Reuters Photographer Samuel Rajkumar visits the Texport Industries factory in Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh, where Tommy Hilfiger and Nautica clothes are manufactured for the export market.
Acquisition of Debenhams signals the entry of Arvind into the Bridge to luxury department store segment, it added.
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams set yet another record as she completed a triathlon in space by running, biking and "swimming" along with athletes during the Nautica Malibu Triathlon held in Southern California over the weekend.
Walmart told Reuters on Friday that Liz Apparels in Gazipur, near the capital Dhaka, had previously made clothing for its stores but was now on its "red" list of unapproved suppliers after a safety audit in early May found the cracks.
India is the next great frontier for global retailers, a $500 billion market growing at 20 per cent a year.
'Financial independence will help unlock the full potential of these businesses.'
In a major expansion into sportswear and lifestyle wear segment, the Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Authentic Brand Group of New York, which has the marketing and branding rights of Reebok, to run the operations of the global sportswear, athletic and lifestyle major in the country and ASEAN markets. The new agreement between the largest domestic multi-brand fashion retailer and Authentic Brand is an extension of their existing relationship as ABFRL already markets and sells some ABG brands like Forever 21. The agreement follows the global transfer of ownership of the Reebok brand from Adidas to ABG, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
While Arvind holds 40 per cent in VF Arvind Brands, VF Corp has paid $33 million for a 60 per cent equity in the joint venture.
Watch maker Timex on Monday said it plans to introduce three high-end brands in India in the next few months, besides launching its iControl watches, which connect Apple's music device iPod, very soon.
The notable names in the NYC marathon donning their running shoes for charity on November 2.
Timex Corp, the biggest selling watchmaker in the United States, said on Thursday it planned to increase its outsourcing of watches and parts from its Indian unit but did not say by how much.\n\n\n\n
Former India pacer Irfan Pathan says the death of Australian batsman Phil Hughes may have come as a big shock, but fast bowlers never use bouncers to deliberately hurt anyone.
Like Diwali, Christmas is one of the crucial sale periods for retailers and most of the retailers saw 15-25 per cent like-to-like growth in pre-Diwali sales this year.
Feedback has led the brand to ramp up its shirts collection, despite the popularity of its polo t-shirts.
Recently, there has been a mushrooming of international apparel retailers.
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