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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Explainer: How Russia’s Wartime Fashion Market Works
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been devastating for businesses in Kyiv and changed the dynamics of the fashion industry in Moscow more profoundly than anyone expected early last year.
Explainer: How Russia’s Wartime Fashion Market Works
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been devastating for businesses in Kyiv and changed the dynamics of the fashion industry in Moscow more profoundly than anyone expected early last year.
Worldview: Chinese Exports Suffer Worst Fall Since Start of Pandemic
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Advent to buy Zimmermann in a $1 billion deal, Amyris to shut down Costa Brazil and Onda Beauty and cotton yarn demand stagnant in north India.
Worldview: Chinese Exports Suffer Worst Fall Since Start of Pandemic
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Advent to buy Zimmermann in a $1 billion deal, Amyris to shut down Costa Brazil and Onda Beauty and cotton yarn demand stagnant in north India.
How E-Commerce and SMEs Are Transforming Africa’s Fashion Industries
The potential of the African continent as both a manufacturing hub and consumer market is still largely untapped. BoF shares key insights from sector specialists on the driving forces behind the evolution of Africa’s fashion industry and identifies what opportunities exist for local and international businesses.
How E-Commerce and SMEs Are Transforming Africa’s Fashion Industries
The potential of the African continent as both a manufacturing hub and consumer market is still largely untapped. BoF shares key insights from sector specialists on the driving forces behind the evolution of Africa’s fashion industry and identifies what opportunities exist for local and international businesses.
The Brands Taking Indian Fashion to the World
Indian designers are showing in Paris and opening flagship stores in New York, London and Dubai but how many will become global luxury brands that appeal to clients beyond the diaspora?
The Brands Taking Indian Fashion to the World
Indian designers are showing in Paris and opening flagship stores in New York, London and Dubai but how many will become global luxury brands that appeal to clients beyond the diaspora?
Worldview: Arab Couturiers Court Balkan Clients in Luxury Resort
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Indian department store chain Shoppers Stop, Puma’s cautious note on China and Burkina Faso’s patriotic fabric trade.
Worldview: Arab Couturiers Court Balkan Clients in Luxury Resort
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Indian department store chain Shoppers Stop, Puma’s cautious note on China and Burkina Faso’s patriotic fabric trade.
Worldview: A Bathing Ape Taps Rakuten for 30th Anniversary Show in Tokyo
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features India’s Monte Carlo Fashions, PETA’s clash with Mongolian cashmere and UAE gold mines in the DR Congo.
Worldview: A Bathing Ape Taps Rakuten for 30th Anniversary Show in Tokyo
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features India’s Monte Carlo Fashions, PETA’s clash with Mongolian cashmere and UAE gold mines in the DR Congo.
Inside the Future of Footwear Manufacturing
BoF and the Portuguese Footwear Association co-hosted a panel discussion on the rapidly evolving footwear industry with CLINTS founder Junior Clint, Maria José Ferreira, head of research and development at the Portuguese Footwear Research and Technical Centre, and The Future Laboratory’s Marta Indeka.
Inside the Future of Footwear Manufacturing
BoF and the Portuguese Footwear Association co-hosted a panel discussion on the rapidly evolving footwear industry with CLINTS founder Junior Clint, Maria José Ferreira, head of research and development at the Portuguese Footwear Research and Technical Centre, and The Future Laboratory’s Marta Indeka.
Worldview: Afghan Women Protest Taliban’s Closure of Beauty Salons
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features H&M’s new partner for Brazil, Chinese sportswear giant Anta and Indian sneaker start-up Flatheads.
Worldview: Afghan Women Protest Taliban’s Closure of Beauty Salons
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features H&M’s new partner for Brazil, Chinese sportswear giant Anta and Indian sneaker start-up Flatheads.
Worldview: India’s Jewellery Giants Accelerate International Expansion Plans
This week’s round-up of fashion business news from global markets also features Japanese apparel major Sanyo Shokai, Dubai’s lab-grown diamond sector and Mexico’s beauty services start-up Glitzi.
Worldview: India’s Jewellery Giants Accelerate International Expansion Plans
This week’s round-up of fashion business news from global markets also features Japanese apparel major Sanyo Shokai, Dubai’s lab-grown diamond sector and Mexico’s beauty services start-up Glitzi.
Is India the Next Frontier for Luxury Department Stores?
Industry leaders are divided on whether Galeries Lafayette’s expansion into India will spur other luxury department stores to enter the rapidly growing market.
Is India the Next Frontier for Luxury Department Stores?
Industry leaders are divided on whether Galeries Lafayette’s expansion into India will spur other luxury department stores to enter the rapidly growing market.
China’s Shein Denies Filing for IPO in US
Also in this week’s Worldview, De Beers strikes a deal with Botswana over rough diamond production and Lotte Duty Free opens a Korean fashion pavilion in Japan.
China’s Shein Denies Filing for IPO in US
Also in this week’s Worldview, De Beers strikes a deal with Botswana over rough diamond production and Lotte Duty Free opens a Korean fashion pavilion in Japan.
‘We’re Contemporary, We’re Traditional, We’re Unique’: The African Photographers Rewriting the Rules
From female bikers decked out in pink to dreamy desert tableaux, a new exhibition replaces two centuries of western influence with Africans’ own liberated visions.
‘We’re Contemporary, We’re Traditional, We’re Unique’: The African Photographers Rewriting the Rules
From female bikers decked out in pink to dreamy desert tableaux, a new exhibition replaces two centuries of western influence with Africans’ own liberated visions.
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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.