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Finding the right fit

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:55:00 +0000

Christina Moniz, Financial Express (Brand Wagon) 16 February 2026 Starting this month global sportswear maker Nike shifted its e-commerce operations to beauty and fashion marketplace Nykaa to address poor logistics, high delivery times and inventory niggles. With Nykaa in charge, the brand said, customers can expect free shipping on all orders and faster deliveries rang […]

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Consumption! Brands, e-Commerce, Mom&Pop stores in India – a conversation with Devangshu Dutta [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:13:00 +0000

This episode of theUpStreamlife is a freewheeling conversation between Vishal Krishna and Devangshu Dutta, founder of Third Eyesight, with insights into the growth of modern retail and consumption in India, brand building and M&A, the balance of power between brands and retailers/platforms, sustainability vs growth and many other aspects, and is well-suited for founders and […]

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Bath & Body Works has a new formula for growth, bets on India

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:38:20 +0000

Vaeshnavi Kasthuril, Mint Bengaluru, 6 February 2026 Global fragrance maker Bath & Body Works Inc. is betting on a reset to revive growth after years of heavy discounting and weak product innovation dulled its brand momentum across markets. The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer is pivoting to a “consumer-first” formula strategy centered around upgraded formulations, more disciplined […]

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Foreign fashion labels fade, functional clothing the fad

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:07:00 +0000

Sagar Malviya, ET Bureau Mumbai, 15 January 2026 It’s mostly a tale of two halves for top western fashion labels in India after the runaway sales and retail expansion in the years soon after the pandemic. While Marks & Spencer, Benetton, and Adidas are battling waning demand, Uniqlo and Nike are gaining fresh ground, reflecting […]

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Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein ramps up speed, scale to win India market

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:59:00 +0000

Shabori Das & Sagar Malviya, Economic Times Bengaluru/Mumbai, 24 September 2025 Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein plans to triple the number of launches in India and shrink its design-to-launch timeline by a third to deepen its push into an increasingly competitive market, a top official said. The company, which re-entered India through a partnership with Reliance […]

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Global beauty firms look to carve up Indian market as ‘last bastion’ of growth

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:48:00 +0000

Praveen Paramasivam, Reuters August 21, 2025 Summary India’s luxury beauty market is expected to quintuple to $4 billion by 2035 from $800 million in 2023, driven by its young, affluent, social-media savvy shoppers with rising disposable incomes, consulting firm Kearney and luxury beauty distributor LUXASIA said in a report. Luxury beauty makes up just 4% […]

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India’s richest man can’t crack e-commerce, even with Shein

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 16:30:00 +0000

By Kunal Purohit and Ananya Bhattacharya, Rest of World Mumbai, India, 23 May 2025 Online retail continues to elude India’s richest man. The Shein India app, launched by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail in partnership with the Chinese fast-fashion giant, has struggled to gain traction in a market where Amazon and Walmart have been fighting neck-to-neck […]

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Finding the Right Fit – Reid & Taylor’s Comeback Play

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:55:00 +0000

Shailja Tiwari, Financial Express March 7, 2025 This is what happens when you hit the gym after a long pause. On your first rebound day, the same weights seem heavier, the same set of squats tires you quicker. You might feel frustrated – nothing seems the way you left it. The same scenario faces brands […]

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Not just K-Pop, Indians are in love with Korean self-care too

admin — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:58:00 +0000

Jasodhara Banerjee, Forbes India 31 December 2024 Once, there was alabaster. Then, there was porcelain. And now there is glass. And no, we are not talking about the different kinds material to make fine, delicate objet d’art, but the quality and texture of facial skin—smooth, flawless and luminescent—that humans aspire to. While a Google search […]

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Durex makes India condom push for women, rural consumers

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:42:00 +0000

By Richa Naidu and Dhwani Pandya, Reuters London/Mumbai,12 September 2024 For years, the world’s biggest condom maker Reckitt Benckiser designed products and marketing to lure Indian men to its Durex brand. Now, it is pushing a growth strategy by betting on women and rural consumers. India last year surpassed China to become the world’s most […]

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