Designers Palak Shah and Aarohi Shah, owners of brands Ekaya Banaras and Arohi, have teamed up to launch a collaborative collection that blends handloom heritage with a bold modernity.

The Arohi x Ekaya collaborative collection has been launched on Ekaya’s e-commerce store with a range of sarees and fusion wear designs. It features sheer blouses paired with cigarette pants, striped sarees, organza kurtas, and fusion-style designs such as a kurta which resembles a coat dress in vibrant magenta.

The collection comprises experimental textiles and silhouettes keeping in mind the ever-growing demand for easy-to-wear modern saris and ready-to-wear clothing, combining craftsmanship and attention to detail.

The collection’s main motif is bold stripes, rendered in a modern color palette of greys with more jewel tones also thrown in. It blends Arohi’s experimental and deconstructed aesthetic with Ekaya’s rich handloom heritage.

23rd July 2021,Mumbai:

Tata Group plans to develop a new shopping app this year. The app will help bring its brands together to offer services such as grocery shopping, meal and medicine delivery, sales of electronic products plus online fitness packages. Tata is still developing the app's features and determining a go-to-market strategy, with the launch likely in phases, starting with some large cities, suggest media reports.

The pilot could begin as early as September in the southern city of Bengaluru, India's IT hub. Pratik Pal, CEO, Tata Digital will spearhead the app’s development. Pal has an extensive experience with retailers in 28 years at IT outsourcing unit Tata Consultancy Services.

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 22 July 2021, Mumbai:

Online shoppers have urged the government against banning or intervening in sales on e-commerce platforms, as per a new survey by social platform LocalCircles.

The respondents to the survey said, e-commerce enables people to purchase cheaper items at a time when many people are struggling with less income due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.

However, traders have argued that short term benefits for shoppers will cause long term negative effects on India’s economy.

Numerous Indian traders’ and micro, small, and medium enterprise organizations have urged the government to ban deep discounting and large-scale sale events online by e-commerce giants.

The organizations argue that larger businesses have huge capital reserves to facilitate such sale events but smaller, local businesses do not and so the larger businesses essentially price small businesses out of the market.

This harms the livelihood of Indian traders and is bad for the county’s economy, according to the Confederation of All India Traders.

The LocalCircles survey was created from a pool of 82,000 responses from shoppers in 394 Indian districts.

In the survey, 62 per cent of respondents were men and 38 per cent were women.

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23rd July 2021,Mumbai:

Trade unions in Tamil Nadu have urged the government to reopen National Textile Corporation (NTC) mills in the state.

As per a CAI Online report, Members of LPF and CITU pointed out that seven of the 23 NTC mills in the country are located in Tamil Nadu and provide jobs to about 6,000 workers. The units are not operating since last March when the lockdown was announced to control the spread of the pandemic. The workers are paid 50 per cent wages while the officials continue to get 100 per cent salary. The urged the government to reopen to enable workers to get full wages.

M Arumugam, Former CPI MLA of Valparai, units that were reopened in February-March are closed again as cotton is not available with the mills. The Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions has sent a letter to the Union Textile Minister regarding through Coimbatore MP PR Natarajan.

23rd July 2021,Mumbai:

One of India's largest home textile manufacturers, Indo Count Industries has been recognized as one of the 'Top Performer' suppliers at the recent Walmart's Global Sourcing Sustainability Summit held on July 15, 2021. Indo Count has been recognized for its contribution to the Project Gigaton that included reducing GHG emissions by installing a solar plant and setting up a water recycling plant to curb water consumption.

Indo count also supports Walmart's commitments on sustainable fibers, recyclable/sustainable packaging, and implementation of HIGG index.

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With the Indian economy showing signs of revival, apparel companies have embarked on an expansion spree.

Retail consulting firm Anarock, in its latest report says, brands closed over 120 lease deals at prominent high street markets across Indian cities and towns between April 2020 and May 2021. 

The brand recently opened 30 new brand stores including one store in Khan Market, New Delhi.

Spread across 1,900 sq ft, the store has been created and curated to offer a holistic lifestyle experience.

The launch of concept stores is also part of the firm's larger strategy of being an experiential retail player rather than just an apparel and home décor retailer.

In the next couple of years, the company plans to open more experience centres where customers would get customized offerings, and the opportunity to dine at its Fabcafe.

PP Jewellers by Pawan Gupta has opened a sprawling showroom in tony South Extension.

The store aims to target the niche South Delhi audience.

It is spread across 3 storeys and covers an area of 10,000 square feet

Tanishq and Shoppers Stop also plan to add 10 - 35 stores this year.

Retail chain Shoppers Stop is set to open 11 stores this year.

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European fashion brands Jack & Jones and Selected Homme have opened a multi brand store in Kashmir spanning over 1,200 sq. feet.

As per Press News Wire, the store offers the latest international styles and trends for the fashion- enthusiast men of the city.

The store offers a complete wardrobe selection for the today's fashion forward men with styles such as essential wear, casuals, and denims including shoes and accessories through Jack & Jones. It also houses contemporary collections such as shirts, trousers, blazers, tailored suits and accessories under their premium menswear brand – Selected Homme.

Vineet Gautam, CEO & Country Head, Bestseller India says, the new store will make European International fashion more accessible to the brand’s customers in Srinagar.

Bestseller has 2,700 stores in 38 markets across the world.

Its products are sold in approximately 15,000 MBOs and department stores.

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India’s consumer internet ecosystem Flipkart Group including Flipkart, and Myntra have collaborated with not-for-profit environmental organization Canopy for responsible sourcing of sustainable packaging and man-made cellulosic fibers. The companies have joined Canopy’s Pack4Good and CanopyStyle initiatives to extend their sustainability commitment to move towards sustainable packaging and material sourcing. They will shift towards sustainable sourcing of forest-derived products and pilot alternative next-generation solutions to transition away from forests for raw materials.

Flipkart and Myntra will focus on exploring sourcing or designing of reusable/refillable shipping boxes to reduce corrugated paper and paperboard; encouraging the use of recycled, reusable and/or FSC certified paper and packaging as well as sourcing products with responsibly sourced man-made cellulosic fibers; designing and implementing e-commerce, shipping, display and wrapping systems that minimize the use of packaging materials; Increasing utilization of recycled materials in packaging; utilizing reusable packaging systems for intra business applications; increasing the use of digital communication, marketing and accounting systems and adopt best practices including researching and applying emerging and circular economy innovations.

 22 July 2021, Mumbai:

Ethnic wear retailer Biba has opened a new store in Delhi named ‘Biba’s Rajokri the new store offers women’s ethnic wear, casual wear and occasion wear.

It also stocks accessories and children’s wear.

The brand’s new releases available in the store include kurtas made from sustainable textile Liva Fluid Fashion and matching mother-daughter outfit sets.

Biba recently launched a new collection of ready-to-stitch sets named ‘Easy Stitch.’

Designed for both casual and formal occasions, the collection offers a wide range of textile and color options.

The sale offers a wide range of designs at 50 per cent discount as it looks to offload any surplus stock accrued during the recent lockdowns.

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On July 20, Biba launched its ‘End of Season Sale’ on its e-commerce site.

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In all, Unlimited operates a chain of 74 value fashion stores across South and West India and retails fashion apparel and accessories for men, women and children at affordable prices. The move will also help V-Mart pursue its cluster-based expansion strategy and shorten the time-span required for geographical expansion of this scale in a new big market.

 22 July 2021, Mumbai:

The online sales of ethnic wear brand Soch Apparels have been growing amid the COVID-19 disruptions and subsequent lockdowns that led to the closure of its stores.

The online retail has helped the brand widen its base and cater to the needs of customers in cities where it doesn’t have physical outlets.

To further strengthen its customer base and deepen its presence in the ethnic wear market, the brand has launched an exclusive new Eid collection.

The new collection will include a range of sarees, salwar suits, kurtas, tunics, kurti suits, and lehengas.

The Bengaluru-based brand Soch had launched its first exclusive outlet in February 2005 and currently has 135 stores across 50 cities

From designer apparel to elegant fashion wear, Soch is a one - stop brand for all ethnic needs.

The first exclusive Soch store was opened in 2005.

Through its innovative use of traditional crafts, Soch celebrates Indian woman with a contemporary lifestyle.

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R Gandhi, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles says, the ministry has initiated measures to modernize Co-optex outlets and improve its business.

Gandhi informed sales at these outlets have declined from Rs 15 crore due to outbreak of COVID-19.

The ministry has formed a team to modernize these outlets and adopt new business techniques and designs.

It also plans to introduce export quality organic varieties, including ready-made garments for children that could be sold online.

Apart from textile parks at eight places, the ministry would also set up a mega textile park on 1,000 acre in Dharmapuri with 10,000 crore investment.

The park would help generate new jobs, Gandhi added.

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