Why fashion's 'recycling' is not saving the planetH&M aims to have all polyester in its collections made from recycled materials. However, most recycled polyester comes from plastic bottles...
14 Feb, 2024, 06.20 PM IST
Why fashion's 'recycling' is not saving the planetIn Europe, most textile waste is either dumped or burned. Only 22 percent is recycled or reused -- and most of that is turned into insulati...
14 Feb, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
Rare Rabbit: How a brand lured stylish men and hopped to $300 mn valuationRare Rabbit has tapped into men's growing interest in trying out different clothing styles. Pulkit Verma, head of ecommerce and digital mar...
15 Dec, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
Abercrombie & Fitch: When was it founded? Know is its history and journeyFrom its origins in Manhattan's elite circles to its controversial reinvention as a teen fashion icon, Abercrombie & Fitch's history is wor...
04 Oct, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
European apparel brands reduce garment offtake from Tirupur, NoidaAs all the big global brands have closed shutters in Russia, the order flow from Europe has dwindled. Tirupur exporters fear that in FY23 e...
13 May, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
EU to counter the use of disposable fast fashion clothingNew rules proposed by the EU's executive arm call for a mandatory minimum use of recycled fibres by 2030 and would ban the destruction of m...
30 Mar, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Retailers lose love for Asia: Snarled supply chains force manufacturing exodus to Balkans, LatAmBulgaria, Ukraine, Morocco and Turkey were some of the countries drawing new interest from clothing and shoe producers, though China contin...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
China attacks foreign clothing, shoe brands over XinjiangOn Thursday, a party newspaper, the Global Times, cited Burberry, Adidas, Nike and New Balance as having made "cutting remarks" about Xinji...
25 Mar, 2021, 12.56 PM IST
Future Lifestyle to raise Rs 300 crore from AION Capital PartnersFuture Lifestyle, owned by Kishore Biyani will issue 64.9 lakh shares at Rs 463 a piece to AION
26 Jul, 2019, 07.42 PM IST
H&M sales double due to aggressive store expansion and lower merchandise pricesH&M, the world’s second-largest clothing firm, had said it would open 50 stores in India with an investment of Rs 700 crore by 2020.
31 Jan, 2018, 03.31 PM IST
Zara posts slowest sales growth in India; stiff competition from global rivals like H&M and GapZara’s sales growth has been tapering off after stellar performances following its entry into India in 2010. It posted a profit in the firs...
13 Jul, 2016, 02.47 AM IST
World's largest Islamic clothing co to partner Snapdeal & set up store on their portalExperts feel the Islamic fashion industry remains largely untapped in India and has potential.
14 May, 2015, 01.26 AM IST
Branded business going to be our biggest growth driver going ahead: Anees Y Noorani, Zodiac ClothingThere were also other hits like forex, which has to be as per the accounting standards accounted in a particular manner which distorts the ...
27 Nov, 2014, 04.59 PM IST
- 'Demand for organic kidswear increasing in the country'
The country is the largest producer of organic cotton in the world after overtaking Turkey and accounts for 51% of the global organic cotto...
28 Jan, 2013, 12.53 PM IST
Gianni Versace SpA snaps ties with Indian partner Blues Clothing CompanyGianni Versace SpA has terminated its exclusive franchise agreement with Indian partner Blues Clothing Company citing "poor performance".
10 Dec, 2012, 04.53 PM IST
- Phillips-Van hEUsen buys tommy hilfiger for $3bn
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp has bought apparel maker Tommy Hilfiger BV from private-equity firm Apax Partners LP for e2.2 billion ($3 billion)...
16 Mar, 2010, 03.52 AM IST
- Bang Overseas looks to the Indian market for its next phase of growth
Bang Overseas Ltd (BOL), is a leading fabric and apparel company with its retail brand Thomas Scott The company began in 1994 after Brijgop...
10 Mar, 2008, 12.47 AM IST