The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Namshi claims to be the first e-commerce player to expand into Qatar after Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalise their relations with the country in January. The platform will now offer expedited delivery to Qatar and has begun accepting pre-orders, Arabian Business reports.
Namshi was acquired by Emaar Properties, the real estate developer that has invested in properties like Dubai Mall, in 2017. The platform, which stocks the likes of Topshop, Calvin Klein and Nike, has recorded a 50 percent increase in business and 33 percent rise in new customer acquisition since Covid-19 broke out.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the China Duty Free Group, Uniqlo’s Japanese owner and a pan-African e-commerce platform in Côte d’Ivoire.
Affluent members of the Indian diaspora are underserved by fashion retailers, but dedicated e-commerce sites are not a silver bullet for Indian designers aiming to reach them.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Brazil’s JHSF, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the impact of Taiwan’s earthquake on textile supply chains.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim, a Polish fashion giant‘s Russia controversy and the bombing of a Malaysian retailer over blasphemous socks.