, The Collective, multi-brand super-premium retail concept from Madura Fashion and Lifestyle has unveiled Autumn/Winter 2015 collection of newly launched labels at the stores such as British biker brand, Belstaff, Japanese denim wear brand, Evisu, Italian shoe brand Santoni and UK-based shoe brands -Grenson,...

Apparel

UK's Hardy Amies forays into India

Hardy Amies, a Savile Row brand and British-based fashion house specializing in modern men’s luxury ready-to-wear, would debut in India through an exclusive partnership with The Collective, a Madura Fashion & Lifestyle retail chain. Savile Row will introduce the spring’s collection for men through its Savile Row Made to Measure experience for...

Apparel

The Collective unveils latest fashion trends

This Fall/Winter, The Collective ups the fashion quotient with a continuation to its Spring/Summer trends as well as reimagined and updated styles fresh off the runway. The denim portfolio sees reengineered denim in a variety of textures and prints. Classic shapes are treated for an unbelievably soft finish as in the Adriano Goldschmied...

Apparel

The Collective opens flagship in Chennai

The Collective, a unique, luxury lifestyle retail concept by Madura Garments Fashion & Lifestyle has launched its first store in Chennai. The eighth flagship store is located IN Kader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam and houses the choicest global brands for men and women. For the launch, a luxurious, high-fashion atmosphere was re-created at the...

Apparel

Madura Garments to ramp up retail presence

Madura Garmnets’ super-premium lifestyle retail chain ‘The Collective’ is planning to expand its retail network by adding around 15 stores in the next one year. The company’s eighth store would soon be opened in Chennai followed by stores in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Noida, New Delhi and Mumbai. Exploring Tier II and Tier III towns like Kochi is also...

Apparel

Madura targets 20 'The Collective' outlets by 2015

Aiming for a bigger share of luxury market, Aditya Birla Group firm Madura Fashion & Lifestyle plans to expand the reach of its multi-brand retail chain 'The Collective' by almost three times. It plans to invest over Rs 100 crores by 2015 on this venture. The company is looking to increase the number of 'The Collective' outlets to over 20 from...

Apparel

Madura plans more ‘The Collective’ stores

Madura Fashion and Lifestyle is looking at doubling the number of its multi-brand premium retail stores ‘The Collective’ in the next 12-18 months, signalling an improvement in prospects. The company, which operates seven stores in Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bangalore, will invest close to Rs 50-60 crores in adding another seven. It now plans...

Fashion

Indian menswear gets a colourful twist

The mundane men’s bottom wear is suddenly donning fresh colourful shades with men’s wear brands adding a dash of bright hues to their Spring/Summer collections. Be it denims, chinos, cargos, linens, or just plain vanilla trousers, the menswear line across domestic and international brands are now showcasing reds, yellows, greens, orange, rust...

Apparel

The Collective to expand footprint

The Collective, the multi-brand luxury lifestyle retail concept of Madura Fashion and Lifestyle, a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed Aditya Birla Nuvo, is expanding its footprint. It plans to launch 8-10 stores in about eight cities in the next three years with an investment of Rs 54-90 crores. The focus is on Tier II cities and metros, where...