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Baba Ramdev’s apparel brand Paridhan aims to open 100 apparel stores pan India within the next 12–18 months. The brand, that was launched in November last year and offers clothes under three sub labels – menswear brand Sanskar, womenswear brand Aastha and a unisex sportswea..

The Centre is planning to start trend forecasting for the textile sector from this month. Also,it will be using commercial intelligence to identify what could be in style in near future, as the country is gearing up to influence global fashion trends, a top official confirmed. Raghvendra Sin..

The Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers’ Association, or ZCMA, has urgedboth Zimbabwe and South Africa to revisit the bilateral trade deal between both the nations. In November 2017, South Africa had given a year’s notice to end the 1964 pact opting for the Southern African Developme..

Luxury online retailer Farfetch has made an official announcement to ban the sale of animal fur from its website from December 2019. The retailer that has products from 700 boutiques and brands from around the world, currently stocks a wide range of products containingfur, including alpaca a..

Shikaras overflowing with fresh blooms strategically positioned over a glass ramp sprinkled with chinar leaves, madefor a scene reminiscent of Kahmir as designer Rohit Balpresented hisSummer Resort collection in association with Usha Silai Project at Lakme Fashion Week2019, happening in Mumbai. ..

Ujjawal Dubey has collaborated with Raymond,on a one-of-its kind collection for his label Antar Agni. The collection set to focus on the sustainable development of Northeast India will be revealed during Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, 30thJan to 4thFeb 2019. “Each fabric has a story to ..

Ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019, the Gujarat government announced the much-awaited textile policy. The state government unveiled a slew of measures to boost the industry; from credit-linked interest subsidy on loans, subsidy on power tariffs, incentives for complying with wat..

CITI Chairman Sanjay Jain has welcomed the new textile policy launched by the Gujarat Government for assistance to strengthen the textile value chain. Jain thanked the state government for being prudent and excluding the ginning and spinning sectors as there is overcapacity and focusing on v..

With its ALPHA 500 carpet weaving systems of the product line Schönherr carpet systems, Stäubli supplies high-performance machinery to the world’s leading carpet producers. These highly flexible machines enable the production of a wide variety of carpets, from modern cut-pile to ..

Following an exceptionally successful year, premium menswear clothing brand Blackberrys, owned by Mohan Clothing Company, is planning to significantly increase its long-term guidance in 2019. The year 2018 witnessed immense growth in CAGR as well as retail presence, for the brand, as it revamped..

Delhi-based kids apparel label, Catmoss Retail has been booked by the CBI for allegedly fouling Union Bank of India by fabricating its balance sheets for the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 to avail a loan of Rs. 20 crores which was not paid back to the bank. Reportedly, after the bank filed a comp..

Brazil exports of cotton to China and other Asian countries are expected to rise for the 2018/19 marketing year, partially stemming from US-Sino trade tensions, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a recent report. Exports are forecast to reach 6 million bales, up from 4.2 million..

As many as 2.3 million tons of cotton were produced in Uzbekistan in 2018, Uzbek media reports. According to the State Statistics Committee, the country collected more than 2.9 million tons of raw cotton in 2017. “Severe drought, unexpected torrential rains and winds in spring, sultry ..

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a special discount on Khadi products in a bid to boost the sales of the fabric in the region. The government will be offering a discount of 30 per cent on all Khadi products. Reportedly, a khadi park and khadi board to promote Khadi items have also ..

Amazon India’s fashion segment faced a huge set back recently when the Delhi High Court ordered the e-commerce giant to stop retailing Beverly Hills Polo Club merchandises via its Amazon Global Store on its India-centric marketplace. International label Beverly Hills Polo Club had file..

Anita Dongre’s first ever ready-to-wear brand, AND, has returned with its annual offering, the Dress Fest 2018, offering exclusive and exciting occasion-wear befitting the party season ahead. Celebrating the glorious feminine form, the Dress Fest collection explores prints slammed over..

India’s Future Group will launch an online platform for its existing fashion retail chain; Brand Factory by February next year. The brand recently closed its online home furnishing marketplace; FabFurnish and taking Brand Factory online is being considered as a big step for the leading ret..

India’s leading online fashion retailer Myntra has announced that it is not going ahead with its previous plans of launching 100 brick-and-mortar outlets and will rather focus to enhance its online business, including the omnichannel approach. Reportedly, the decision is taken after co..

In keeping with its yearly ritual, to celebrate the holidays and the New Year, Comme des Garçons has launched its Happy Holidays capsule collection. For this edition, Founder of the brand, Rei Kawakubo, has linked up with nine of the most coveted designers on the fashion scene current..

Paragon Apparel’s subsidiary brand Alcis Sports has launched two exclusive brand outlets (EBOs) in Rajasthan and Haryana respectively, as it aims to take its store tally to 15 by the end of the current year. Notably, by the next year, the company eyes to more than double its number of ..

The Global Organic Textile Standard, a global eco-label which is the globally renowned textile processing standard for organic textiles offered its organic apparel to the Green Marathon runners who were participating in an event hosted by SBI in Mumbai recently. It marked the second event of..

Welspun India, Indian textile manufacturer known as Asia’s biggest Terry Towel producer, is expecting to fetch 50 per cent of its total revenue from innovation-based items by the FY 2021-22. In a statement issued, Dipali Goenka, CEO & JMD, Welspun India affirmed the media that the ..

The Union Textile Minister Smriti Zubin Irani recently announced that India is placed at the 2nd position as the largest exporter in the international textile trade, as cotton and yarn exports accounted for more than 23 per cent of the country’s whole textile and clothing exports. The ..

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and 6Degree have announced the launch of a new platform for aspiring designers, called as Gen-Z, which will commence with the A/W’19 season of India Fashion Week. This platform will give these talented young designers a chance to establish the..

After Bangladesh received the nod from Russia for duty-free imports, the Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) is also seeking aid from the central government to talk and enter into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Russia to garner the benefits from the potential market. In a press statement ..

Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) has announced its Q2 results for the quarter ending September 30th. India’s leading retail chain recorded a 14 per cent surge in its profits to Rs. 175 crores as compared to the Rs. 153 crores it fetched last year during the said time period. The company also r..

The global apparel consumption in 2017 is estimated to be USD 1.8 trillion, which formed around 2% of the world GDP of USD 79.3 trillion. EU-28 was the largest apparel consumer market worth USD 400 billion, which was followed by markets of the USA, China, and Japan. These top four markets togeth..

Grasim Industries Limited (Unit Harihar Polyfibers), a flagship company from the house of USD 44.3 billion Aditya Birla Group, has been named as the winner of the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability 2018’ at the 18th Annual London Global Convention on Corporate Gover..

Skill development plays an important role in the growth of Indian Textile industry and various institutes across India are doing their best for the same. Their efforts have been recognized by the industry body ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India), one of the apex ..

The global apparel consumption in 2017 is estimated to be USD 1.8 trillion, which formed around 2% of the world GDP of USD 79.3 trillion. EU-28 was the largest apparel consumer market worth USD 400 billion, which was followed by markets of the USA, China, and Japan. These top four markets togeth..

Shades of India, the internationally renowned Indian brand, has unveiled its new menswear line for the very first time at its Delhi-based flagship store. The line has been created in collaboration with Anupam Poddar and is called the Duet collection tohonourthe collaboration. Due to the gaps..

Turms, Indian online apparel label, has fetched Rs. 6.3 crore from founder of Freshworks Girish Mathrubhootam and others. Some of the other investors include Ambareesh Murty, Founder, Pepperfry; Subrat Pani, Founder, OneAssist; Bijou Kurien, Former President, Reliance Retail Lifestyle and Me..

Much like his team mates from the Indian cricket team, Shikhar Dhawan has also forayed into the entrepreneurship by launching a home décor brand, named DaONE Home, along with his wife Aesha Dhawan. Initially, the brand will offer soft furnishing goods like bed linen, cushions and tabl..

Celebrity fashion company, Universal Sportsbiz Pvt Ltd. (USPL), which is backed by former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is targeting a turnover of Rs. 1,000 crores in the next three years. The company recently secured a fresh funding of US $ 13.5 million during its fifth round of funding led..

Indian textile and apparel conglomerate Arvind Limited has received the green signal from National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for its initiative to de-merge its apparel and technology business into two separate entities. The textile major is aiming to complete the devolve of its two busines..

Renowned ethnic apparel retailer Fabindia has recorded its lowest sales growth in the last two decades. The brand has marked out that difficulty in sourcing due to the demonetisation initiative by the central government and rapidly increasing competition from large chains and fashion brands are ..

Indian kidswear label, Toonz Retail has announced its store expansion with the opening of a new store in Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh). This the brand’s 15thstore in the region, offering a vast product assortment for kids in the age bracket of 0-12 yeaThe latest store is spread across 1,500 sq..

Flipkart’s subsidiary brand Myntra has introduced an exclusive range ‘House of Pataudi’ in association with Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. The Indian wear line co-owned by Myntra along with Khan and Exceed Entertainment, is in line with the e-retailer’s objective to captu..

Polyamide is used in countless everyday items – from apparel, toothbrushes, carpets and automobile fittings all the way through to PC housings, dowels and pipes. For manufacturing extremely flexible, high-performance products from polyamide 6 (PA6), Oerlikon Manmade Fibers offers a broad r..

The union government has expressed a desire to change the status quo of the country’s textile exports majorly catering to countries that have no free trade or preferential trade agreements. The indication was given by Aditi Das Rout, Trade Advisor, ministry of Textiles. She was speaking at..