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.
The 96-year-old fabric maker and fashion retailer saw an 88.7 percent decline in its consolidated net profit to 22.18 crore rupees (around $3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2020, the Economic Times reported.
Operational revenue was down 34.1 percent, while revenue from the group’s apparel segment was down 56.8 percent. But chairman and managing director Gautam Hari Singhania remains optimistic that demand is improving as the Indian economy recovers from Covid-19.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Latin American mall giants, Nigerian craft entrepreneurs and the mixed picture of China’s luxury market.
Resourceful leaders are turning to creative contingency plans in the face of a national energy crisis, crumbling infrastructure, economic stagnation and social unrest.
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.