 Future Group is planning to promote ethnic wear brand – Srishti. This is part of its private labels business. As the country’s largest retailer, it has plans of adding a new private label every quarter. A subsidiary of Pantaloon Retail, Future Brands owns
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 Lifestyle International has launched its second Lifestyle store in Delhi, its 22nd in the country. With this launch, Lifestyle now has four stores in the National Capital Region (NCR), the other three being in Rajouri Garden, Noida and Gurgaon.
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 Wadhawan Lifestyle Retail (WLRPL) that brought in cult brands like Ed Hardy, and Christian Audigier to India in 2007 has tied up with Shoppers Stop for the first shop-in-shop at Juhu, Mumbai. With a vision to make high-end global brands
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 They came, they saw and they were wooed. For all those who witnessed the just concluded Pearls Infrastructure Delhi Couture Week (PI-DCW), it was all about unadulterated indulgence. Designers stole the limelight despite the presence
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 Ashapura Apparels, retailers of undergarments since 1976, have recently unveiled their new range of lounge wear and sportswear for men, women, boys and girls under the brand name Valentine. With focus on style and comfort, the collection
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 Turtle one of India's fastest growing menswear brands has drawn out major expansion plans to consolidate its position across India. The brand is planning to open 10 more exclusive outlets by March 2011. It’s also looking at foraying into more MBOs
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 Christian Fabre Textiles, one of the first BPOs in the garment industry, is seeking to expand its retail presence across south India. The aim is to come up with two flagship stores, each of minimum 1,500 sq. ft. area, in Chennai and Bangalore within
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 The rising prices of cotton, the main input for yarn, which fabric makers buy in bulk, has had a spiraling effect on the value chain with both yarn and fabric manufacturers raising prices in turn. Fabric prices have, in fact, gone up by 5-10 per cent in the past few
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 Koutons Junior the exclusive collection for kids from the house of Koutons, a New Delhi-based company is targeting Tier II and Tier III cities expansion. Having identified the huge consumer base in these cities who want both quality and cost
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 Fashion brand John Hill from Vir Retail with an extensive portfolio of casual and formal wear is spreading the net to reach every nook and cranny of India. Into its first year, John Hill’s turnover is Rs 28 crores and is expected to reach Rs 68 crores
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 The Loot, the multi-brand, discount store chain that offers leading international and national brands at massive discounts, is planning to launch an IPO. So far, The Loot has been self-funded. Going forward, the plan is to launch either an IPO or go
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 The five day long Gitanjali Chennai International Fashion Week (CIFW) which concluded this week, was full of jazz and glamour that it professed to offer. The gala event saw 35 designers, five shows a day, six emerging names from Chennai,
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 They may not be among the select few companies that determine which way the Indian Sensex or Nifty moves on any given day of trading. Yet, these top apparel and clothing companies do attract numerous buyers who track their daily movements.
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 Ladybird, the popular UK-based kids wear brand for 0-10 year olds is poised for massive expansion in India. By end of this fiscal, the target is six standalone stores in New Delhi-NCR and Punjab and 60 shop-in-shops across India. By March 2012,
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 Juliet Apparels, a leading women’s lingerie, sportswear and knitwear manufacturer, has drawn up major expansion plans. This includes adding more products and setting up a mega production township in Gujarat. The ultimate aim
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 The Raheja-owned Rs 1,500 crores Shoppers Stop is currently shaking off its image as India’s leading departmental store and fast becoming a full service retailer. It plans to do this by increasing stake in the promoter group’s Hypercity chain from
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 How to market a brand? With the numerous options companies have today, making choices is not easy. FashionUnited contacted Eucalyptus and got some interesting answers. Eucalyptus is essentially a womenswear British label, based in London. The
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 The FIFA World Cup, one of the most loved and anticipated game world over will finally end this Monday. While fans will take away fond memories, businesses are making sure they make the most out of the football craze. And keeping pace,
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 Should we, shouldn’t we? This seems to be the moot question the Union government is asking stake holders as it embarks on the debate on opening up foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. The Centre has sought suggestions from
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| General speaking, Thursday´s was not the best session for
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| The FashionUnited Top 100 Index has beaten the fears and
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| The eco-friendly kids wear brand, Bacche, from Las Vegas is arriving in India this September.
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| The watch and jewelry leader, Titan Industries, is likely to see robust sales growth on the back
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| Signature 7 Sensations Fashion Tour kicked off in Mumbai recently as Bollywood actors Celina
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| Mafatlal Industries has put its closed textiles mill in central Mumbai up for sale to cash in on the
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| Leather bag brand Hidesign wants to move away from just being a bag brand and is aiming to
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| Ace designer Suneet Varma is planning to open India’s first fashion archive that will help
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| Vimal, the flagship textile brand of the Mukesh Ambani run Reliance Industries has launched
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| The third edition of the Bangalore Fashion Week saw 25 designers participating from
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| Yesterday´s was a day portrayed by the Asian markets, with India and Japan mainly shaking
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| The Collective has appointed Ram Iyer as the Chief Executive Officer. He replaces George
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| Orient Craft, India’s leading garment manufacturing and exporting house, plans to invest
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| Gokaldas Exports is looking to expand its wholesale business to achieve an all-India footprint
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| Diamonds have been the most desirable jewelry for most women. Keeping this in mind, India’s
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| As consumers are increasingly shifting away from buying textile and getting it tailored to
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| Top Indian jewelry retailer Gitanjali Gems plans to open 50 outlets in China and has earmarked
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| The Fashion Design Council of India’s WIFW spring/summer show that usually takes place in
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| Reliance Brands, a Reliance Industries-owned lifestyle brand company, has entered
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| All is well that ends well. This could be the motto of the quoted
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| Leisure store chain Odyssey has rebranded ‘The Eyewear Store’ as ‘Style i’ and plans to open
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| The National Textile Corporation (NTC) now plans to focus on branding and retailing of its fabrics.
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| LNJ Denim, a part of the `4,000-crores LNJ Bhilwara Group, has unveiled a new range of eco-friendly
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| Aditya Birla Retail is now concentrating on increasing volume sales through special schemes in
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| The FashionUnited Top 100 Indix closed the last session in 960.19
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| s.Oliver, the leading European fashion brand, has opened a new store in Mumbai’s popular
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| Swarovski Elements has partnered the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) for the first
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| American jeans and casual wear manufacturer Levi Strauss has appointed Sanjay
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| The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) which has scheduled the second edition of the Van
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| If the past sessions were characterized by a generalized drop in most of the companies that
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