Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) said it is acquiring the online and offline rights of American fast-fashion brand Forever 21 in the Indian market. This is the third time the US fashion brand is changing its India partner. “The Board of Directors of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited in-principally approved a proposal […]
Standard Chartered Bank plans to step up recruitment in India in the next few quarters as part of efforts to build up the lucrative but competitive retail lending segment to return to growth. “We are hiring about 1,000 people this year. Retail is one of our strong points, but at about 20 per cent of […]
H&M, Hennes and Mauritz AB, the International fashion retailer opened doors to its first store in the tricity area of Punjab at the North Country Mall, Mohali. The opening ceremony was witnessed by Country Manager at H&M India, Janne Einola who inaugurated and welcomed the first few customers in line together with Area Manager Mikko […]
Agra is beginning to lose its edge to more business-friendly cities in neighbouring states. Home to an army of highly skilled workers and artisans, and well-supplied with raw material, the city still accounts for 65% of domestic footwear sales and 28% of exports, but industrialists say it is slipping up on the ease of doing […]
Lacoste has announced the launch of its highly anticipated online store, www.lacoste.in, catering specifically to the Indian market. Lacoste.in will offer the entire collection that is available at the offline stores. In order to celebrate the online venture, Lacoste is offering free home deliveries to the customers. For the launch of the digital flagship in […]
After three years of research, Asics has revealed its DynaFlyte running sneakers — its lightest cushioning shoe to date. The brand hosted an event in New York City with star-power help from Asics athletes Ryan Hall and Candice Hill. During the talk, brand leaders and scientists from Asics’ Institute of Sports Science discussed the shoe […]
James Jagger is the star of Jimmy Choo’s fall ’16 ad campaign. Shot by Craig McDean and styled by Sarah Richardson, Jagger is shown wearing monochrome suits and some of Jimmy Choo’s classic fall styles, such as black leather loafers and crocodile-embossed high top sneakers. Choo’s creative director Sandra Choi said that Jagger’s rebellious yet […]
According to Cowen and Co. analyst John Kernan, mobile and desktop traffic numbers for the month of May show solid growth across several athletic brands. Under Armour Inc.’s desktop traffic increased 35 percent year-over-year while mobile growth skyrocketed 228 percent, Kernan noted. Vans saw its desktop traffic climb 24 percent and its mobile traffic advance […]
Adidas has released exclusive Superstar sneaker for women. The new premium Superstar features an all-white upper that has a sliced nubuck construction and an embossed snakeskin motif. The three stripes and heel tab are done in black leather. Adidas Originals also announced that it will be releasing the Rod Laver sneaker in a knitted and […]
After Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova had been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive for the banned drug meldonium, Nike suspended its contract with Sharapova hours later. Then Nike released a statement saying it would suspend its relationship with Sharapova “while the investigation continues. We will continue to monitor […]
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