Indian Fashion Retailer Purple Style Labs Plans IPO
The Bollywood star-backed company behind multi-brand retailer Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop will launch its share sale next week as it taps demand for luxury wedding and occasion wear.
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Worldview: Australian Heritage Brand Akubra Acquired by Billionaire Investor
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japanese cosmetics group Kosé, Pakistan’s e-commerce market and JD.com’s management shakeup in China.
Worldview: Australian Heritage Brand Akubra Acquired by Billionaire Investor
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japanese cosmetics group Kosé, Pakistan’s e-commerce market and JD.com’s management shakeup in China.
Can Global Brands See Beyond Bollywood in India?
Actors are a particularly effective way of reaching Indian consumers, but fashion brands should consider widening the net to include other famous faces like local musicians, athletes and celebrity influencers, say marketing experts.
Can Global Brands See Beyond Bollywood in India?
Actors are a particularly effective way of reaching Indian consumers, but fashion brands should consider widening the net to include other famous faces like local musicians, athletes and celebrity influencers, say marketing experts.
Why Thai Celebrities Are Fashion’s New Power Players
Global luxury brands are signing celebrity ambassadors from Thailand to tap into rising local demand and leverage the stars’ growing appeal across the wider Asia region.
Why Thai Celebrities Are Fashion’s New Power Players
Global luxury brands are signing celebrity ambassadors from Thailand to tap into rising local demand and leverage the stars’ growing appeal across the wider Asia region.
Worldview: Why China’s E-Commerce Giants Withheld Singles’ Day Results
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Russian diamonds, Botswana’s gem trading investment and India’s Diwali fashion ads.
Worldview: Why China’s E-Commerce Giants Withheld Singles’ Day Results
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Russian diamonds, Botswana’s gem trading investment and India’s Diwali fashion ads.
Diwali Takes Its Place as the Next Big Shopping Holiday
India’s five-day festival of lights doesn’t come close to Black Friday or Singles Day in terms of overall sales, but brands see plenty of room to grow. That, plus what else to watch for in the coming week.
Diwali Takes Its Place as the Next Big Shopping Holiday
India’s five-day festival of lights doesn’t come close to Black Friday or Singles Day in terms of overall sales, but brands see plenty of room to grow. That, plus what else to watch for in the coming week.
Worldview: Latin American Fashion Awards Debut in the Dominican Republic
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Indian fragrance manufacturing giant Sacheerome, Uganda’s textile industry and supply chain disruptions at the Panama Canal.
Worldview: Latin American Fashion Awards Debut in the Dominican Republic
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Indian fragrance manufacturing giant Sacheerome, Uganda’s textile industry and supply chain disruptions at the Panama Canal.
Worldview: Lagos Fashion Week Flexes Its International Muscle
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India’s Reliance Retail, garment worker casualties in Bangladesh and a landmark counterfeiting case in China.
Worldview: Lagos Fashion Week Flexes Its International Muscle
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India’s Reliance Retail, garment worker casualties in Bangladesh and a landmark counterfeiting case in China.
Why Japanese Beauty Giants Are Buying Up Global Brands
M&A is gathering pace in Japan’s beauty industry as local conglomerates look to diversify their portfolios beyond Asia and target high-growth categories overseas.
Why Japanese Beauty Giants Are Buying Up Global Brands
M&A is gathering pace in Japan’s beauty industry as local conglomerates look to diversify their portfolios beyond Asia and target high-growth categories overseas.
How Mecca Dominates the Australian Beauty Market
The Melbourne-based multi-brand retailer has kept both local and international competitors at bay with a regional store footprint four times larger than Sephora’s.
How Mecca Dominates the Australian Beauty Market
The Melbourne-based multi-brand retailer has kept both local and international competitors at bay with a regional store footprint four times larger than Sephora’s.
Worldview: South African Designers Trial New Business Models
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Chinese investment in Egypt’s textile industry, plans to save Costa Brazil and fresh calls for Bangladeshi garment factories to pay workers more.
Worldview: South African Designers Trial New Business Models
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Chinese investment in Egypt’s textile industry, plans to save Costa Brazil and fresh calls for Bangladeshi garment factories to pay workers more.
Worldview: Indian Film Stars Rule the Lakme Fashion Week Runways
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Chinese boycott of Japanese cosmetics, Mexico’s designer showcase and the industry impact of the Middle East crisis.
Worldview: Indian Film Stars Rule the Lakme Fashion Week Runways
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Chinese boycott of Japanese cosmetics, Mexico’s designer showcase and the industry impact of the Middle East crisis.
Worldview: Saudi Fashion Brands Secure International Investment
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Pacific India’s growing mall network, Dubai Fashion Week and Alibaba’s denial of espionage allegations.
Worldview: Saudi Fashion Brands Secure International Investment
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Pacific India’s growing mall network, Dubai Fashion Week and Alibaba’s denial of espionage allegations.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Trump Picks White House Ally Overton to Lead Embattled FDA
The US president chose an ally to steady an agency shaken by staff losses, low morale and fights over vaccines and drug approvals.
Russian E-Tailer Wildberries Hit by Wave of Ukrainian Drone Strikes
The e-commerce giant has seen at least 20 warehouses attacked since mid-July as Kyiv steps up strikes inside Russia and Moscow intensifies its bombardment of Ukraine, more than four years into its full-scale invasion.
Adidas Shares Plunge After World Cup Spend Dents Profit
Shares in the company fell the most on record after its marketing outlay for the World Cup resulted in lower-than-expected quarterly profit.
Chinese Jeweller Laopu Gold’s Shares Drop on Growth Outlook
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.
Indian Textile Stocks Outperform on Trade Deal Optimism
Suppliers to retailers including Gap and Walmart are beating the broader market as investors bet India’s new trade agreements and shifting sourcing patterns will boost exports.