Uniqlo Aims to Grow Tenfold in India With Summer-Centric Clothes
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
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Worldview: Seoul Fashion Week’s New Boss Reveals Future Plans
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s luxury slump, India’s knitwear hub and the Tokyo Fashion Award.
Worldview: Seoul Fashion Week’s New Boss Reveals Future Plans
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s luxury slump, India’s knitwear hub and the Tokyo Fashion Award.
The African Beauty Retailers Global Brands Rely On
From Kenya to Nigeria and Angola to Morocco, multi-brand retailers across Africa are helping global brands access high-growth emerging markets still untapped by major chains like Sephora.
The African Beauty Retailers Global Brands Rely On
From Kenya to Nigeria and Angola to Morocco, multi-brand retailers across Africa are helping global brands access high-growth emerging markets still untapped by major chains like Sephora.
Worldview: Ukrainian Fashion Week Returns to Kyiv
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China maintains ‘problematic’ policies against Uighurs and Bangladesh central bank orders fresh loans for exporters to pay wages.
Worldview: Ukrainian Fashion Week Returns to Kyiv
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China maintains ‘problematic’ policies against Uighurs and Bangladesh central bank orders fresh loans for exporters to pay wages.
Hong Kong Luxury Shops Sit Empty as Chinese Spending Plunges
Banks and fast food restaurants have taken over spaces once leased to the likes of Omega and Burberry in the iconic shopping destination.
Hong Kong Luxury Shops Sit Empty as Chinese Spending Plunges
Banks and fast food restaurants have taken over spaces once leased to the likes of Omega and Burberry in the iconic shopping destination.
Worldview: PDD Takes $55 Billion Share Hit After Warning of ‘Inevitable’ Profit Decline
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Shein reveals child labour cases as it steps up supplier audits, Asos debuts in India via Reliance’s Ajio and Walmart sells $3.74 billion JD.com stake.
Worldview: PDD Takes $55 Billion Share Hit After Warning of ‘Inevitable’ Profit Decline
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Shein reveals child labour cases as it steps up supplier audits, Asos debuts in India via Reliance’s Ajio and Walmart sells $3.74 billion JD.com stake.
Japan’s Secondhand Fashion Boom Is Bigger Than the Weak Yen
While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.
Japan’s Secondhand Fashion Boom Is Bigger Than the Weak Yen
While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.
Inside Latin America’s $90 Billion E-tailer Mercado Libre
From Brazil to Mexico, the Argentina-founded e-commerce giant is investing in influencer marketing and magazine advertorials to gain further credibility in the fashion category amid fierce competition from Asian rivals like Shein.
Inside Latin America’s $90 Billion E-tailer Mercado Libre
From Brazil to Mexico, the Argentina-founded e-commerce giant is investing in influencer marketing and magazine advertorials to gain further credibility in the fashion category amid fierce competition from Asian rivals like Shein.
Worldview: Sri Lankan Factories Expect to Benefit from Bangladesh Unrest
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Botswana’s diamond deal, Thailand’s yarn giant and Turkey’s crackdown on Shein.
Worldview: Sri Lankan Factories Expect to Benefit from Bangladesh Unrest
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Botswana’s diamond deal, Thailand’s yarn giant and Turkey’s crackdown on Shein.
Worldview: How Accessories Brands Tap China’s Qixi Festival
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Australia’s Indigenous Fashion Awards, Pakistani denim mills and the reopening of Bangladeshi garment factories.
Worldview: How Accessories Brands Tap China’s Qixi Festival
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Australia’s Indigenous Fashion Awards, Pakistani denim mills and the reopening of Bangladeshi garment factories.
High-Street Fashion Seeks Opportunity in the Congo
Attracted in part by the legacy of the ‘sapeurs’ who have become international street style stars and inspiration for designers around the world, global fashion brands are now opening stores in the DR Congo’s shopping malls.
High-Street Fashion Seeks Opportunity in the Congo
Attracted in part by the legacy of the ‘sapeurs’ who have become international street style stars and inspiration for designers around the world, global fashion brands are now opening stores in the DR Congo’s shopping malls.
Worldview: Inside Japan’s World Cosplay Summit
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s JD.com, India Couture Week and Japanese retail stocks.
Worldview: Inside Japan’s World Cosplay Summit
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s JD.com, India Couture Week and Japanese retail stocks.
How China’s Fashion Industry Is Leveraging the Olympics
From sportswear giants Anta and Peak to cosmetic brands Maogeping and Chando, Chinese companies placed their marketing bets on team uniforms, athlete endorsements and themed products.
How China’s Fashion Industry Is Leveraging the Olympics
From sportswear giants Anta and Peak to cosmetic brands Maogeping and Chando, Chinese companies placed their marketing bets on team uniforms, athlete endorsements and themed products.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Iran Strikes Snarl E-Commerce Delivery Times to Middle East
Major e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Amazon warn of longer delivery times after the US-led bombing campaign against Iran disrupted key air and sea routes in one of the industry’s fastest-growing markets.
Elle Launches African Edition with Naomi Campbell Cover
Publisher Lagardère has partnered with Innsaei Sarl to introduce a fashion magazine for French-speaking markets on the continent including Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and Senegal.
Indonesia Seals Tiffany Stores on Suspicion of Illegal Imports
Customs authorities have sealed three Tiffany & Co. stores in Jakarta as part of a crackdown on undeclared high-value imported goods.
India Textiles to Get US Benefits Like Bangladesh, Official Says
Textile exports to the US will receive the same benefits Washington has extended to Bangladesh, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
US Cuts Tariffs on Bangladesh Goods, Exempts Some Apparel
President Donald Trump will lower the country’s overall reciprocal tariff to 19 percent.
AGOA Extension Offers Temporary Reprieve for African Exporters to the US
US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday extending the lapsed US duty-free trade programme for 32 eligible African countries through Dec. 31.
China Luxury Market Forecast to Rebound in 2026, Bain Says
The consultancy expects a ‘modest’ expansion of the mainland luxury market this year but warned that recovery would be fragile and uneven across brands and categories.