India Plans To Open Handloom Stores Abroad
India is planning to open handloom stores abroad and is in the process of pooling artisans to work on contemporary and export-oriented designs, a top government official said in Hyderabad.Continue Reading
Gangwar for a Change in Labour Laws
Textiles minister, Mr. Santosh Kumar Gangwar said the government has already started working for a change in the labour laws, even as the objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National RuralContinue Reading
VF Pledges $10m for Bangladesh Safety Improvements
As part of ongoing efforts to improve working conditions in Bangladesh’s garment sector, VF Corp is partnering with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide up to US$10m in financingContinue Reading
Manyavar Opens Its 342nd Store at Haldwani
‘Manyavar’, the popular men’s ethnic wear brand, has spread its wings to another destination with the inauguration of the 342nd store at Haldwani in Uttarakhand. The store is the firstContinue Reading
Birla Shortlists PEs for Rs 2.4k cr Retail Co Stake
Aditya Birla Group has short-listed French tycoon Bernard Arnault’s investment company L Capital, General Atlantic Partners, Singapore sovereign fund GIC and Standard Chartered Private Equity to raise $400 million (RsContinue Reading
Sheriff’s New Store in Howrah
With the growing demand for its products, menswear brand ‘Sheriff’ is planning to open four to five more stores in West Bengal and Assam in addition to its existing tenContinue Reading
Karnataka Targets Rs 10,000 cr Investment in Textile by 2018
The Karnataka government aims to attract Rs 10,000 crore investment in the textile sector during the five-year period of the new textile policy from 2013 to 2018, a growth ofContinue Reading