Indian company Arvind will raise by six-fold its garment making capacity from fabric by investing 1,500 crore in three years to meet the rising demand for branded apparel, according to company executive director Kulin Lalbhai. From converting only 10 per cent of its fabrics into garments now, the company plans to take the figure to 60 per cent. The company, which wants to double its textile turnover by 2022 from 6,000 crore at present, will open large factories in Gujarat, Karnataka, Jhark

Over 1,400 mid-to very-high-range fashion brands, designers, luxury players, pure web players and jeanswear leaders attended the recently held Denim Première Vision in Paris, creating a new visitor target for the event. The new, semi-itinerant format dedicated to the contemporary denim and creative fashion markets was introduced by the Denim Première Vision. Focused, user-friendly and business-oriented, the redesigned first edition of Denim Première Vision marked the turn of the show towar

Aiming for sustainable, long-term growth and value creation, Ralph Lauren, a global leader in the design, marketing, and distribution of lifestyle products, has presented its strategic growth plan. Its financial outlook includes low to mid-single digit revenue CAGR and mid-teen operating margin by 2023 in constant currency, excluding restructuring charges. As part of its strategic plan, the companies intends to win over a new generation of consumers, energise core products and accelerate un

French apparel brand Promod will launch its online store in India soon to make the most of the e-commerce boom, the company said in a statement recently. Promod online store will offer all items that it offers at present in its stores in India and at the same prices. Customers can pick up their orders at any store they choose or opt for home delivery. The e-reservation service will start later this year, Indian media reported quoting the company statement. The fashion brand also plan

An exclusive line of German fashion brand Tom Tailor is on the way that will be designed and manufactured in India with an aim to be retailed globally, according to Devender Gupta, founder of Inceptra Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, which owns the exclusive rights of the brand in India. The brand will also aggressively expand in tier-1 and tier-2 cities, he said. In an interview to Fibre2Fashion, Gupta said the Hamburg-based brand is working on two new exclusive lines — Tom Tailor Contemporary, in line

Brand: Arrow Company: Arvind Fashions Limited Location: High Street Phoenix, Mumbai Area: 1000 sq ft Product profile: The store houses the complete range from Arrow’s latest collections. The store also has a finely curated ‘shirt bar’ that displays extensive range of Arrow shirts. Store design | Interiors & VM | Fixtures: Recreated with the sole aim of bringing the brand’s core value of ‘expert craftsmanship’ to life, the store showcases ARROW’s glorious heritage in a bef

Canada Goose is setting up a regional head office in Shanghai and has named Scott Cameron as president, Greater China as part of its expansion plans. The company will also launch its direct-to-consumer business including two retail stores – in Beijing and Hong Kong – with operating partner ImagineX Group, and e-commerce operations via Alibaba Group’s Tmall. “As the world’s largest luxury market, the opportunity for Canada Goose in China is massive. We have already seen exceptional demand f

For the first quarter of 2018, sales of Chico's Fas were $561.8 million compared to $583.7 million in last year's first quarter. This decline of 3.8 per cent reflects a comparable sales decline of 5.9 per cent and the impact of 41 net store closures since last year's first quarter, partially offset by the favourable impact of the calendar shift in 2017. The selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter were $186.4 million, or 33.2 per cent of net sales, compared to $182

The revenue of Perry Ellis International, a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories, rose 5.4 per cent to $255 million from $242 million in the first quarter of 2018. Revenues were fueled by growth in Golf and Nike Swim and a high-single digit increase in the DTC channel sales. GAAP gross margin was 36.8 per cent in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, compared to 37.6 per cent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, driven

H&M group is showing two new cutting-edge technology features at the Stockholm Fashion Tech Talks, a state-of-the-art conference on fashion digitisation, which is being on June 5, 2018. The full-day conference explores how new technology is transforming different parts of the fashion industry – from design and manufacturing to retail, media, and marketing. In collaboration with Google, H&M group has developed a voice app for H&M Home in selected markets, one of the first voice