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18% deal gives India edge in US home textiles market

By early 2026, the mood across India’s home textile clusters, from Panipat’s terry towel hubs to Ichalkaranji’s spinning belts and Gujarat’s bed linen exporters has changed from defensive survival to cautious expansion. The catalyst is neither a new subsidy nor a domestic pol... Read more

India emerges as the UK fashion corridor of 2026

The UK’s aggressive pursuit of independent Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is no longer just a diplomatic exercise; it has become the primary catalyst for a structural overhaul in how British fashion retailers move goods. Since it moved out of the European Union, the UK government has maintained a high... Read more

Rising rPET demand and high-performance fibers reshape polyester indus…

The global textile and apparel ecosystem is entering a decade marked by unprecedented capacity expansion and evolving sustainability imperatives. Industrial projections indicate that polyester fiber, a core material in modern fashion will see global production climb from 75.13 million tons in 2025 to 103.... Read more

Budget 2026: Surat-Dankuni corridor and yarn banks set to reshape Indi…

The Union Budget 2026-27 has moved beyond subsidies and incremental incentives and instead attacked the sector’s three most persistent constraints simultaneously: logistics inefficiency, raw material volatility and fragmented manufacturing infrastructure. The combination of a 2,052 km Dedicate... Read more

Next accelerates York flagship opening with high-velocity retail model

Next is overhauling its brick-and-mortar strategy, with its upcoming York store opening tracking significantly ahead of schedule. The retailer is moving away from traditional slow-burn merchandising, instead deploying a high-precision strike team of regional leads to condense the setup phase. This o... Read more

Burlington Stores signals strategic shift with regional realignment an…

Burlington Stores, Inc has initiated a major operational realignment as it enters the 2026 fiscal year, prioritizing high-efficiency store formats and localized leadership to sustain its aggressive growth trajectory. Following a year that saw the brand surpass its 1,200-location milestone, the compa... Read more

Dhaka to Hanoi on alert as India gains the tariff edge

For years, India’s textile exporters fought global competition with one hand tied behind their backs. While its factories matched global quality and its raw material base was among the world’s strongest, tariffs quietly eroded margins. Buyers in New York and Berlin loved Indian cotton and crafts... Read more

US-India Trade Reset: Apparel and textiles set for high-volume comebac…

The high-stakes trade standoff between Washington and New Delhi has reached a decisive turning point. Following a strategic dialogue between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on February 2, 2026, the United States has moved to slash reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, down fr... Read more

Fashion’s power pyramid is being rewritten, size no longer guarantees …

In the global fashion industry of 2026, size alone no longer confers supremacy. For decades, the sector’s hierarchy was neatly explained through a familiar construct: a market capitalisation pyramid that crowned luxury conglomerates at the top, mass retailers in the middle, and emerging labels... Read more

India’s Union Budget 2026: Building a resilient and integrated textile…

In a landmark move for India’s second-largest employer, the Union Budget 2026-27 has unveiled a comprehensive transformation roadmap for the textile, apparel, and handicraft sectors. The budget focuses on scale, sustainability, and global competitiveness to propel the industry toward an ambitious ta... Read more

The department store didn’t die it evolved, a generational retail stor…

For nearly two decades, the retail storyline seemed straightforward: e-commerce was the future, and department stores were relics. Analysts predicted their demise with the same certainty once reserved for brick phones and paper maps. Yet the real journey of the department store has taken a far more intricat... Read more

Beyond Bangladesh, Vietnam, how the India-EU FTA repositions India in …

In the sprawling textile clusters of Tiruppur, Surat, Panipat, and Karur, the familiar hum of looms has taken on a sharper urgency. The finalisation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) this week is being read across India’s textile heartland not as a routine trade pact, but as a reset, one that... Read more

India–EU Sign “Mother of All Deals”: A new era for fashion, apparel, a…

In a move described by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as the “mother of all trade deals,” India and the European Union (EU) officially signed a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) today. This landmark pact, concluding nearly two decades of negotiations, creates a free... Read more

Dubai emerges as the playground for global fashion

Dubai is fast evolving from a regional shopping hub into the central testing ground for global fashion expansion. The Emirate’s retail ecosystem is no longer defined solely by its iconic malls or tourist footfall; it has matured into a sophisticated laboratory where international and Indian br... Read more

AEPC petitions Vice President for urgent intervention amid U.S. trade …

In a high-stakes appeal for the survival of India’s garment sector, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has formally approached the Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan. The industry body is seeking an immediate resolution to an escalating India-U.S. tariff dispute that threatens to dis... Read more

A Sector at Crossroads: Why India’s textile sector needs more than rel…

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to table the Union Budget 2026 on February 1, few sectors are watching the clock as closely as textiles and apparel. Employing more than 45 million people directly and supporting millions more indirectly, the industry stands at a moment of deep uncertainty a... Read more

From Fibre to Power: China’s total takeover of Bangladesh’s textile in…

The restructuring of the Bangladesh textile sector, long one of the world’s most influential garment manufacturing ecosystems has moved far beyond a traditional rivalry between suppliers. What is unfolding instead is a deep and deliberate remapping of Bangladesh’s upstream fibre and fabr... Read more

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