Representative Image Kewal Kiran Clothing (KKCL), the manufacturer of Killer jeans, on Thursday announced the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Kraus for Rs 166.51 crore. Kraus Casuals Private Ltd (KCPL) manufactures jeans for women and the listed KKCL is venturing into the women’s denim segment through the deal, a statement said. The…
Representative image Mumbai: India’s Vishal Mega Mart is planning a $1 billion initial public offering that would value the budget supermarket chain at up to $5 billion with some of the proceeds earmarked to add stores, two people with direct knowledge of the plan said. Switzerland’s Partners Group and India’s Kedaara Capital, which together have…
NEW DELHI: Reliance is in exploratory talks with British fashion retailer Primark to bring the label to India, a move that will pit it against Tata’s Zudio, Landmark Group-owned Max and Shoppers Stop‘s new value format InTune. The 55-year-old brand, popular for its moderately priced clothing and shoes, has been evaluating the Indian market for…
PARIS – Fashion group SMCP, owner of French fashion labels Sandro and Maje, said on Thursday it signed a deal with Reliance to expand into India and will join other high-end European brands opening stores in the Jio World Plaza mall in Mumbai. “There aren’t a lot of accessible luxury fashion labels in India so…
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) said it is opening a store every month in India, accelerating their outlet expansion though a quarter of their sales comes from online channels. India is already its largest international market outside home in terms of store network with 100 stores opened in the last 15 years. “If you…
New Delhi: Reliance Retail plans to open a dozen luxury stores for ethnic handicrafts under its Swadesh brand in India and overseas, executives directly aware of the developments said. The stores will be similar to government-run Central Cottage Industries Emporium stores but with a more upscale focus, the executives said. The retail arm of Reliance…
New Delhi: Reliance Brands through its wholly owned subsidiary in UK (RBUK), has on Wednesday signed a definitive agreement to enter a joint venture with UK-based Superdry PLC, marking a significant new chapter in its partnership with Superdry PLC. Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) is a subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited and began operations in…
BENGALURU: UK’s struggling fashion retailer Superdry said on Wednesday it would sell its intellectual property assets in South Asia to Reliance Retail, India’s largest retailer, for 40 million pounds ($48.27 million) via a joint venture. Superdry – which has been grappling with weak orders from wholesale partners cautious on stock levels and liquidity – said…
Representative image Global luxury brands such as Gucci, Cartier, and Louis Vuitton, among others, have signed leases for retail spaces in a new Mumbai mall developed by Asia’s richest Mukesh Ambani, as the brands and Reliance Industries look to tap lucrative prospects presented by India’s robust economic growth and the swift increase in the number…
Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL) has signed a joint venture with Alia Bhatt‘s clothing brand of kids and maternity wear, Ed-a-Mamma for a 51% majority stake. ET was the first to report on July 17 on the possible acquisition. Launched in 2020, Bhatt has extended the kids brand into teenage and maternity wear segments as…
