08 March 2022, Mumbai:

The home division of Birla Century is set to launch its flagship brand Hill & Glade catering to the home bedding segment.

The brand will provide a plethora of choices in both color and quality on the basis of the preferences of the customers.

Hill & Glade will launch over 250 eye-catching designs in a range of colors encompassing solids as well as prints for the discerning consumer.

The brand will offer choices in four different qualities.

It will provide Basic, Essential, Premium, and Grandeur, in thread counts of 160, 210, 300, and 400 respectively.

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The entire range of cotton bed sheets promises a never before seen level of uniqueness with unmatchable standards of quality. Hill & Glade will also offer consumers choices in bath towels with options for Hand towels, Face towels and Bath towels.

This will complement the offerings in the home bedding segment perfectly and provide consumers with high quality choices in towels.

Later this year Hill & Glade plans to launch a range of Ethnic Bedsheets to showcase rural beauties of India.

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05 March 2022, Mumbai:

The world's leading luxury brands said on Friday that they planned to temporarily close stores and pause business operations in Russia.

Birkin bag maker Hermes and Cartier owner Richemont were the first firms to announce such moves, followed by LVMH (LVMH.PA), Kering (PRTP.PA), and Chanel.

Doing business in Russia has become complex since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which prompted the United States, Britain, and the European Union to impose sweeping sanctions.

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"Given our increasing concerns about the current situation, the growing uncertainty, and the complexity to operate, Chanel decided to temporarily pause its business in Russia," the French luxury fashion house said in a LinkedIn post.

Luxury giant LVMH, which owns such brands as Christian Dior, Givenchy, Kenzo, TAG Heuer, and Bulgari among others, will close its 124 boutiques in Russia from Sunday but will continue to pay the salaries for its 3,500 employees in the country, a spokesperson told Reuters.

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CREDITS: Reuters.

08 March 2022, Mumbai:

ROICA™ welcomes 2022 with a brand new wardrobe where performance and responsibility all together become the new norm.

Discover ROICA™ groundbreaking innovations in the sports field, and the bold partnerships that made them possible.

Today ROICA™ main objective is to focus on and respond to new generation values in fashion. Values that are key for contemporary consumers, who are the ones leading the change throughout the supply value chain, and have received even more attention since the beginning of the pandemic.

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ROICA™ by Asahi Kasei team knows that value creation is the basic foundation of contemporary business. Its teams are ready to go to the next level, answering to the market demand for top-notch innovation while sharing its responsibility efforts towards the new generation of consumers.

For this reason, the ROICA™ strategy is based on two key elements. On the one side, a strong focus on responsible innovation, able to respond to new fashion needs and desires while not harming the environment nor the society at large.

On the other hand, consolidation of partnerships along the whole supply chain through conversations and collaborations with companies sharing the ROICA™ values, in order to deliver creativity, solutions, and design to all contemporary consumers.

For example, in terms of fabric producers, ROICA™ has been working alongside industry leaders such as Brugnoli.

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04 March 2022, Mumbai:

Para-badminton player Palak Kohli has been signed as the new brand ambassador by Adidas India for its ‘Impossible is Nothing’ campaign.

Kohli will join Adidas India’s strong lineup of women athlete brand ambassadors including Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Hima Das, and Nikhat Zareen, etc. Sunil Gupta, Senior Director says, the campaign #Impossible is Nothing #unites a strong, diverse and powerful community of women athletes who are changing the game.

Kohli echoes the brand’s values with her winning attitude inspiring millions of aspiring athletes.

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Kohli says the association with Adidas will help her achieve her goals and inspire many others to see that ‘Impossible is nothing.’

A 19-year old para-badminton player, Palak Kohli won three gold medals at the 2019 National Para-Badminton Championships, a gold medal at the Asian Youth Para Games 2021, etc.

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07 March 2022, Mumbai:

As Alrosa’s country head, JIM VIMADALAL has played a key role in building bridges and strengthening ties between the mining company and Indian diamantaires. He discusses at length the long-term outlook for India.

ALROSA Group accounts for a quarter of global rough diamond production ... Russian diamonds. Characteristics and advantages.

Partially Russian state-owned diamond mining business Alrosa has assured the Indian gems and jewellery industry that it will continue to fulfill orders and obligations amid increasing global sanctions on the Russian economy.

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As Alrosa’s country head, JIM VIMADALAL has played a key role in building bridges and strengthening ties between the mining company and Indian diamantaires.

He discusses at length the long-term outlook for India.

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04 March 2022, Mumbai:

New womenswear brand MoonRay has expanded its clothing and accessories collection on e-commerce store by launching a new plant-based vegan leather footwear range.

The new range comprises a Raffia Slide, made out of 100 per cent plant-based vegan leather and hand embroidered with the brand’s signature MoonRay design. Designed to be functional and sustainable, the footwear line includes a wide array of slip-on designs featuring eye, star, and floral motifs.

The new brand is also adding to its product categories to offer a full wardrobe and accessories solution.

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The brand recently launched a line of 22-carat gold-plated jewelry range of celestial motifs and quirky yet wearable designs and has also launched a range of handbags and casual and occasion wear.

MoonRay was launched by designer and bridal wear brand Jade’s co-founder Karishma Swali alongwith her daughter Avantika Swali in December, 2021.

It launched with an e-commerce store and studio space.

The brand targets a younger customer base with prices in the bridge-to-luxury segment of the market and has pledged 50 per cent of its proceeds to support children’s education and animal welfare through NGOs.

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02 March 2022, Mumbai:

Vanilla Moon, the women’s footwear wholesale business of India-based footwear business Leiner Shoes has secured a funding package from UK bank HSBC to open a new headquarters in the UK.

Vanilla Moon will open a 1,300-sq-ft UK headquarters in central London this month.

The headquarters will serve as a permanent base for Vanilla Moon and enable it to expand its online retail operations across both the UK and Europe. The company will start recruiting employees for its new London business and hire five UK-based employees and around 40 candidates in India.

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The new headquarters will boost the company’s customer base and sales. Launched in 2007, Vanilla Moon manufactures mid-market to high-end women’s footwear. The business aims to replicate the growth of its sister brand Jvam in Japan in the UK and European market.

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05 March 2022, Mumbai:

One of India’s largest sports and athleisure footwear brands in terms of value and volume in fiscal 2021. Campus Activewear launched its 100 th store in Mumbai.

The aspirational and fashion-forward brand for Indian young adults already has five stores across the city. It offers multiple choices across styles, color palettes, price points, and an attractive product value proposition.

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The new store is set up in an 800 square feet area in Bandra’s popular shopping hub – Linking road. Campus’s dedicated research and development team strives to bring the latest global designs and technology to Indian streets.

The brand aims to raise shoe awareness amongst Indian consumers.

It aims to emerge as the most preferred athleisure brand in India while becoming an integral part of the daily active lifestyle of Indian youth.

The brand bets big on design and product innovation every single time to ensure customers always have happy feet.

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04 March 2022, Mumbai:

Sports comApany PUMA has extended its partnership with W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers and has signed Finnish driver Emma Kimiläinen for the PUMA W Series Team in 2022.

In 2021, PUMA Motorsport tailored racewear specifically for female drivers for the very first time.

As part of the company’s women’s platform, She Moves Us, PUMA will continue to supply bespoke racewear during W Series’ third on-track season. PUMA, which is a partner of some of the most successful names in motorsport, has supplied high-performance, flame-retardant racewear for W Series’ drivers since the inaugural season in 2019.

Emma Kimiläinen has won two races in her two seasons with W Series. Her victory at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium last August kicked off a run of four consecutive podium finishes, which saw the 32-year-old end the season in third place in the championship.

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“I am very proud to be racing for the PUMA W Series Team this year. With their She Moves Us campaign, our brand and values fit together perfectly and, being a professional athlete at the top level and a mother, I hope to inspire girls and women chasing their dreams in sports,” Emma Kimiläinen said.

She will now look to take her excellent form into the 2022 W Series season, which consists of support races at eight Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends, starting in Miami, USA, in May.

The PUMA W Series Team finished sixth in last year’s inaugural teams’ championship and Emma’s team-mate will be announced in due course.

“W Series has become one of the key pillars of our women’s campaign, She Moves Us, which celebrates women who move culture and sports forward and inspire others around the world,” said James Clark, Head of Sports Marketing Motorsport & Operations at PUMA.

PUMA’s campaign “She Moves Us” wants to empower girls and young women through sharing stories and joint efforts to impact girls and women’s rights globally.

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02 March 2022, Mumbai:

Milan Fashion Week kicked off just as Vladimir Putin ordered the attack on Ukraine, leaving the industry rattled by the news and the city a stage for several protests in support of the beleaguered country, also outside show venues.

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Fake news started to circulate, such as a report that Italy had made a request for carve-outs on sanctions, including for luxury goods, which was firmly denied by an official tweet from Palazzo Chigi, the seat of the country’s Council of Ministers and the official residence of the country’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

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*CREDITS: finance.yahoo.com article.