Thanks to the online and offline retail boom, the Indian ethnic wear market has doubled its sales in the last three years. Sensing an inviting opportunity, a slew of private equity firms have made big bets on known brands expecting healthy returns. A bulk of the Rs 2,000-crore-plus PE investments was made in the last Read More →

  I am a writer and executive administrator for Trusted Clothes, which is an ethical and sustainable fashion organization. The following is a series devoted in honor of the work done in collaboration with the Schroeckers and the Trusted Clothes team. — I want to talk a little bit today about a topic close to Read More →

(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for #SephoraXKaufhof) Behold the beauty aisle; prepare to put on your war paint. Once invulnerable to promotions, price cuts and similar commodity-moving tactics, the beauty category — specifically higher-priced, prestige beauty — is buckling under competitive pressure from savvy consumers finding new ways to purchase venerated brands. As a result, some Read More →