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Kidswear E-Retail sees boom in India

The Indian kidswear market is rapidly evolving, driven by fashion-savvy children and increasing disposable income from dual-income families. Online retail is booming, offering convenience and access...

Retailers Focus on Sales Staff to Endorse Brand Appeal

Luxury brands in India are carefully choosing sales staff to embody brand appeal, with strict standards on appearance, etiquette, and product knowledge. Staff training emphasizes client familiarity...

Investigating Sources of Creativity in the UK Fashion Industry : A Resource-Based View

This study explores creativity in the UK fashion industry, focusing on the relationships between designer SMEs and high street retailers. It examines how resource availability impacts product...

The Right Fabric Sourcing Practice for Apparel Manufacturing

Selecting the right fabric is essential for apparel manufacturers, as it accounts for a large part of production costs. Poor sourcing decisions can cause delays and high costs. Key factors include...

What Customer Service Means to Major Apparel Retailers

Global retail market has grown to an unimaginable size. It is almost worth $1,031.5 billion and is growing at a rate faster than ever! Retailers have to provide good customer service without fail!...

Techniques for Quality Management in a Textile Supply Chain

The evolution of quality management came from an exclusive quality check of products in the 1950s and has developed in the last few decades into a comprehensive management approach for an...

Supply Chain Management Practices in a Buying Agency with Special Reference to Apparel Industry

In the apparel industry, a buying agency coordinates with various vendors for manufacturing instead of producing goods itself. The Indian textile supply chain is notably complex, moving from raw...

FDI in Retail Local Sourcing Works with Multi Brand Retail

The Indian government is considering waiving the local sourcing requirement for foreign investors in single-brand retail to attract more FDI. The 30% sourcing from small enterprises is deterring...

Emerging Fashion Economies in Terms of Apparel Retail

Emerging economies like India, Brazil, UAE, South Africa, and Singapore are rapidly becoming fashion hubs, with local and international brands popularity. These countries offer unique fashion...

Ruling the Retail Game

Retailers are evolving from quick sales tactics to enhancing in-store experiences due to competition and online shopping. Knowledgeable staff can guide customers, as 40 per cent seek reassurance...

Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
Posted by
Anurag Batra
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0? Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
Posted by
Aseem Prakash
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
Posted by
Abhay Gupta
It was not very long ago that people who shopped online in India were considered 'ahead of time'....
Posted by
Arun Sirdeshmukh
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
Posted by
Rahul Mehta
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
Posted by
Fanny Vermandel
A few years later, the same process is now taking place in textile printing, and this has never...
Posted by
Gabi Seligsohn
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
Posted by
Bill D’Arienzo
Why do I ask if India can afford to miss the bus again? Because whether we like it or not, whether...
Posted by
Rahul Mehta
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
Posted by
Pradip Mehta