Kalyan Jewellers is opening seven showrooms in Doha, Qatar within the month as the India-based company further strengthens its presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, according to a recent report. “We have registered a healthy double-digit growth rate in our businesses in the GCC. We believe that our presence in Qatar is critical … Read More →
Online fine jewellery retailer Blue Nile Inc is opening its third “Webroom” at Tysons Corner Center mall in Fairfax County, Virginia. Webrooms are physical display rooms that give consumers a new way to shop along with their PCs, phones or tablets. The new Webroom, expected to open by mid-summer, is the first location outside New York … Read More →
German sportswear brand Adidas is aiming big in China with a plan to open 3,000 new stores in the country in the next five years. The new outlets will take the store count in the country to 12,000. The company aims to expand its presence in cities where it offers running gear and tennis shoes. … Read More →
Hong Kong-based Must Group has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to set up a garment industry in Bangladesh’s Ishwardi Export Processing Zone. This company which will produce the garments will be known as M/s Hoi Bun Fashions Ltd. It will be the 4th industrial unit in EPZs under Must … Read More →
The Canadian PM, who has become popular among masses and continues to set new standards of behaviour for world leaders, had his humour game on during his visit to the USA. Addressing students at the American University, Justin Trudeau said: “I have more Sikhs in my cabinet than Modi does.” Trudeau’s cabinet has four Sikh … Read More →
Myntra, part of Indian’s biggest e-commerce company Flipkart, said it expects to turn profitable by the end of next financial year as the online fashion store looks at slashing discounts and curbing supply-chain costs. Shopping online is becoming more popular in India due to the rising use of cheaper smartphones and India’s e-commerce sector is … Read More →
In the Hindu Kush mountains craftswomen painstakingly stitch flowing scarves, skilled artisans who were unable to sell their products beyond the remote region until mobile internet came to Pakistan and dropped the market into the palms of millions of previously marginalised people. The women of northern Chitral are among the unlikely profiteers of an e-commerce … Read More →