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Foreign fashion labels fade, functional clothing the fad

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:07:00 +0000

Sagar Malviya, ET Bureau Mumbai, 15 January 2026 It’s mostly a tale of two halves for top western fashion labels in India after the runaway sales and retail expansion in the years soon after the pandemic. While Marks & Spencer, Benetton, and Adidas are battling waning demand, Uniqlo and Nike are gaining fresh ground, reflecting […]

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Fast fashion players such as M&S, Zara, H&M see fall in sales growth on spending woes

admin — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:56:00 +0000

Sagar Malviya, Economic Times Mumbai, 14 December 2024 Fast fashion was on a slow lane in the last fiscal year. Sales growth slowed for top retailers and fast fashion brands, show the latest regulatory filings of Marks & Spencer, Zara, H&M, Levi’s, Lifestyle, Uniqlo, Benetton and Celio. The bottom line too had taken a hit, […]

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Top global apparel brands and retailers doubled sales in India over the past two years

admin — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 04:41:00 +0000

Swedish fashion retailer H&M and rival Zara reported a 40% increase in its topline while Japanese brand Uniqlo saw a 60% jump in sales. American denim maker Levi Strauss and British brand Marks & Spencer posted a 54% increase, latest filings with the Registrar of Companies showed. Dubai-based department store Lifestyle International, too, saw a 46% jump in revenues on a large base.

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International Fashion Brands in India – Perspective 2010

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:56:02 +0000

In 2008, the international fashion brands continued to enter India at nearly the same momentum as the previous year. However, 2009 saw a slight slowdown and fewer international brands being launched during the year. A perspective on the preferred modes of entry for international fashion brands and the shifts.

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International Brands: India Entry Strategies

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:45:09 +0000

A strategic review of the international fashion brands which have created a presence in India. (More...)

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Retailers vs Brands

Devangshu Dutta — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:03:05 +0000

In early-June Big Bazaar (part of Future Group) was reported to have broken off its relationship with Cadbury’s. About 2-3 weeks later the two were reportedly back together. The relationship between brands and large retailers is truly one of the “love-hate” kind. And this case is no different from many other such relationships in various markets around the world.
There is no doubt that brands love the scale that large retailers provide them, with the quick access to a large footprint in the market, and the high visibility. On the other hand, as a vendor, they hate the negotiating edge that this scale gives the large retailer. On the other side, retailers love brands for the footfall they bring. However, what retailers don’t like is the fact that brands will generally charge a premium of 10-50% over a comparable generic product. In some cases the premium may be so high that the brand product’s price itself is multiples of a generic product’s price.

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Celebrating Entrepreneurship

Devangshu Dutta — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:16:30 +0000

Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem is absolutely critical to a healthy and vigorous society and economy. Creating a “democratic” entrepreneurial ecosystem is even more critical to sustaining that health. A democratic entrepreneurial system is like all other democracies – inclusive and widespread – and vital to improving the baseline quality of life. As we’ve pointed out […]

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