LONDON: Michael Polak, the barrister for the family of Avtar Singh Khanda, a Khalistani activist who died from blood cancer in Birmingham City Hospital, has written to UK home secretary James Cleverly requesting that a different police force be directed to investigate Khanda’s death.Khanda died aged 35 on June 15 at Birmingham City Hospital from…
Representative image LONDON: Frasers, the British sportswear and apparel retailer controlled by Mike Ashley, has bolstered its presence in the luxury space by buying loss-making online player MATCHES from Apax Partners, paying about 52 million pounds ($66 million). MATCHES offers products from more than 450 designers and generates the majority of its revenue internationally, with…
Representative image Dubai: Indian apparel manufacturers are looking to hold exhibitions in world markets like Australia, the US and the UK which have strong diaspora to expand into new geographies, an industry official said. Speaking with PTI after holding the inaugural edition of the annual exhibition in the city, Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI)…
Arvind Fashions, which sells products of brands such as Arrow, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, aims to become a zero-debt company in the next two years on the back of higher cash flow and focus on franchise-based expansion, said vice chairman Kulin Lalbhai. The Bengaluru-headquartered company has rationalised its brand portfolio, reducing it to five…
Sales of used luxury items in India are soaring, reflecting the growing aspirations of young shoppers and consumers in tier-II and tier-III markets, and fuelling a previously untapped market. Despite signs of a slowdown in the global market for luxury goods, India’s Luxepolis, which claims to have an online user base of 3.5 million, recorded…
