The rise of localized luxury, MEA, North America, and India lead growth
The global luxury industry is no longer defined by relentless expansion. The ‘2025 Global Luxury Brandwatch Report’ highlights a sector readjusting in response to geopolitical uncertainty, inflationary pressures, and a more selective consumer base. Despite projections indicating a ... Read more
Hormuz blockade sends shockwaves through India’s textile chain as polyester…
What began as a geopolitical escalation in the Gulf has rapidly metastasized into a full-scale industrial disruption for India’s textile economy. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has done more than rattle oil markets; it has ruptured the foundational supply lines of the glo... Read more
India’s National Fibre Scheme decouples textiles from global supply risks
For decades the Indian dominated spinning, weaving, and garment exports while remaining paradoxically dependent on imported man-made fibres and specialty raw materials. This imbalance long viewed as the industry’s most persistent vulnerability has now become the focus of a sweeping polic... Read more
From London to Tokyo, premiumization redefines retail and office markets
Global real estate landscape has changed. Gone are the cautious narratives of recovery that defined the post-pandemic years. Today, flight to quality is reshaping markets across continents, turning prime retail streets and trophy office towers into some of the most coveted assets in the world. Cushm... Read more
Compliance drives India’s $176 bn textile shift
India’s textile economy is no longer selling fabric alone; it is selling proof. As compliance rules harden across export markets, particularly in European Union, the commercial logic of apparel manufacturing is being rewritten around traceability, environmental disclosure and digital aut... Read more
The second life economy gets a boost as resale outgrows traditional apparel…
For decades, resale existed in the margins of the apparel economy, thrift stores, peer-to-peer marketplaces, and charity bins quietly absorbing what mainstream fashion discarded. That hierarchy has now inverted. What was once the afterlife of clothing has become one of retail’s fastest-g... Read more
The Lycra Company to eliminate $1.2 billion in debt
Global architect of stretch-fiber technology, The Lycra Company aims to elimina... Read more
Authentic Brands Group to design and manufacture garments for Prince Appare…
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has partnered with New York-based C-Life Gro... Read more
Lulus restructures distribution to partner with Amazon and Victoria’s Secre…
Lulus is fundamentally restructuring its distribution model to move beyond its ... Read more
Mango recruits luxury veteran to fuel global brand elevation
The Spanish apparel giant Mango has appointed Sara Donninelli as its new Brand ... Read more
Source Fashion to deploy enhanced meetings technology for July 2026 edition
UK’s premier destination for responsible garment and textile procurement,... Read more
Specialist Sports fuels multi-category expansion with supply chain digitiza…
In a strategic move to modernize its product development framework, Southampton... Read more