Fast Fashion Garments Pile Up in South Asia as Middle East Conflict Grounds Planes
Shipments of garments for major retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and India as the conflict in the Middle East forces airlines cancel flights.
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Trump’s 50% Tariff Sows Fear Inside Indian Apparel Hub
Factories that invested in anticipation of a boom in orders are saddled with debt and unsold inventory.
Trump’s 50% Tariff Sows Fear Inside Indian Apparel Hub
Factories that invested in anticipation of a boom in orders are saddled with debt and unsold inventory.
Worldview | African Apparel Manufacturers Brace for AGOA Expiry
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Indian jewellery in Dubai, Vietnamese footwear exports and Uzbekistan’s US textile campaign.
Worldview | African Apparel Manufacturers Brace for AGOA Expiry
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Indian jewellery in Dubai, Vietnamese footwear exports and Uzbekistan’s US textile campaign.
Decoding Dubai Fashion Consumer Insights
Chalhoub Group’s Jasmina Banda, Dubai Design District’s Reem AlAboodi and BoF’s Rawan Maki and Sophie Soar unpacked consumer trends and behaviour in the UAE city, sharing actionable insights for global and regional brands looking to resonate with Dubai’s consumer base today.
Decoding Dubai Fashion Consumer Insights
Chalhoub Group’s Jasmina Banda, Dubai Design District’s Reem AlAboodi and BoF’s Rawan Maki and Sophie Soar unpacked consumer trends and behaviour in the UAE city, sharing actionable insights for global and regional brands looking to resonate with Dubai’s consumer base today.
Worldview | Indian Garment Exporters Move Production to East Africa
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Mexico’s warning to Mercado Libre, Vogue Brazil and Schwarzkopf’s misstep in China.
Worldview | Indian Garment Exporters Move Production to East Africa
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Mexico’s warning to Mercado Libre, Vogue Brazil and Schwarzkopf’s misstep in China.
How Good Earth Is Sharing India’s Design and Craft Legacy With the World
As the boutique lifestyle brand prepares to open its first flagship store outside of India, BoF sits down with founder and creative director Anita Lal to unpack how she unites traditional Indian artistry with contemporary homeware — while celebrating the communities behind the craft.
How Good Earth Is Sharing India’s Design and Craft Legacy With the World
As the boutique lifestyle brand prepares to open its first flagship store outside of India, BoF sits down with founder and creative director Anita Lal to unpack how she unites traditional Indian artistry with contemporary homeware — while celebrating the communities behind the craft.
Worldview | African Fashion Takes Spotlight at Canex in Algiers
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Korean factories in Haiti, Nepal’s retail disruption and Mexico’s stand on Chinese footwear.
Worldview | African Fashion Takes Spotlight at Canex in Algiers
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Korean factories in Haiti, Nepal’s retail disruption and Mexico’s stand on Chinese footwear.
China’s Luxury Resellers Get Physical
The resale market is expanding from apps to buzzy offline markets as taboos around secondhand fashion fade, interest in sustainability grows and the slowing economy pushes more Chinese consumers into bargain-hunting mode.
China’s Luxury Resellers Get Physical
The resale market is expanding from apps to buzzy offline markets as taboos around secondhand fashion fade, interest in sustainability grows and the slowing economy pushes more Chinese consumers into bargain-hunting mode.
Worldview | Tokyo Fashion Week Toasts Two Decades of Trailblazers
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s rebuke of Dior, South African Fashion Week’s pause and runway spectacles in Dubai and Buenos Aires.
Worldview | Tokyo Fashion Week Toasts Two Decades of Trailblazers
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s rebuke of Dior, South African Fashion Week’s pause and runway spectacles in Dubai and Buenos Aires.
Meesho: India’s Bargain Fashion Behemoth
The country’s third-largest e-commerce player is set to go public this year after bringing order to the unorganised retail sector and connecting micro fashion enterprises to small-town shoppers nationwide.
Meesho: India’s Bargain Fashion Behemoth
The country’s third-largest e-commerce player is set to go public this year after bringing order to the unorganised retail sector and connecting micro fashion enterprises to small-town shoppers nationwide.
Worldview | Seoul Fashion Week’s Changing of the Guard
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkish exporters, Russia’s BRICS+ Fashion Summit and the Carmen Busquets Couture Prize.
Worldview | Seoul Fashion Week’s Changing of the Guard
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkish exporters, Russia’s BRICS+ Fashion Summit and the Carmen Busquets Couture Prize.
India’s Textile Sector Reels as US Imposes 50% Tariffs
Some apparel and textile manufacturers have already halted production due to ‘worsening cost competitiveness.’
India’s Textile Sector Reels as US Imposes 50% Tariffs
Some apparel and textile manufacturers have already halted production due to ‘worsening cost competitiveness.’
Worldview | Saving Bangladeshi Manufacturing Giant Beximco
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features South Korean footwear major Misto, India’s Birla Cosmetics and H&M’s Mexico collaboration.
Worldview | Saving Bangladeshi Manufacturing Giant Beximco
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features South Korean footwear major Misto, India’s Birla Cosmetics and H&M’s Mexico collaboration.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Uniqlo Aims to Grow Tenfold in India With Summer-Centric Clothes
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
Iran Strikes Snarl E-Commerce Delivery Times to Middle East
Major e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Amazon warn of longer delivery times after the US-led bombing campaign against Iran disrupted key air and sea routes in one of the industry’s fastest-growing markets.
Elle Launches African Edition with Naomi Campbell Cover
Publisher Lagardère has partnered with Innsaei Sarl to introduce a fashion magazine for French-speaking markets on the continent including Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and Senegal.
Indonesia Seals Tiffany Stores on Suspicion of Illegal Imports
Customs authorities have sealed three Tiffany & Co. stores in Jakarta as part of a crackdown on undeclared high-value imported goods.
India Textiles to Get US Benefits Like Bangladesh, Official Says
Textile exports to the US will receive the same benefits Washington has extended to Bangladesh, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
US Cuts Tariffs on Bangladesh Goods, Exempts Some Apparel
President Donald Trump will lower the country’s overall reciprocal tariff to 19 percent.
AGOA Extension Offers Temporary Reprieve for African Exporters to the US
US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday extending the lapsed US duty-free trade programme for 32 eligible African countries through Dec. 31.