The McKinsey and Business of Fashion Report on State of Fashion argues that the industry is in a flux. Technology, innovation, digitalisation, transparency, fashion immediacy, restructuring of supply ...

Santander's Latin America Desk Head, Mauricio Munguia, discusses exporting opportunities offered by Chile's retail sector. Small can have its advantages. On the face of it, it seems that one...

The retail road has taken a sudden turn, points out Daniel S Williams. There is that legendary advice from Steve Jobs often cited as an example of ingenuity in retailing. The best firms, he...

Telling a compelling visual story is extremely essential for apparel brands to constantly market themselves and to attract customers to stores. V Guna Poorna Jyothi discusses in detail the need,...

News reports may lead you to think retail's doomsday is here. And yet, Amazon, Under Armour and numerous other niche retailers seem to be doing quite well. Ram Venkatesh looks at the conundrum....

A new robotic mannequin may change the way both tailors and designers have worked on fittings for centuries, writes Allan CK Chan. Fitting plays a crucial role in the fashion design process....

The concept of mystery shopping in the retail sector was initially used by luxury brands and that too just in developed countries. Times, however, have changed. Today, mystery shopping is a big...

Today, when brands look at product quality, they no longer view it from the perspective of what they are paying for the product. Instead, they look at it from the perspective of the end-customers'...

While the West witnesses breakthrough sales in November-December, the festive season in India starts in October and lasts all the way up to March-April. Manisha Almadi Midha presents a first-hand...

Digital India can connect rural areas with high-speed Internet networks, allowing e-commerce to reach parts of India, which are currently served only by unorganised retail. Apart from reaching out to ...