Raymond to expand presence with new retail stores
Raymond is one of the most well known textile brands in the Indian market.
The company is now working on expanding their presence throughout the country.
They are planning to open about 300 stores by end-March 2011.
The aim is to have around 800 stores by that [...]
Donald Fisher, Founder of GAP dies
The founder of the apparel industry giant GAP, Donald Fisher has died. He was 81.
Fisher has been fighting a losing battle with cancer since a long time.
He opened the first GAP showroom along with his wife Doris in 1969 in San Francisco.
It is now one of [...]
Inditex to start selling Zara branded cloths online
Europe’s leading clothing retailer Inditex has announced their plans to start selling Zara branded cloths online.
They are aiming to launch the online store before the end of the current year in some European markets.
The company said in a statement: “Zara will start online sales for [...]
Mattel set to re-launch Barbie
Toy Company Mattel has revealed that they are working on a new strategy for Barbie.
Mattel said that they are going to change the packaging and the marketing strategy to showcase Barbie as a fashion symbol.
The change would be implemented on the point of sale of Barbie dolls in addition to the [...]
DLF Brands to bring Donna Karan New York to India
India based real estate giant DLF has announced that they are going to bring the luxury brands DKNY and Donna Karan New York to the Indian market.
These brands would be introduced in India through their DLF Brands subsidiary.
The company said that they are aiming [...]
Nike online sales seeing a major boost
Nike’s US chief Mark Parker has stated that the company is seeing a major increase in sales through online outlets.
He said: “We’ve seen a fairly dramatic increase in online sales.”
Parker was speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
He said that this was probably because a [...]
Deepika Padukone: Levi Strauss Brand Ambassador
Levi Strauss India has announced that Deepika Padukone would continue to remain their brand ambassador for their brand Levi Strauss Signature.
The company also announced the launch of their “Dart-to-Win” contest which provides their customers to win a chance to meet Deepika.
ATP Ramani, Business Head, Levi Strauss Signature said in a [...]
Woodland spending big to expand in India
Woodland brand is pretty popular amongst the teenagers in the Indian market.
The company is now planning to invest up to Rs 200 crore in the next 12 months on their expansion plans.
They are aiming to open 75 more stores in the country. The plan is to also enhance the [...]
Reliance Industries re-launches Vimal brand
Reliance Industries has announced the re-launch of the Vimal brand in the Indian market. The company unveiled the first of showrooms in Ahmedabad.
RIL President, Textile Business, Anand Parekh talked about their plans for the Vimal brand: “We today launched the first exclusive showroom of re-launched Vimal in Ahmedabad, the birth place [...]
Glenn Murphy is the new CEO and chairman of GAP
Apparel company GAP has announced that they are now appointing Glenn Murphy to serve as chairman and chief executive officer.
The company has been struggling in the recent times as they face intense competition in the market.
Murphy would be taking over from Robert J. Fisher who [...]
