The logo of Temu, an e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings, is seen on a mobile phone displayed in front of its website, in this illustration picture taken April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Chinese online shopping giants Shein and Temu have changed the face fashion ecommerce in the Europe and US. In the United…
Representative image India’s leading fashion e-tailer, AJIO, on Thursday announced the launch of H&M on its platform. This partnership aims to enhance H&M’s online presence, complementing its existing omni-channel offering by making affordable, high-quality fashion accessible through AJIO, which adds another top international brand to its robust brand portfolio. This collaboration is surely going to…
Representative image H&M scrapped its earnings margin target for 2024 as higher discounting, costs and fierce competition hurt operating profit in the third quarter, sending shares in the world’s No.2 listed fashion retailer down as much as 8%. H&M has struggled to boost its profitability amid high inflation, weaker consumer demand and competition from its…
Representative image Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by the end of October as a way of prolonging their life cycle and reducing waste, its owner Inditex said on Wednesday. Zara’s ‘Pre-Owned’ platform is already running in 16 European countries, after launching in Britain in…
Representative Image Zara owner Inditex reported a rebound in recent sales of its first autumn-winter collections on Wednesday, offsetting a slowdown in sales in the first half of the year that was in line with analysts’ expectations. The fashion giant said its sales between Aug. 1 and Sept. 8 saw an 11% boost in constant…
New Delhi: Japanese apparel major Uniqlo’s sales growth in India slipped by more than half to a still-strong 32% last fiscal year while its net profit expanded by 25%. The Indian unit of Asia’s biggest clothing brand posted a net profit of ₹85.1 crore for the year ended March 2024 with net revenues of ₹824…
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,…
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…
LONDON: Fast fashion retailer Shein, known for its China-made $5 tops and $10 dresses, has hiked prices by over a third on some core products, in a move likely to boost revenues ahead of its planned IPO, according to an analysis of its pricing strategy. Shein’s average price hikes exceeded those of its rivals H&M…
Zara owner Inditex grew its sales by 7% in the first quarter of its fiscal year, it said on Wednesday, in line with analysts’ expectations. The performance represented a slowdown from a year ago when it benefited from a post-pandemic shopping spree. Inditex, which also owns Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti and other brands, is attempting to…
