04 July 2022, Mumbai:

Uniqlo claims, Indian shoppers are opting for long-lasting, ecological clothing over mass-produced fast fashion items. As a part of its expansion strategy, the brand has announced plans to open its first store outside Delhi NCR in Lucknow. The store will open at Lulu Malll this July. It will take the brand’s concept of functional and high-quality clothing to the largest city of Uttar Pradesh. Spread across 9,265 sq. ft, the new store will offer customers in the city with a new shopping experience. It will be the brand’s seventh store in India.

The store will offer entire range of Spring/Summer products for men, women, kids and babies, such as the innovative and functional AIRism, DRY-EX, UV protection, as well as products featuring premium fabrics, including linen, supima cotton, rayon, etc.

In addition, the new store will continue Uniqlo India’s Good Neighborhood Guide endeavor to highlight the hidden gems of local neighborhoods. The initiative will showcase local community efforts both at the store and online. The company will present the home and personal care brand, ‘Mitti Se,’ which believes in naturally derived, non-toxic, and biodegradable products made using sustainable and zero-waste manufacturing processes.

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23 June 2022, Mumbai:

The West Bengal government plans to boost the state’s garment industry by setting up an apparel hub on 10 acres in Maheshtala.

As per a Knitting Industry report the hub will span a built-up area of 12 lakh sq. ft. and will be set up under the aegis of MSME and the textile department.

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The park will create over 1 lakh jobs for thousands of people residing in the neighborhood of Nungi and in adjoining Metiabruz. It will accommodate around 30,000 people, says Rajesh Pandey, Secretary-MSME and Textiles. The investment in the project will be to the tune of several lakh crores, he adds

The project will be developed on a develop-build-finance-operate-and-transfer (DBFOT) model that gives private operators the right to operate the hub.

The state government is offering a parcel of land along with a boundary wall on lease for 99 years for developing the hub. The government will select interested private partners by this week.

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12 July 2022, Mumbai:

Kazo has launched a KZ07 store at Model Town Market in Jalandhar. The store is spread over of 1,200 sq ft. 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.

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.

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Apart from the store and official website of KZ07, the brand will be available on e-commerce websites like Nykaa, Ajio, and Myntra. The brand is planning to expand its presence in east, west, and central India with a few stores coming up in the Punjab region as well in the future.

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 of 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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27 June 2022, Mumbai:

Over last six months, urban Indian consumers have reduced their expenditure on apparel, fuel and dining out due to rising inflation levels, as per a survey by YouGov.

Compared to 12 months ago, 46 per cent of urban Indians said, their cost of living has increased to some extent as inflation is driving up prices of daily essentials. Meanwhile, 46 per cent said their cost of living has gone up a lot compared to 12 months ago.

YouGov surveyed 1,013 urban respondents online in India between 7 June 7 and 10, 2022 using YouGov’s panel of over 20 million people worldwide.

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Retail of inflation measured by consumer price index (CPI) grew sharply to 7.79 per cent in April. CPI jumped to 7.79 per cent in April compared to 6.95 per cent in March while food inflation jumped to 8.38 per cent from 7.68 per cent in March, according to government data released in June.

As a result, households are crimping back on spends they deem unnecessary.

Clothing topped the list with more than a third saying they have reduced spends on apparels and accessories. Comparatively, lesser cutbacks have been reported on staple essential food items, broadband subscriptions and household essentials, perhaps because this is more of a necessity than a luxury, according to the survey findings.

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21 June 2022, Mumbai:

Asia’s leading omni-channel platform for enterprise brands Ace Turtle will open 100 more omnichannel-enabled Lee & Wrangler stores by March 2023. The Bengaluru-based company will invest heavily and has already hired senior leaders to drive the expansion.

Ace Turtle launched the Licensed Brands vertical in 2021 by acquiring long-term licenses of iconic denim brands Lee & Wrangler from Kontor Brands for India and select South Asian markets.

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It has an end-to-end offering comprising design, local sourcing, and retailing for consumer brands in India. Within a short span of time, Ace Turtle has leveraged the strengths of its omnichannel technology platform to transform the businesses of both Lee & Wrangler in India.

Founded in 2014, Ace Turtle is the market leader in India in the omnichannel technology space for enterprise brands.

It’s at the forefront of new-age commerce bringing efficiency and scalability through the digital transformation of traditional brands and retailers. Ace Turtle has two business verticals - 1. SaaS and 2. Licensed Brands. Ace Turtle, with its proprietary platform – Rubicon, integrates online and offline retail channels enhancing efficiency and scalability through omnichannel transformation by intelligent use of data.

Rubicon is used by large global brands as a SaaS platform and is also leveraged by Ace Turtle for its licensed brands' portfolio.

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09 July 2022, Mumbai:

Reliance Retail has entered into a long-term partnership to launch the American fashion brand Gap to India.

The deal makes Reliance Retail, the official retail for Gap across all channels in India. Reliance Retail will introduce the brand’s latest offerings in India through a mix of exclusive brand stores, multi-brand store expressions and digital commerce platforms.

The partnership will help Gap leverage its position as a leading casual lifestyle brand, explore Reliance Retail’s competencies in omnichannel retail, expand local manufacturing and drive sourcing.

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Founded in San Franciso in 1969, Gap continues to build on its heritage grounded in denim and connect with customers online and in company-operated and franchise retail locations globally," stated the press release.

Akhilesh Prasad, CEO, Fashion & Lifestyle, Reliance Retail says, the two brands will complement each other in their vision to bring industry leading fashion products and retail experiences to their consumers.

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24 June 2022, Mumbai:

Fashion brand Jisora has launched its first plus-size fashion collection that offers clothes in sizes ranging from XL to 6 XL. The collection aims to address the clothing needs of oversized women often overlooked by fashion brands.

The affordable pricing coupled with the latest designs of the collection will help boost its sales, as per a Fashion Network report.

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Khusboo Sethi, Co-founder, of Jisora says, plus-size fashion enables curvier women to wear whatever they want and yet feel good about themselves. Tushar Sethi, Co-founder adds, that the plus market is slowly growing in India.

The new collection from Jisora offers consumers an effortless combination of style and comfort. The collection will be available at its stores across India and on leading online platforms.

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18 June 2022, Mumbai:

Garment exporters have appealed to the Union government to provide benefits under the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) in cash directly to the exporters and not as scrips.

Vijay Jindal, President, Garment Exporters and Manufacturers Association, said, the RoSCTL scheme provides rebate against the taxes, levies, etc. that are already paid by the exporters on the inputs.

These rebate has been converted into scrips that are tradable i.e. exporters can sell scrips to the importers and importers, in turn, can pay import duty with these purchased scrips as an alternative to cash import duty payments.

While it was in discount earlier also, now the discount has gone up from 3 per cent to about 20 per cent on the scrips. This discounting of scrips benefits importers, who are taking undue advantage at the cost of exporters.He, therefore, urged the government to restart cash reimbursement

Harish Ahuja, Executive Member, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), adds, “At present, demand for such scrips is very less as exporters are finding it difficult to find enough importers who can buy the scrips obtained under the RoSCTL scheme.

Lack of demand means that importers offer to buy scrips only at a steep discount of up to 20 per cent. If not addressed, India may lose its edge in global textile markets.

05 July 2022, Mumbai:

Aiming to be the largest online women’s brand in coming years, women’s clothing brand Kappde has launched its website. Catering to women across ages, the website offers latest collections from the brand ranging from casuals to smart casuals and party formals.

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The collections are priced affordably with all fabrics and designs made in India. Muskan Arora Singh, Founder says, the brand provides high-quality fabrics and clothes that boost the confidence of Indian women.

The fabrics used by the brand are mostly cotton fabrics which are a favorite amongst them. Launched online in June 2022, Kapde currently sells through its own website and social media platforms.

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24 June 2022, Mumbai:

The Uttar Pradesh government plans to attract more investments by building new textile and apparel parks in the state. This will help the government to transform the sector from unorganized to organized.

It will also boost exports by offering all facilities in one place.

As per FY2021-22 data, textiles and apparel accounted for 9 percent of the state’s exports during the year and totaled Rs 12,996 crore.

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They were the third most exported items from the state after electronic and electrical products.

Compared to 2020-21, UP’s textile and apparel exports grew 40 percent. The jump was more than the rise seen in exports of electronics and electrical products as well as meat during the same period. Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad emerged amongst the state’s top 10 export cities with 41 percent and 11 percent shares respectively.

The apparel park in Noida will be set up with an investment of Rs 3,000 crore. It will house 115 export-oriented units of readymade garments. Commercial production in the park will begin by September 2025.

The government also plans to make five textile and apparel parks through the public-private partnership (PPP) model. For this, the tender process will begin after identifying land by September next year. The aim is to begin production by 2026.

The government will set up flatted factories in or around Kanpur Nagar, Gorakhpur, and Agra. It will also build a world-class textile park at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore under the PM Mitra scheme.

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17 June 2022, Mumbai:

India’s official body of apparel exporters, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) will participate in three international fairs in July and August this year.

As per an Apparel Resources report, these three fairs include ‘Pure London’ in Pure Origin at Olympia London, UK from July 17-19, 2022; India Tex Trend Fair (ITTF) in Tokyo, Japan from July 20-22, 2022 and Sourcing at Magic in Las Vegas, US from August 07-10, 2022.

US, UK and Japan together had a share of more than 38 per cent of India’s total apparel exports market, valuing $6.8 billion in calendar year 2021. UK imports from India in 2021 totaled $1,092.1 million, registering a growth of 12.6 per cent.

Indian apparel exports to the US totaled $4,497.3 million in 2021 registering a growth of more than 40 per cent compared with last year. Japan emerged as the third largest importer with knitted garments dominating imports.