by Fashion Value Chain | Aug 30, 2025 | Articles
By: Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University (Lubbock, USA, August 29, 2025)-Secondary tariff on India has kicked off on August 27, 2025. As of today, the import tariff to the United States for manufactured goods except pharmaceuticals is 50 percent. The...
by Fashion Value Chain | Aug 30, 2025 | Industry Updates
India’s retail sector has been on an extraordinary growth curve, powered by rising incomes, rapid urbanisation, and a young, aspirational consumer base. As the market matures, so do consumer habits. While destination malls and mega-retail formats still hold...
by Fashion Value Chain | Aug 30, 2025 | Retail
Global apparel retailer UNIQLO marked its entry into South India with the opening of its first store in Bengaluru at Orion Mall, Brigade Gateway. The launch was celebrated with cricket legend and local icon Rahul Dravid, who joined UNIQLO India executives and Brigade...
by Fashion Value Chain | Aug 29, 2025 | Sustainability
Fairtrade India, in partnership with Fairtrade Network of Asia and Pacific Producers (Fairtrade-NAPP), will host the Second National Fairtrade in India Conference & Recognition Event on 9–10 September 2025 at The Chancery Pavilion, Bengaluru. Supported by the...
by Fashion Value Chain | Aug 29, 2025 | Business & Policy
The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) has welcomed the government’s move to simplify GST slabs into three categories of 5%, 18%, and 28%, praising it as a step that will boost consumer affordability and ease of doing business. However, the association...
