For a country which provides 25% of the world’s cotton, sustainability has been a long traditional approach. However, as the world and India push the eco-friendly theme towards the mainstream, green skills and talent is on the rise. Naresh Tyagi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd, gives a view of the existing…
(Representative Image) Nike reported higher profits due to cost-cutting efforts Thursday, but shares fell sharply on the company’s tepid outlook despite a hoped-for boost from the upcoming Olympic Games. The sports giant, which has been criticized in recent times over a lack of innovation and strategic stumbles, reported a dip in quarterly revenues as executives…
H&M plans to offer more discounted fashions in the second half of this year as it tries to win back customers from the likes of Zara owner Inditex and Shein. H&M has over the past year or so said it was prioritising profitability over sales volumes in order to reach a 10% operating margin goal,…
Gold prices edged lower on Friday but were headed for their third consecutive quarterly rise, while investors looked toward key U.S. inflation data due later in the day that could throw some light on the Federal Reserve‘s stance on interest rate cuts. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.3% at $2,321.39 per ounce, as of…
H&M posted on Thursday a 52-percent jump in net profit for the second quarter as the world’s second biggest fashion retailer pressed on with efforts to control costs. Chief executive Daniel Erver said the company had achieved its “best profit and cash flow for many years” in the April-to-June period, with profit after tax reaching…
Saumen Bhaumik, CEO of Eyecare Division at Titan Company Eyewear retailer Titan Eye+ will shift focus back to network expansion from the quarter beginning July, Saumen Bhaumik, chief executive officer of Eyecare Division at Titan Company, told ET. The retailer had focused on strengthening existing stores rather than opening new ones last year. “We are…
Representative Image New Delhi: Gems and jewellery exporters on Tuesday sought a reduction in import duty on hold, silver, and platinum bars to 4 per cent in the forthcoming Budget. In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council said the Indian gems and jewellery industry contributes…
British e-commerce firm THG has agreed to sell its portfolio of luxury goods websites to Mike Ashley‘s Frasers Group for an undisclosed sum, it said on Monday. THG and Frasers have also agreed on a partnership across several areas including with THG Ingenuity, the online platform that serves third-party brands, and online sports nutrition brand…
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh Textiles minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday said the government has approved over Rs 10,000 crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles and is now considering to extend it to the garments sector. He also said that the ministry is framing a roadmap to move ahead of China in the…
Leather and footwear exporters body CLE on Tuesday sought an extension of the Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the sector with a view to boost job creation, domestic manufacturing and shipments. In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Council for Leather Exports Chairman Rajendra Kumar Jalan also urged the government to provide import…
