Hidesign will start selling leather goods made of East India Leather, originally developed by the East India Company in 1856 to cater to the British Army. “This kind of leather is unique. We are planning to launch a special limited edition line this November,” Dilip Kapur, the brand’s founder and chairman, said. The products will […]
Multi-brand sports stores Sports Station has recently added ASICS to its growing brand portfolio. With this, variety of ASICS products will be available at a number of Sports Station stores across the nation. The multi-brand store chain is a niche concept which offers a wide range of sports and lifestyle products from a variety of […]
Focusing on the latest developments in leather finish and excellent customer service, chemical company Stahl has opened a new Pielcolor Application Lab in Kanpur, UP. The lab enables the Pielcolor team to develop high-quality products. With this new application lab and the recently inaugurated Stahlyes Center of Excellence in Thane, Stahl has consolidated its position […]
The government has permitted Adidas to operate fully-owned single-brand retail stores as well as cash-and-carry wholesale business under a single entity in India. Reebok India, owned by German sportswear major Adidas, will submit an application with the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) for setting up fully-owned flagship stores in the country. The application […]
Trifli Technologies has launched Vetro Power. First of its kind, Vetro Power is a nanotechnology-enabled spray that provides a protective coating for footwear, banishing all your shoe woes. Vetro Power is a spray that creates an invisible, hydrophobic (water repellant) and self-cleaning silicon dioxide coating, which makes surfaces practically waterproof and stain-proof. Any accidental spills […]
Amazon is unveiling its first branded cargo plane, one of 40 jetliners that will make up the e-commerce giant’s own air transportation network as it takes more control of its delivery process. The latest push to speed delivery of its products comes as the company ships an increasing number of packages worldwide. Amazon’s parcel volume […]
Bata will slow down expansion of its own store network and hand out more franchises to tap into rural and semi-urban markets. This is something we have never done before, referring to the plan. Currently, all our stores are company-owned. Rajeev Gopalakrishnan, managing director and chief executive officer of Bata. Bata, which has at least […]
Flipkart’s fashion and lifestyle products subsidiary Myntra has announced the addition of two new international brands — TOMS and Meters/bonwe — on its platform. TOMS was launched 10 years ago with the iconic canvas slip-on called the Alpargata and is expanding into new shoe silhouettes and product categories. Meters/bonwe group has established itself as a […]
India’s leather exports fell 10 per cent in dollar terms in 2015-16 compared with 2014-15. The industry had achieved a cumulative annual growth rate of 13 per cent for five years till last fiscal. The fall in leather exports in FY16 was on account of slowdown in the EU, a major export destination for Indian […]
Almost half of all Indian internet users will be from rural areas in 2020, according to a recent article by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The number of connected individuals in rural India is expected to grow from 120 million in 2015 to roughly 315 million by 2020, an average increase of 30% per year. […]
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