News for 'Business of Fashion'

'Digital payments have become a fashion statement'

'Digital payments have become a fashion statement'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.

PHOTOS: Tsitsipas, Berrettini, Rybakina through to last 16

PHOTOS: Tsitsipas, Berrettini, Rybakina through to last 16

Rediff.com9 Jul 2023

How sweet it is: Eubanks's climb up the ranks is 'icing on the cake'

'We love you too': New York Crowd Tells Rahul

'We love you too': New York Crowd Tells Rahul

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

'A democracy cannot mean the rule of just two people,' said one audience member, who recalled that he too had chanted 'Modi, Modi' when the PM had visited the USA. Many of those gathered admitted to having been Modi supporters. What had changed them was the growing concentration of power. Jyoti Punwani reports from New York.

Mystery Of Indian-Born Foreign Stars

Mystery Of Indian-Born Foreign Stars

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

Should we not be creating roles in India for the talented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Bhumi Gyaan: How Women Can Get What They Want

Bhumi Gyaan: How Women Can Get What They Want

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

'Every woman should believe she is a lady killer because that's the only way she can gain the confidence to achieve whatever she wants in life.'

What's Greenwashing?

What's Greenwashing?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

Greenwashing is making misleading or false environment-friendly claims about a product. Consumers in India currently do not have any way of telling whether a claim is authentic or greenwashing. And one never hears of action against any company for making false claims of being environment-friendly.

Reliance invests Rs 30k cr in retail in FY22

Reliance invests Rs 30k cr in retail in FY22

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

Reliance Industries invested Rs 30,000 crore (around $3.76 billion) in its retail business and added 2,500 stores, taking the total store count to 15,196 in FY22. Besides, Reliance Retail added 11.1 million square feet of warehousing space during the year, nearly doubling the warehousing space to 22.7 million square feet, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) said in the annual report for FY22. In FY22, Reliance Retail added over 1.50 lakh jobs, taking its total headcount to 3.61 lakh.

US Open PIX: Djokovic's great escape at US Open!

US Open PIX: Djokovic's great escape at US Open!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.

Australia lift sixth Women's T20 WC title after Mooney's heroics

Australia lift sixth Women's T20 WC title after Mooney's heroics

Rediff.com26 Feb 2023

Images from the Women's T20 World Cup Final between Australia and South Africa played in Cape Town on Sunday

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Beauty, Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar realised, is a very long-tailed business and with e-commerce picking up in India, it seemed like a good idea to venture into.

Restaurant to jewellery, brands make a beeline for metaverse

Restaurant to jewellery, brands make a beeline for metaverse

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

'We're seeing major Bollywood celebrities, fashion icons, and even movie studios all wanting to build Metaverse experiences'

Reliance buys Future Group's retail biz for Rs 24,713 crore

Reliance buys Future Group's retail biz for Rs 24,713 crore

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Reliance Retail will acquire the retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing businesses of the Future Group. Future Group's financial and insurance businesses are not part of the deal.

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'

CCI clears Reliance Retail-Future Group deal

CCI clears Reliance Retail-Future Group deal

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

The Competition Commission has approved Reliance's proposed acquisition of retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing businesses of Future Group. The Rs 24,713 crore deal that would boost Reliance Industries' fast growing retail business was announced in August. In a tweet on Friday, the regulator said it has approved "acquisition of retail, wholesale, logistics & warehousing businesses of Future Group by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited and Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited".

Aamir, Deepika At Shibani-Farhan's Wedding Party

Aamir, Deepika At Shibani-Farhan's Wedding Party

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

Days after the wedding, Ritesh Sidhwani threw a party for his close friend and business partner Farhan Akhtar and his bride Shibani Dandekar.

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back.

Dating In Your 40s: 10 Mistakes To Avoid

Dating In Your 40s: 10 Mistakes To Avoid

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

The dating world can be a mess of expectations and anxieties, but don't let your emotional baggage spill all over your chance at real love, suggests Sybil Shiddell, country manager India, Gleeden, a discreet extra marital dating Web site.

Turned to drugs to overcome depression: Cruise drugs case accused to NCB

Turned to drugs to overcome depression: Cruise drugs case accused to NCB

Rediff.com29 May 2022

Some of the persons accused in the drugs-on-cruise case have told the Narcotics Control Bureau that they started consuming drugs to overcome depression as well as academic and work pressure.

India Inc on a clean up drive, to shut loss-making businesses

India Inc on a clean up drive, to shut loss-making businesses

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

India Inc is either shutting loss making businesses or is hiving off allied verticals to enhance revenues.

Amanda, Zendaya Shine Bright On The Red Carpet

Amanda, Zendaya Shine Bright On The Red Carpet

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

The most gorgeous looks from the 2022 TIME100 Gala held on June 8 at New York City.

'We must buy less, buy better and wear it for longer'

'We must buy less, buy better and wear it for longer'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

''Fashion without a conscience is a ticking time bomb.'

Bigg Boss 8 Fashion: The Best and the Worst!

Bigg Boss 8 Fashion: The Best and the Worst!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

From the beautiful to the bizarre, Bigg Boss fashion has it all.

'Cyrus was always looking at trying to improve himself'

'Cyrus was always looking at trying to improve himself'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

'He wanted to learn all the time.'

October 31, 1895: A Big Day For Cricket

October 31, 1895: A Big Day For Cricket

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

'Remembering Colonel CK Nayudu - India's first Test captain - on his birth anniversary,' BCCI tweeted.

10 Reasons Startups Fail

10 Reasons Startups Fail

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

What is your USP?
Why should your customers come to only you and nobody else? What particular problem are you solving? Solve these puzzles before launching a stat up suggests Rajiv Talreja.

Reliance says deal with Future group is off after secured creditors vote it down

Reliance says deal with Future group is off after secured creditors vote it down

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

Reliance Industries on Saturday said its Rs 24,713-crore deal with the Future Group cannot go ahead as secured creditors of the latter have voted against it.

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail picks 25.8% pie in Dunzo

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail picks 25.8% pie in Dunzo

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

Reliance Retail has bought a 25.8 per cent stake in Dunzo, India's leading quick commerce player, for $200 million (around Rs 1,488 crore) as it looks to expand its presence in online grocery delivery business. Dunzo has raised $240 million (about Rs 1,787 crore) in its latest funding round that was led by Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) - the retail arm of Reliance Industries, the two firms said in a statement. Existing investors Lightbox, Lightrock, 3L Capital and Alteria Capital also participated in the funding round.

Meet Akshata, UK's first Indian First Lady

Meet Akshata, UK's first Indian First Lady

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

At the time of the media maelstrom around her non-dom status, she hit back at implications that it was in some way indicative of her stronger bond with India than the UK.

Majority of Future group's secured creditors reject Reliance deal

Majority of Future group's secured creditors reject Reliance deal

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

Shareholders of the six listed Future Group companies voted on Wednesday. Bankers said all the large lenders had rejected the proposal.

PIX: Umesh, Ashwin put India in control on Day 1

PIX: Umesh, Ashwin put India in control on Day 1

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets each to put India in control as Bangladesh were bowled out for 227 in their first innings, on Day 1 of the second and final Test.

'India had some of the best jewellery in the world'

'India had some of the best jewellery in the world'

Rediff.com27 May 2022

Suneet Varma discusses his fondness for jewellery, his newly-minted role as a jewellery designer, and why he'd like people to reconsider their love for gold jewellery.

Assam To New York: A Supermodel's Journey

Assam To New York: A Supermodel's Journey

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

The girl from the north east who now walks for the best names in international fashion today was content wearing hand-me-downs from cousins those days.

First look: Crew uniform of Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air

First look: Crew uniform of Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

Ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted starup carrier Akasa Air on Monday unveiled the first look of its crew uniform as it gets ready for take-off likely by this month-end. Akasa Air, which received the delivery of its first Boeing 737 max aircraft in India on June 21, also plans to conduct proving flights this week, following which it will get the Air Operator Permit for launching commercial operations. The uniform fit focuses on providing the best possible stretch to ensure their comfort over their busy flight schedules, the company said in a statement.

Day after Rahul's remarks cut, Dhankar expunges parts of Kharge's RS speech

Day after Rahul's remarks cut, Dhankar expunges parts of Kharge's RS speech

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

The Congress on Thursday objected to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar deleting some portions of Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge's speech from official records, saying he used no unparliamentary words and some of the expressions he employed were earlier used even by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Meesho beats Amazon in festive order volumes, Flipkart leads

Meesho beats Amazon in festive order volumes, Flipkart leads

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

Meesho has emerged as the second-largest player by order share in this year's festive sales till now, surpassing Amazon, while Flipkart Group platforms topped the market in both orders and gross merchandise value (GMV), according to according to a report by consultancy firm Redseer. It said Flipkart Group maintained its leadership position with a 62 per cent market share in terms of GMV during the first week of the festive season, followed by Amazon which had 26 per cent share, while the remaining 12 per cent was distributed among other e-commerce players. In terms of order volume, Flipkart Group again leads the market with about 49 per cent share and SoftBank-backed Meesho ranks second with about 21 per cent order share, according to Redseer.

How Governments Harm Job Creators

How Governments Harm Job Creators

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

From small restaurants to mighty software companies, it is businesses, not the government, that create jobs. Yet, in a cruel irony, they have to fight extortive and brutal State power every step of the way, says Debashis Basu.

Can Jagdeep Dhankar Handle The Rajya Sabha?

Can Jagdeep Dhankar Handle The Rajya Sabha?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

Running a fractious House full of members every bit as well versed in parliamentary law as the chair, has, in the past, reduced several Rajya Sabha chairmen to tears.

Where Are Celebs Holidaying This Summer?

Where Are Celebs Holidaying This Summer?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

With Mumbai's temperature soaring with each passing day, movie celebs have taken a break and headed for beautiful destinations to cool off in style.

Progress made over early return of stranded Indian students, says China

Progress made over early return of stranded Indian students, says China

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

China said on Thursday that "progress" has been made in facilitating the return of thousands of Indian students stranded back home due to Beijing's COVID visa bans and efforts were on for "early return" of the first batch.

How India's Top Models Unwind

How India's Top Models Unwind

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

A look at how models spend their time after a fashion week ends, and another is about the begin.