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Brands-To-Retail 05-08-2022

TCNS Clothing owning ‘W’ brand: Initiates the sale process

05 August 2022, Mumbai:

‘W’ brand owner TCNS Clothing is on the block as shareholders look to exit.

Sources said that TCNS Clothing has hired an investment bank for the sale process and has reached out to both private equity and strategic players to sell a stake in the company.

Nykaa, Flipkart, and Amazon are among key strategic players in talks to explore a stake in TCNS Clothing, the sources added.

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About W

India’s Leading Women's Branded Apparel Company Arguably India's largest fusion wear brand - W With an aim to provide fashion in a modern retail environment to the Indian woman, the company set up its first W store in Delhi in 2002-03.

W is a classical example of a brand that has moved from an apparel-only brand to an aspirational lifestyle brand offering complete wardrobe solutions to its loyal discernible consumers, and this new store is a true testament to that.

(Money Control report)..The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff.

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Brands-To-Retail 05-08-2022

Only opens new store in Pune

04 August 2022, Mumbai:

An international fashion brand Only opened its brand new outlet at Amanora Mall in Pune. Located on the ground floor of the mall, the store offers high-quality fashion including apparel, footwear, and accessories, encompassing the best fashion solutions for young women.

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The store promises to provide customers with a one-stop shop for international styles. Continuing the momentum of opening new fashion stores at the ground level, Amanora Mall has plans to provide an engaging shopping destination, with the biggest brands in fashion, food, and entertainment all under one roof.

Only started operations in 1995 in Denmark, and forayed into the Indian market with the launch of the first store in Mumbai in 2010. Having received an overwhelming response, the brand has rapidly expanded its style footprint in the country with 53 Exclusive Brand Outlets, and 140 Shop in Shops to date.

Incorporating the latest trends Only curates a unique version of fashion, keeping in mind the exclusive and differentiated fashion moments each Only girl comes across. The Only collections of high fashion western wear feature an inimitable, modern identity coupled with attractive styles and international class.

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Brands-To-Retail 04-08-2022

KZ07: Launches store in Mumbai

03 August 2022, Mumbai:

KZ07 launches its store at Palladium Mall, Mumbai. The Brand offers women western dresses, jumpsuits, party wear tops and bottoms, jewellery, perfumes, and the latest trendy girl's fashion.

Designed with a keen focus on potential customers, the store adorns neon lights in the window display with black, grey, and neon color schemes. Gondolas are meant to elevate the product presentation, whilst adding luxe to the retail space.

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Everything in the collection is curated for the diverse youth of 2022- trendy, versatile, and go-to stylized comfort wear. It’s not a fade-out fashion.

Kazo launched in 2007 is a premium high street western wear brand offering the latest fashion for dressed-up occasions at an affordable price for the new Indian woman. The brand is a home for the latest chic contemporary fashion which represents a mindset and an attitude and not an age.

It constantly pushes the envelope to bring the best and latest fashion from around the globe. It is designed for the modern Indian woman who is confident, glamorous, and sensual with a sophisticated lifestyle.

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Brands-To-Retail 03-08-2022

Wacoal to organize first phygital lingerie show

30 July 2022, Mumbai:

Wacoal is organizing its first-ever phygital (physical + digital) lingerie fashion show in India to unveil its Autumn- Winter collection 2022 collection. The show will showcase Wacoal’s latest line of lingerie.

This, in turn, is a conscious effort on the brand’s part to make intimate apparel beautiful and sensual inclusively.

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With this being Wacoal’s first lingerie fashion show in India, the brand is leaving no stone unturned to transcend geographical boundaries and bring this avant-garde event to its audience across the country.

For this, the brand is going to be live on the Facebook and YouTube platforms, thereby making it a phygital show which can be enjoyed not only by its physical audience but also by the virtual audience worldwide from the comfort of their homes.

The event will be hosted on-ground at Mumbai’s TajLands End in Bandra on August 05, 2022. The show will also be viewed live on the YouTube and Facebook platforms of Wacoal.

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Brands-To-Retail 30-07-2022

Page Industries Q4FY23 results reported

04 August 2022, Mumbai:

An exclusive licensee of leading innerwear and athleisure brand, Jockey, Page Industries has reported an increase of 64.86 percent in net profit at Rs 190.52 crore for the fourth quarter, ended March 31, 2022.

Revenue from operations increased by 26.15 percent to Rs 1,111.11 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 880.76 crore in the year-ago period.

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After benefitting from the sale of athleisure, the company is leaving no stone unturned in promoting its innerwear product portfolio to its customers across the digital and outdoor mediums. With the launch of its latest campaign ‘Luxury by Design, the company is shifting its marketing spending toward the digital medium.

The brand Jockey is aggressively expanding in the country, in terms of geographies, towns, points of sale, and also product lines.

With over a lakh multi-brand stores, over 1,150 exclusive brand stores, and across large format departmental stores such as Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Reliance, and others, Jockey is now reaching consumers via online marketplaces like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Nykaa, etc.

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Brands-To-Retail 04-08-2022

Page Industries maintains advertisement spend in proportion to revenues

02 August 2022, Mumbai:

The exclusive licensee of American brand Jockey, Page Industries has maintained its advertisement spending to 4-5 percent of its revenue.

The company has launched a new campaign for its men’s premium inner-wear collection.

In terms of the media mix, Jockey has been a significant spender across media.

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Over the last few years, it is trying to build awareness for specific product offerings and, has increased investments in social digital marketing.

Karthik Yathindra, Chief Marketing Officer, Jockey India says, the brand’s athleisure business picked up during the COVID period as consumers shifted from casual and formal wear to athleisure.

The company also witnessed a healthy demand across innerwear for men and women, he adds. Overall, the organization clocked a 37-38 percent jump in revenue in the last financial year.

Jockey India works through distributors and multi-brand outlets and has over 100,000 touch points. The brand has 1,200 exclusive stores and opens around 150-200 brand stores every year. This year, it plans to close,300-1,350 exclusive brand stores by the end of the year.

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Brands-To-Retail 02-08-2022

Snitch awarded with Atmanirbharta award

29 July 2022, Mumbai:

Men’s apparel brand Snitch has been awarded the Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) award for contributing toward social development and nation-building by achieving the extraordinary.

A ‘one-stop man shop” for men’s fashion needs, Snitch offers everything from ongoing trends to the latest collections.

The brand is widely known for its fast-fashion approach that captures world-class trends and designs to meet its customer’s expectations.

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Indian Achievers’ Forum successfully conducted its “62nd National Summit, Atmanirbhar Bharat-Vision of New India.

Organized in two sessions, the event was graced by eminent government personalities-BandaruDattatraya, Hon’ble Governor of Haryana as chief guest, and, Gajendra Singh, Member, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board as a special guest. IAF felicitated Snitch on a global platform and spread its story that in turn; inspired individuals, businesses, and communities alike.

The event also portrayed some commendable work of industry personalities, startups, MSMEs, and PSUs. IAF also felicitated such outstanding contributions to nation-building.

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Brands-To-Retail 29-07-2022

Groversons to expand production & distribution network

04 August 2022, Mumbai:

Lingerie brand Groversons aims to extensively expand its production capacity and distribution footprint and increase the brand's global presence.

The brand is also focusing on opening exclusive stores to have better buying opportunities.

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The brand, Paris Beauty, is focusing on targeting the younger generation after continuing to serve masses of all age groups. It offers a huge range of products that satisfy every customer's needs. With the production capacity of producing almost 1.8 million pieces a month, it aims to increase this in the coming years.

Noida –based Groversons Group is a leading manufacturer ladies under garments in woven, knitted and hosiery fabric. The company has more than 70 years of experience in Indian lingerie market. With the inclination towards the international market, the domestic market has started delivering new trends to the customers, says Siddharth Grover, Director, Groversons Paris Beauty.

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Brands-To-Retail 04-08-2022

Raymond eyes bumper sales season ahead

02 August 2022, Mumbai:

Raymond is eyeing a bumper sales season ahead as people want to go back to dressing up, says Gautam Singhania, Managing Director. The brand’s same store growth more than doubled compared to the pre-pandemic levels. The company expects textile business to grow in double digits, as per an IDBI Capital report. The luxury apparel maker, which exports almost 90 per cent of its products, is also witnessing resurgence in demand from Europe.

The brand’s sales in India market have surged, thanks to the many pending weddings that took place in the summer wedding season. It also expects a good festive and winter wedding season. Raymond will make available its Ethnix brand at select Raymond Shops, multi-brand outlets and large format stores like Shoppers Stop and Central.

The 98-year-old company is banking on its brand name in the men’s category and groom lounge, to be able to push forward its ethnic wear business too. In the long term, it hopes the Ethnix brand will contribute 15-20 per cent of the total sales of a store.

Brands-To-Retail 02-08-2022

Eid-a-mamma launches new kidswear collection

29 July 2022, Mumbai:

The conscious kids' clothing D2C brand Ed-a-Mamma, has launched its kidswear collection in the Indian market via shop-in-shops.

The brand has stepped into the retail market in major metropolitan cities as well as Tier II cities through Shoppers Stop and Lifestyle stores.

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In the western part of India, the company has launched 7 stores in Mumbai - one each in Andheri, Juhu, Ghatkopar, Goregaon, Kurla, and two in Malad. The stores are also present in Navi Mumbai, Surat, and Pune.

In North India, the shop-in-shops have been launched in Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram. In Southern India, Ed-a-Mamma has stores in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mangalore. It also has stores in Kolkata and Indore, respectively.

The brand was launched in October 2020 with about 160 options and now has 1200 options live on its website. The products are available on all the major e-commerce platforms such as Myntra, Flipkart, TataCliq, Nykaa Fashion, Amazon, and First Cry.

Ed-a-Mamma has successfully launched a 100 percent sustainable product with plastic-free buttons and trims and has registered a 300 percent top-line growth YOY. It has also manufactured and launched green denim and a 100 percent organic line of clothing with GOTS certification.

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Brands-To-Retail 29-07-2022

BoStreet introduces trendy styles across categories

03 August 2022, Mumbai:

With its bold, fun, and edgy theme live on Myntra for a quarter now, women’s fashion brand BoStreet has introduced over 2,000 trendy styles across all major categories like dresses, tops, blouses, denim, and shorts, swimwear, and co-ords.

BoStreet debuted on Myntra Stylecast in mid-April with over 500 styles.

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The brand offers everything from casual tops, T-shirts, and regular denim to bodycon dresses, party dresses, jeans, and crop tops.

It offers a variety of prints from solids, basic to dressy, etc. While consumers have approved the brand’s entire range of collections, its best-selling categories include tops and dresses. The brand has received over 15,000 orders on Myntra in a mere span of 3 months.

Kunal Abhishek, Co-Founder, BoStreet, says, the brand aims to maintain a perfect balance between inexpensive and stylish for young buyers.

It aims to strengthen its foothold in this category by introducing new styles at the right prices.

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Brands-To-Retail 03-08-2022

The Titan to expand Taneira’s retail presence

01 August 2022, Mumbai:

After the successful launch of its women’s ethnic wear brand, Taneira, Titan plans to expand the brand’s retail presence by setting up more stores and strengthening its omnichannel presence. The brand is about to achieve a turnover of Rs 250-300 crore after five years.

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Currently, with 25 stores in major Indian cities, the brand plans to open 35 more stores by the end of this year and take that mark to 125 stores in the next three years. It also plans to set up stores outside India and reach the existing customer base of Tanishq and Titan Eyeplus.

Another of Taneira’s ambitions includes being a Rs 1,000 crore brand by FY27. It also aims to increase the share of omnichannel sales to overall business to 25-30 percent.

The brand is still recovering from the losses caused due to COVID. It aims to foray into states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where it primarily relies on online marketing and selling.

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Brands-To-Retail 01-08-2022

Injiri launches collection of chikan & handloom textiles in Spain

28 July 2022, Mumbai:

Injiri offers apparel and dresses for contemporary women.

To showcase traditional Indian textile techniques to an international audience, womenswear brand Injiri launched a collection of 19 Chikan and Jamdani handloom textiles at the annual textile festival Xtant in Mallorca, Spain.

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Injiri presented a collection of textiles to highlight the artisan craftsmanship of Indian weavers at the recent Xtant festival. The brand also collaborated on a film shown at the exhibition titled ‘The Turban Weavers of Bhujodi’ which spotlights weaver ShamjiVankar and his work to keep the tradition alive.

ChinarFarooqui’s brand Injiri retails from around 100 multi-brand stores internationally and one boutique in India, Ensemble. The brand works with artisans in India to create minimalist, understated clothing which is designed to put the spotlight on the textile craft itself.

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Brands-To-Retail 28-07-2022