Sale of winter products, including appliances and garments, picks up after weak startThis has come as a relief for consumer goods makers as sales in November were dull and most of December. The winter period — December-Janua...
23 Jan, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
With chilly weather, Ludhiana's hosiery sector expects clearance of winter wear stockBiting cold weather conditions have been prevailing in the region for the past many days with minimum temperature ranging between 2 and 7 d...
01 Jan, 2023, 12.38 PM IST
Winter products from apparels to honey see hot demand from consumersSome segments like winter apparel are already seeing a pickup in sales. Consumer demand has also started to pick up in fast-moving goods li...
21 Nov, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
What recovery? Clothes retailers cut orders while factories fight to surviveThe pain is flowing to major garment manufacturing centres like Bangladesh, whose economies rely on textile exports. Factories are struggli...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.25 AM IST
Early onset of winter brings cheer to country’s Rs 3,000 crore thermal wear industry"Demand for thermals has reached last year's level. Early winter has helped us to achieve these numbers,” said KB Agarwala, managing direct...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.02 PM IST
Cheered by festive sales, fashion retailers start calling suppliersA spurts in sales September onwards has energised fashion retailers and an expectation of a near- full recovery of their business to pre-pa...
03 Dec, 2020, 08.34 AM IST
Covid-19 pandemic hits the only source of income for majority of Tibetan refugeesAccording to Sonam Topgyal, if Tibetan winter business is cancelled this year, apart from Tibetans suffering a huge loss in income, the Ind...
13 Aug, 2020, 01.38 PM IST
Work from home boosting India's comfort-wear sector as hosiery market sees a spike in demand“With the lockdown being eased and restrictions being lifted across various parts of the country, we have witnessed a spike in demand for u...
10 Aug, 2020, 07.19 PM IST
Indian fashion industry on the verge of collapseThe Indian garment manufacturers have received virtually no orders from domestic fashion retailers in May and June, generally a busy time f...
25 Jun, 2020, 09.50 AM IST
Winter delays entry; winter wear, tea companies feel the heatRetail sales of thermal wear and woollens have dropped by 30-40 per cent this November compared with last year.
01 Dec, 2015, 04.23 AM IST
Rupee devaluation: Woollen clothes to cost more this winterThe rupee devaluation has further added to the woes, pushing up landed price of raw wool on Indian shore.
30 Aug, 2013, 11.39 AM IST
Raymond Q1 net loss widens to Rs 49.68 croreRaymond shares fell 4 per cent to Rs 216.85 at the close on the BSE.
25 Jul, 2013, 08.34 PM IST
Cold wave brings smile to beverage, woollen sectors, demand for woollens up by 10-15% this winterDhiraj Jain, owner of Ludhianabased Oswal Wool Centre, said: “Prices have remained the same but business volume has increased by 30%-40%.
08 Jan, 2013, 08.51 AM IST
- China churning cream out of roaring warm clothing market in Indian foothills
Gradually decreasing mercury in Himalayan foothills has already started increasing warmth in non-branded winter clothing market in the regi...
26 Nov, 2012, 05.41 PM IST
- Apparel sale slump 20% after imposition of mandatory 10% excise duty on branded garments
Cos blamed high apparel prices-increased due to the mandatory 10% excise duty on branded garments introduced in the Union budget for the fa...
28 Jun, 2011, 03.42 AM IST
- Costly Australian wool makes Indian winter harsher
The rally in domestic woollen prices has been prompted by higher import price of Australian wool.
24 Dec, 2010, 12.49 AM IST
- Fabric suppliers in Surat, Erode and Bhiwandi face lack of orders due to extented winters
The extended winter has pooped the textile party for manufacturers in western and southern India.
19 Feb, 2008, 01.24 AM IST