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India’s Smaller Retailers Get Big Boost From New Budget

The government has proposed allowing the country's small- and medium-sized stores to remain open seven days a…

Kate Spade New York to Open Stores in India in 2016

The quirky lifestyle label is dead set on its quest for world domination.

E-commerce in India: Winning Is About Losing

India's leading e-tailers are growing fast, but so are their losses.

India Led Growth of GOTS-Certified Facilities in 2015

GOTS, recognized worldwide as the leading processing standard for textiles made with organic fibers, now has…

Mumbai Leads India Retail Spend, Apparel Top Category

A Knight Frank India study found apparel has the biggest growth potential for retailers in the country.

As Indian Innerwear Market Explodes, New Entries Arrive

Dutch brand Hunkemöller and Sri Lankan label Amante have opened freestanding stores in India and plan…

Pakistan is Now India’s Top Cotton Customer

Pakistan imported 1.66 million bales of cotton (at 170 kilograms apiece) from India during the Oct.-Dec. 2015…

Sundeep Chugh Promoted to CEO of Benetton India

Benetton first entered India in 1982 and it is one of its key markets with 791 points of sale in 181 cities.

H&M, Inditex, PVH Vow to Improve Conditions in Indian Factories After Critical Report

Retailers and brands named in the report commit to improving working conditions for garment workers in…

India’s Textile Exports Expected to be Flat in FY16

A recent PCI Fibres report pooh-poohed the possibility of India succeeding China as the top Asian textile and…

Primark and DFID to Improve Factory Conditions in Bangladesh and Pakistan

The Irish fast-fashion retailer has partnered with the U.K.'s Department for International Development in a…

Amazon Bends Over Backwards for India’s Online Shoppers

The Amazon that India's 1.25 billion-strong population knows is a far cry from the one that U.S. buyers and…

Contaminated Gujarat Cotton Has Yarn Manufacturers Looking to Source in West Africa

Turns out much of the cotton that yarn manufacturers in Tamil Nadu were sourcing from the Gujarat region of…

Hindustan Unilever Adds to Its Personal-Care Base

Hindustan Unilever to acquire Indulekha, an ayurvedic manufacturer of hair and skin care.

Record Levels of Rainfall Threaten India’s Textile Industry

When it rains, it pours, and in the southern Indian city of Chennai, more than 14 inches of rain fell over a…