30 April 2026, Mumbai
India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) fashion market, projected to touch $190 billion in 2026, is seeing a correction that could prove more consequential than the digital boom that ...
... French-Monacan brand specializing in high-fashion swimwear, beach accessories, and athletic resortwear. It dominates the European coastal markets and is currently scaling its presence in South Asia through ...
28 April 2026, Mumbai
As the Indian ethnic wear sector approaches a projected valuation of $123 billion in 2026, Biba Fashion is intensifying its physical presence with strategic store launches in Visakhapatnam ...
... is increasingly visible in the movement of both domestic labels and global fashion groups toward heritage high streets, where stores are being designed less as transactional outlets and more as immersive ...
... in 2025, marking an escalation in their influence over mall and high-street absorption. Yet the more revealing layer lies beneath that topline: fashion and apparel brands continue to command nearly 60 ...
18 April 2026, Mumbai
Homegrown sneaker disruptor Comet has expanded its offline presence in Hyderabad with the launch of second store at Sarath City Capital Mall. This strategic rollout in India’s tech ...
17 April 2026, Mumbai
Surat-based ethnic wear powerhouse Ajmera Fashion has announced an aggressive retail roadmap, aiming to expand its domestic footprint to over 400 stores by the end of March 2027. ...
17April 2026, Mumbai
India’s apparel and fashion market has entered what may be its most decisive break since the rise of organised retail. It is no longer just about channels moving from offline to ...
16April 2026, Mumbai
India’s retail economy has entered a decisive phase, with digital commerce now shaping not just consumer behaviour but the future geography of fashion demand. What began as an urban ...
15April 2026, Mumbai
The competitive dynamics of India’s value fashion segment have shifted as Citykart completes a rapid deployment of 22 new stores within a 40-day window. This operational sprint brings ...
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Conversion outpaces curation
Traditional fashion retail thrives on aesthetics and storytelling, curated collections, seasonal launches, and brand positioning. ...
... instant gratification in fashion. Currently operational in major metros like Bengaluru, Delhi, and Ahmedabad, this segment already accounts for 10 per cent of online revenue. Siddharth, Dungarwal, Founder ...
14April 2026, Mumbai
India’s global fashion retail market is entering a decisive strategic split. On one side are brands still optimised for rapid trend cycles, mall visibility and seasonal markdowns. ...
13April 2026, Mumbai
The Japanese apparel powerhouse, Uniqlo, has accelerated its investment in the Indian retail landscape, confirming the launch of two high-capacity stores in Pune and Bengaluru. ...
... initiative. By utilizing its retail outlets as hyperlocal fulfillment hubs, Snitch has addressed the consumer demand for ‘instant gratification’ in fashion. This segment already accounts for 10 per cent ...
... inefficient.
Table: Changing demand across regions
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Margin meets merit
Commercial realities in 2026 show Indian consumers as discerning value-maximisers. While the global fashion industry stagnates at 3 per cent growth, India’s ...
6 April 2026, Mumbai
The Indian activewear landscape is witnessing a structural shift as homegrown labels challenge global incumbents through manufacturing self-reliance. Bengaluru-based performance ...
... areas by 15 per cent in volume growth. Goyal’s immediate mandate involves optimizing the working capital cycles for high-turnover value fashion categories and securing the credit lines necessary to support ...
1 April 2026, Mumbai
India’s fashion industry is in a phase where it’s moving beyond the binaries of heritage versus modernity, into a more sophisticated, systems-driven commercial model. The emergence ...