17 December 2022, Mumbai
Dates: 27th - 30th January 2023
Venue: Ludhiana (Punjab)
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16 December 2022, Mumbai
Ranak is expanding its product selection and retail presence across India. The men’s and boy’s ethnic wear brand is based in Kolkata and since its launch four years ago the business’ revenue has increased by 500 per cent.
Ranak currently counts 15 direct and 50 indirect employees and plans to continue to expand its employee base as the business grows. The ethnic wear retailer counts 70,000 sqft of retail space spread across India with numerous multi-brand retailers and operates a dedicated e-commerce store which houses its full garment offering.
The brand is continuing to add new product lines and recently launched a line of matching occasion wear sets for fathers and sons. The line includes jacket kurta sets, kurta pyjama sets, and Indo-Western sherwani sets in metallic brocades featuring ornate details. Ranak also runs a made to order service through its website which enables shoppers to customise their purchases. The service is designed to offer bespoke fashion at an affordable cost.
Ethnicwear sales this wedding season are expected to surpass the last two years’ sales. About 32 lakh weddings are lined up for this wedding season in the country. Demand for ethnicwear and clothes has significantly surged as compared to the last few years.
10 December 2022, Mumbai
Tasva has opened a store in Mumbai. This is the brand’s 25th store across India since its inception in December 2021. This also marks the completion of a year for Tasva.
The store is spead across a sprawling 4,000sqft. Featuring a grand façade and elegant interiors, the store showcases a variety of kurtas, bundis, sherwanis, bandhgalas, achkans, churidars, aligarhis, and other garments, all expertly crafted with impeccable attention to detail and design.
Tasva celebrates traditional crafts in a contemporary approach with fabrics ranging from silks to cotton to brocades and velvets. Accessories include safas, sarpeches, brooches, pocket squares, buttons, sehras, stoles, shawls and footwear. Beautifully embellished with Ikat prints, Benarasi motifs and Chikankari, the collection explores pastel colours from mint green, ivory, salmon pink, softer tones of yellow to deep blues, jewelled tones and tropical hues.
Tasva is a men’swear brand from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and designer Tarun Tahiliani. Connecting modern silhouettes with traditional craftsmanship techniques, diverse fabrics and textures, Aditya Birla and Tarun Tahiliani aim at showcasing that men’s Indianwear can have all the hallmarks of a designer piece and yet be accessible to all across the country, thereby revolutionizing the fast-growing space for this category.
07 December 2022, Mumbai
Zodiac’s wedding collection for the discerning Indian male is the perfect marriage of luxurious fabrics and innovative designs.
The range covers luxurious two-ply mercerized cotton shirts and impeccably crafted lightweight, superfine, 100 percent pure wool suits brought together with pure silk ties and pochettes. Luxurious, pure linen and velvet bandhgalas come with mandarin collars, fine cotton shirts, and pure silk pochettes. There are superfine 70s and two-ply mercerized cotton shirts and full-bodied, dark tones, and impeccably crafted lightweight, superfine, 100 percent pure wool suits.
Zod Club Wear offers an unparalleled range of tuxedo shirts in superfine 100 percent cotton with a choice of collars like frack finished with bow ties to match.
Zodiac Clothing Company is a vertically integrated, transnational that controls the entire clothing chain from design, manufacturing, and distribution to retail sales and has a manufacturing base in India and sales offices across India, the UK, Germany, and the US. The company operates a 5000 sqft Italian-inspired design studio at its Mumbai corporate office which is a LEED gold-certified building.
The brand is retailed across India at over 100 company-managed stores and 1200 multibrand retailers. Zodiac stores cater to the tastes of connoisseurs and present customers with the same rich contemporary look, tone, and feel across all locations.
15 December 2022, Mumbai
Super Bottoms will tailor its offerings to the Indian market. This will be done in terms of both size and aesthetic. For one, Indian parents prefer bright and coloured products for their babies compared to the US market.
The aim is to offer products that are trustworthy, comfortable, and safe to use. By tailoring its products to the local market, the brand aims to quickly penetrate the growing baby care market.The baby care, intimate wear, and clothing brand will also continue to expand its product offering and go offline by focusing on two distinct retail channels, exclusive brand kiosks and general trade.
Customer interaction will be harnessed through kiosks and new customers will be reached through multi-brand retail. Having a recognisable presence in malls across India will also drive traffic to Super Bottoms’ dedicated e-commerce store. Offline channels are seen as complementing the online channels and becoming a key to penetrating deeper into the country.
SuperBottoms recently opened a kiosk in Mumbai, marking its entry into the offline retail market. The brand plans to open six additional kiosks across India by the end of the financial year. In November 2022, the brand launched its first line of women’s intimate wear and it plans to continue to expand into this product category.
10 December 2022, Mumbai
The Body Shop hopes to double the India business in three years. The UK’s beauty products company sees India as among its fastest growing market thanks to a young population and a growing middle class.
India is now among its top five markets in terms of annual sales. The Body Shop has 200 stores in India and plans to add another 100 stores by 2025. The company is also pushing its e-com business which is now 25 per cent of its annual sales, compared to ten per cent pre-Covid, and is adopting an omni-channel approach. Globally, as in India, The Body Shop operates on a franchise model. The beauty company will have all its products certified by the Vegan Society by the end of 2023.
India is the fourth biggest beauty and personal care market globally in terms of revenue. The Indian beauty and personal care market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 6.5 per cent in the period between 2022 to 2027. Apart from bigger companies such as Unilever, Procter & Gamble and L’Oreal, there is a flux of other players such as Revlon, Mama Earth, Sugar, Lotus Herbals and MyGlamm pushing sales either through stores, multi-brand platforms like Nykaa or their own direct-to-consumer channels.
07 December 2022, Mumbai
Indya is opening a store in Nepal. Known for its traditional style kurtas and lehengas, this women’s ethnic wear brand targets shoppers ranging from Gen Z to millennials and beyond. The Nepal store will launch with a velvet kurta collection of jewel toned winter sets as well as other seasonal festive wear collections.
Indya, a part of New Delhi-based fashion house High Street Essentials, was born out of a thought to modernize ethnic fashion by considering the evolving lifestyle and needs of the new-age woman. Indya has since grown to become one of India’s leading omnichannel fashion brands. Besides retailing in the country through its website, online marketplaces, 400 shop-in-shops and 32 exclusive brand stores, the brand also serves a robust international market that currently contributes to 18 per cent of its total revenue.
Indya also recently launched a collaborative collection with fashion designer Payal Singhal. The collection features Singhal’s signature bold, bohemian florals on maxi skirts and ethnic details such as subtle mirror work and trims on cropped blouses. Designed for the winter festive season, the line is designed to have ample options for guests attending winter weddings.
High Street Essentials launched in 2012 also runs women’s western wear brand FabAlley and plus size brand Curve.
14 December 2022, Mumbai
Ethnicwear sales this wedding season are expected to surpass the last two years’ sales. About 32 lakh weddings are lined up for this wedding season in the country.
Demand for ethnicwear and clothes has significantly surged as compared to the last few years.Consumers celebrating festivals and attending weddings have turned to ethnicwear in a big way. The apparel and fashion business is back just like the pre-Covid days and so brands are also planning on opening more experiential stores in Tier II and Tier III cities.
Fabindia for instance has launched a gift collection along with gift cards to meet the sudden splurge in gifting which is seen in the current wedding season. Ethnicwear for children and sustainable clothing are also in demand.Apart from the sales at physical stores, online sales have also picked up. Sales of ethnicwear categories for both men and women have also enhanced the limelight of Indian labels and have resulted in the increased customer base of retail ethnic wear brands.
With a continuous increase in demand and traction towards the Indian wear category, brands are anticipating the trend to continue growing in the premium segment during this season.
10 December 2022, Mumbai
Arvind Rajagopalan is the head of customer care and chief retail officer of Shoppers Stop.
He has previously worked in the field of fashion and lifestyle retail for over 27 years and has diverse experience in the areas of business leadership, retail operations, channel management, supply chain, finance planning and visual merchandising. With his positive entrepreneurial attitude he is expected to bring long-term value to the organisation.
Shoppers Stop is one of India’s largest department store chains. For the second quarter Shoppers Stop had 40 per cent more customers than it did pre-covid. The department store saw strong sales driven by footfalls as well as eyeballs online. Categories which have seen a good surge are Indian wear, home, men’s wear, especially suits and jackets. Gifting as a category with things like watches also saw good growth. So there was a multi-category growth across Shoppers Stop stores. Shoppers Stop’s income increased 43 per cent for the second quarter. The momentum from last year and the first quarter of this year continued for the department store chain. Customer sentiments were reflected in footfalls, average selling price and average transaction value. The continued improvement in customer experience, engagement and improved data analytic capabilities provided the retailer the competitive edge to remain ahead of the curve.
06 December 2022, Mumbai
Blenders Pride Fashion Tour in Hyderabad kicked off with a runway show by S&N by Shantanu Nikhil followed by one by Amit Aggarwal.
The event also featured an interactive T-shirt exhibition. S&N by Shantanu Nikhil presented a preppy, sportswear-inspired collection on the runway to kick off the fashion week on November 30. With tennis-style separates mixed with drapes and more streetwear-style garments, the collection was youthful and wearable.
Amit Aggarwal was next on the bill and showcased a classic occasion wear collection with architect NuruKarim on December 1. With voluminous evening dresses and lashings of sparkle, the collection explored the theme of pride in a sustainable fashion.
Bollywood celebrity Janhvi Kapoor turned showstopper for the designer and walked the runway in a tangerine lehenga featuring subtle glitter and youthful details. There was an exhibit of T-shirt outfits designed by over 60 designers and homegrown fashion labels, who have embellished or even deconstructed the basic T-shirt into a design celebrating their authentic interpretation of pride.
The style gallery exhibit was constructed with undertones of sustainability, using recycled materials, which puts into action the fashion tour’s pursuit of becoming more sustainable and eco-friendly. A booth enabled visitors to interact with the fashion tour’s metaverse avatar.
13 December 2022, Mumbai
Kaveri has opened a store in Mumbai. The space reflects the brand’s delicate take on femininity.The façade of the new store has been rendered in an Art Deco style. The interior is white, bright, and delicately feminine to reflect the aesthetic of Lalchand’s brand. The store features a white seating area and delicate floral wall hangings across the space to create a soothing ambience.
The store also features a children’s wear segment for the brand’s Baby K label. Kaveri’s signature linens and feminine details are rendered as whimsical children’s clothing with loose layers and embroidered details.Not only does this space serve as the portal into the glorious world of linen, but it also offers a momentary respite from the hustle and bustle of the city with a cosy space while having peppermint tea, masala chai or cappuccino.
Kaveri is a brand founded by designer Kaveri Lalchand in 2011 and the new collection features pastel hued dresses, kurtas, and sets and occasion wear offerings for the festive season. The shirts, pants, tops, and dresses are made from imported linen and are handwoven. Kaveri has dresses for different body types and a range of colours to pick from and also has a customisation concept. The brand has stores in Mumbai, Chennai and Cochin.
10 December 2022, Mumbai
Myntra has included Indifusion on its platform. Indifusion is a fusion wear brand and the range comprises more than 350 styles, across kurtas, kurta sets, ethnic dresses, dupattas, and bottoms, among other finely crafted apparel and accessories. These selections will be part of Indifusion’s four collections, Indipure, IndiLove, IndiGlam, and Indie label.
Myntra’s social commerce propositions M-Live and M-Studio will also be leveraged to enable Indifusion to connect with the fashion-forward customer base.Catering to the growing demand from young women who experiment and embrace vintage crafts wrapped in modern silhouettes, Indifusion endeavors to revolutionize the fusion wear segment with its design aesthetics, which reflect a blend of extravagant international fashion and the grace of heritage craftsmanship.
Indifusion integrates Indian culture with bold contemporary ideas. The fusion wear segment recorded a strong growth rate on Myntra in 2022, resulting from a greater affinity for design from fashion-forward shoppers on the platform. Myntra has been seeing a great demand for and increased adoption of fusion and ethnic wear and trendsetting designs and styles among customers.
Indifusion is marketed and retailed by Bestseller India, which is a part of the Bestseller group, a family-owned fashion company from Denmark, founded in 1975.
03 December 2022, Mumbai
Shoppers Stop’s new store at Bangalore is spread across an area of 55,696 sq ft. The store houses over 500 international, national, and exclusive brands spread across multiple categories.
This is the retailer’s seventh store in Bangalore and in all Shoppers Stop has a presence across 98 department stores in 49 cities. With each new store opening, Shoppers Stop strives to elevate the brand experience for consumers and has been on an expansion spree post the Covid pandemic and plans to open 12 to 15 stores every year.
For the second quarter Shoppers Stop had 40 per cent more customers than it did pre-Covid. The department store saw strong sales driven by footfalls as well as eyeballs online. Categories which have seen a good surge are Indian wear, home, men’s wear, especially suits and jackets. Gifting as a category with things like watches also saw good growth. So there was a multi-category growth across Shoppers Stop stores. Shoppers Stop’s income increased 43 per cent for the second quarter. The momentum from last year and the first quarter of this year continued for the department store chain. Customer sentiments were reflected in footfalls, average selling price and average transaction value.
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