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Swiss watch brands making time for India

Swiss watchmakers are increasingly turning their sights towards India thanks to a new free trade agreement that is due to gradually open the doors for luxury timepiece exports. While some brands are already in the starting blocks, others are waiting to see whether India will become a new land of plenty. "India represents enormous potential,"...

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The Shirt Dandy adds new AI functions in collab with Tailoor by Successori Reda

The Shirt Dandy, the Viennese start-up that manufactures customised shirts for men in India, has deepened its strategic partnership with Tailoor. Tailoor is the software arm of Italian wool mill Successori Reda S.p.A, an AI-driven phygital platform. The collaboration aims to bring innovative AI capabilities to the Indian market. Reda and Tailoor...

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Next to open stores in India through new Myntra deal

British retail giant Next is building on its existing relationship with fashion e-commerce company Myntra as it looks to expand on its presence in India. Through the deal, Next has handed over its distribution and management rights to Myntra Jabong Pvt. Ltd., which will be responsible for distributing the retailer’s range of products while...

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The Aid by Trade Foundation’s cotton conference: from carbon sequestration to regenerative agriculture and technology

At the annual conference of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) from 11th to 13th March in Mumbai, India, around 100 experts, researchers and specialists from all over the world came together to discuss current challenges and solutions in the field of sustainable cotton and textile production. This year's event focussed on innovative and digital...

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Asos reportedly mulling India entry through Reliance Retail

Asos is believed to be considering an entry into the Indian market, as discussions between the e-commerce retailer and the region’s Reliance Retail are said to be underway. A source for Indiaretailing reported that the talks had been happening for a while yet an agreement had not yet been reached. According to the media outlet, a deal could...

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Tendam enters India through strategic partnership with e-tailer Myntra

Spanish fashion conglomerate Grupo Tendam, parent company to fashion chains and brands such as Cortefiel, Springfield and Women'secret, has announced a partnership agreement with Indian fashion e-tailer Myntra for its entry, growth and expansion in the strategic Indian market. The first steps in this direction have already been taken with the...

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The Shirt Dandy relaunches website and AI-powered 3D configurator

The Shirt Dandy, the Austrian start-up that produces customised shirts for men in India, is starting the new year with a newly launched website and an AI-powered 3D configurator that makes customisation of shirts easy. After customers have determined the fabric of their shirt according to their preference for material, season, fineness and...

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Christian Louboutin signs joint venture deal with India’s ABFRL

Luxury footwear brand Christian Louboutin has established a new joint venture with Indian firm Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL), which will see both partners hold an equal stake. As part of the deal, the brand’s current Indian business will be transferred into a newly incorporated subsidiary of ABFRL. In a release, Alexis Mourot,...

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Fashion for Good introduces toolkit tackling waste in India

Sustainable fashion platform Fashion for Good has released a new toolkit that looks to tackle the problem of textile waste in India through insights, assessments and guidance that hope to advance recycling in the region. The ‘Sorting for Circularity’ toolkit was unveiled during the organisation’s Reimagining Textile Waste conference, currently...

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Pioneering partnership sets india on path to Next-Gen textiles leadership

Leveraging insights from Wealth in Waste, Fashion for Good releases a toolkit designed to revalorise textile waste in India. Celebrating the closure of the Sorting for Circularity India Project, a conference in New Delhi on December 1 and 2, hosted in collaboration with Laudes Foundation, IDH, Canopy, and Reverse Resources will focus on...

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SMCP expands into India with Reliance Brands

Luxury conglomerate SMCP has announced that it will be taking its first steps into India as a continuation of its international expansion strategy. The move comes via a partnership with Reliance Brands Limited, a luxury and premium trade firm that will become the exclusive distributor of the Sandro and Maje brands in the market. “This new...

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British Council and UAL looking for sustainable fashion and technology proposals from UK and India

The cultural and educational organisation British Council has partnered with the University of the Arts London (UAL) and announced an open call for designers, design entrepreneurs, and SMEs from the UK and India to apply for the New Landscapes Catalyst Grant Scheme, a collaborative research and development scheme. The aim is to create solutions...