India International Footwear Fair (IIFF), in partnership with Shoes & Accessories, will be held in Delhi from Aug 5-07, 2016. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) will concurrently organize the sixth edition of International Leather Fair (IILF). India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) announced the second edition of the India International Footwear Fair (IIFF) which will be […]
A proposal by Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), requesting the status of a deemed university, has been forwarded to the University Grants Commission (UGC) for consideration. FDDI, which has eight branches all over India, has been embroiled in controversy ever since its MoU with Mewar University was declared invalid by the UGC last year. […]
Ken Research announced its latest publication on “India Kids’ Apparel and Footwear Market Outlook to 2020 – Favourable Demographic Profile and Rising Household Disposable Income to Drive Future” which provides detailed overview on the apparel and footwear products for kids. The report covers various aspects such as market size of the apparel and footwear market […]
Woodland is planning to provide its formal-cum-fashion lifestyle brand Woods a separate space to flourish in India and abroad. The Rs.250crore brand will now be given the ‘much-needed’ and ‘timely’ boost to come out of the Woodland’s shadow. Woods won’t piggyback on Woodland any more. Woods conveys a philosophy which is quite opposite to Woodland’s, […]
American footwear major Skechers India said it will increase its stake in its JV with Kishore Biyani from 49 per cent to 51 per cent. The company also said it plans to start its own e-commerce operations by September. The FIPB approvals will help us scale our presence in India both in the retail and […]
Tata Unistore, a Tata group business venture, has announced the launch of its e-commerce platform, “Tata CLiQ”. At launch, Tata CLiQ will offer consumers a new shopping experience in apparel, electronics and footwear categories. Over the next few months, the company plans is to expand the offering by adding many more categories, brands and exciting […]
When Spanish premium fashion brand Massimo Dutti was created in 1985, it was originally limited to menswear. When it launched womenswear a decade later, it was with a variety of styles from casual to sophisticated and timeless. Massimo Dutti made its debut in India recently with its first store— 5,027 sq. ft of retail space—at […]
Kishore Biyani-led Future Group is taking its hypermarket format Big Bazaar online. The e-commerce portal is ready and will be launched pan-India in three months, Biyani announced. Unlike e-commerce market places, the group has taken the omni-channel route for its e-commerce foray. This means the company’s online sales will be supported by a chain of […]
Rising pressure from a surge in sale of shoes online has impacted Bata India’s margins. The footwear brand’s net profit margin has declined by about 600 basis points (bps) since 2011 due to subdued consumer sentiments in the recent past and lack of investments in brand building. In January 2012, the government allowed 100 per […]
Jabong.com has announced the appointment of Rahul Taneja as its chief business officer. Taneja will report directly to Sanjeev Mohanty, chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director. Taneja will take care of category management, pricing, creative campaigns and offline/brand marketing for the brand. Prior to joining Jabong.com, Taneja worked as vice-president and head of category […]
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