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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Modest Fashion’s Big Asia Opportunity
Global players, as well as brands and retailers from neighbouring Southeast Asian countries, are coming up against growing consumer loyalty for local players as well as hyper-localised business environments and cultural needs.
Modest Fashion’s Big Asia Opportunity
Global players, as well as brands and retailers from neighbouring Southeast Asian countries, are coming up against growing consumer loyalty for local players as well as hyper-localised business environments and cultural needs.
Chanel, Dior Entice Gulf Clients to Shop Locally
Chanel, Dior and Valentino are making a splash this week in Dubai and Doha in a bid to excite locals who were restrained from shopping abroad during the pandemic. But will repatriated spend in the Gulf be a permanent shift?
Chanel, Dior Entice Gulf Clients to Shop Locally
Chanel, Dior and Valentino are making a splash this week in Dubai and Doha in a bid to excite locals who were restrained from shopping abroad during the pandemic. But will repatriated spend in the Gulf be a permanent shift?
Reliance Retail Ventures Takes Majority Stake in Indian Designer Ritu Kumar’s Brands
The retail giant will take a 52 percent stake in fashion and homeware labels founded by one of India’s most established fashion designers.
Reliance Retail Ventures Takes Majority Stake in Indian Designer Ritu Kumar’s Brands
The retail giant will take a 52 percent stake in fashion and homeware labels founded by one of India’s most established fashion designers.
Reliance Brands Acquires 40% Stake in Indian Luxury Label Manish Malhotra
Indian retail giant, Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) has taken a 40 percent stake in 16-year-old luxury brand Manish Malhotra for an undisclosed sum, the companies said Friday.
Reliance Brands Acquires 40% Stake in Indian Luxury Label Manish Malhotra
Indian retail giant, Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) has taken a 40 percent stake in 16-year-old luxury brand Manish Malhotra for an undisclosed sum, the companies said Friday.
Amazon and Walmart Brace for Crucial Diwali Showdown
This year’s weeks-long festive period is instrumental for the retail giants, who are both angling for a bigger slice of India’s burgeoning e-commerce market.
Amazon and Walmart Brace for Crucial Diwali Showdown
This year’s weeks-long festive period is instrumental for the retail giants, who are both angling for a bigger slice of India’s burgeoning e-commerce market.
The Real Reason Luxury Brands Are Investing in the Dubai Expo
Chanel, Cartier and Armani are focused on Dubai as the world expo gets underway but more comprehensive localisation strategies are needed across the Gulf for brands to fully benefit from the post-pandemic repatriation of luxury spend.
The Real Reason Luxury Brands Are Investing in the Dubai Expo
Chanel, Cartier and Armani are focused on Dubai as the world expo gets underway but more comprehensive localisation strategies are needed across the Gulf for brands to fully benefit from the post-pandemic repatriation of luxury spend.
What Vietnam’s Factory Closures Mean for Fashion
A severe outbreak of Covid-19′s Delta variant has prompted months-long factory closures that threaten the supply chains of companies like Nike and Adidas.
What Vietnam’s Factory Closures Mean for Fashion
A severe outbreak of Covid-19′s Delta variant has prompted months-long factory closures that threaten the supply chains of companies like Nike and Adidas.
Shopee Owner Looking to Raise $6.3 Billion in Southeast Asia’s Biggest Fundraising
The company is looking to amp up its global expansion by testing out new markets.
Shopee Owner Looking to Raise $6.3 Billion in Southeast Asia’s Biggest Fundraising
The company is looking to amp up its global expansion by testing out new markets.
Hong Kong Moves to Reopen Mainland China Border, Boosting Retail Stocks
Loosening requirements for mainland Chinese visitors could give the city’s retailers a much-needed lift.
Hong Kong Moves to Reopen Mainland China Border, Boosting Retail Stocks
Loosening requirements for mainland Chinese visitors could give the city’s retailers a much-needed lift.
Fragrance Industry Wakes up to Australian Botanicals
Entrepreneurs are using exotic botanicals from Australia to create unique scents that attract the attention of global retailers and perfume giants like Guerlain, LVMH and Estée Lauder.
Fragrance Industry Wakes up to Australian Botanicals
Entrepreneurs are using exotic botanicals from Australia to create unique scents that attract the attention of global retailers and perfume giants like Guerlain, LVMH and Estée Lauder.
Japanese Designers Are Still Betting on Gorpcore
A pandemic-induced camping boom boosted global sales for Japanese fashion labels with a functional edge, but has it cemented performance wear as a long-term fashion staple?
Japanese Designers Are Still Betting on Gorpcore
A pandemic-induced camping boom boosted global sales for Japanese fashion labels with a functional edge, but has it cemented performance wear as a long-term fashion staple?
Billionaires Bezos, Murthy to End Controversial India Venture
The seven-year-old joint venture will cease operating from mid-2022, the companies announced on Monday.
Billionaires Bezos, Murthy to End Controversial India Venture
The seven-year-old joint venture will cease operating from mid-2022, the companies announced on Monday.
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.