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Global brands intensify focus on India’s fast-expanding consumer base

Global fashion and luxury brands are increasingly shifting their focus to India as growth in mature markets stagnates, according to a report by The Economic Times. The attraction is grounded in India’s large population of aspirational, younger consumers with rising incomes — a demographic that is reshaping spending patterns and brand strategies....

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Marks & Spencer adds Cos veteran to fashion and beauty team

Paula Bricks has been named as Marks & Spencer's new fashion, home and beauty (FH&B) retail director, a role she will take up from November. Bricks’ appointment bolsters the retailer’s existing FH&B team, currently led by John Lyttle, the managing director of the division. Bricks, who confirmed her new title in a post on LinkedIn, joins the...

Retail

COS opens New Delhi store featuring sustainable design

The London-based fashion brand COS officially entered the Indian retail market on October 2, unveiling its first-ever store in the capital, New Delhi. The new flagship is situated in the Select Citywalk Mall, New Delhi and was designed entirely in-house as an exploration of craftsmanship, materiality, and modern culture. The new store, located...

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Retail

H&M targets emerging markets as US and European demand softens

Fashion retailer H&M is actively seeking to expand into emerging markets such as Brazil and India, according to CEO Daniel Erver, as consumer spending weakens in its core European region and U.S. tariffs impact demand in its second-largest market. “In some of these markets that we haven’t really penetrated… we see a bigger opportunity for...

Retail

Cos expands to India: New Delhi boutique opening Autumn/Winter 2025

London-based fashion brand Cos, which operates under the H&M group, has announced its forthcoming entry into the Indian market with the opening of its first boutique in New Delhi, scheduled for Autumn Winter 2025. This inaugural store, located in India's capital, signifies a pivotal step in Cos's broader global expansion strategy, aimed at...

Fashion

Cos collaborates with Studio Ashby to elevate female artists

Contemporary retailer Cos, part of the H&M Group, has launched a collaboration with London-based interior design studio Studio Ashby to highlight artworks by women artists in its Regent Street store in London, Rue Tronchet in Paris, and its recently opened location on Aleksanterinkatu in Helsinki. In a statement, Cos said the initiative...

Fashion|Beauty

Cos unveils its debut fragrance

London-based contemporary fashion brand Cos, part of the H&M Group, is making its first foray into fragrance, entering the category with four exclusive eau de parfum scents and a line of candles. Launching under Cos Perfumery, the debut collection of fine fragrances and candles have been crafted in Grasse, the historic heart of haute parfumerie,...

Fashion|In Pictures

Cos unveils denim collection made from pre-loved garments

London-based fashion brand Cos, part of the H&M Group, has unveiled its first limited-edition denim capsule collection crafted from 20 percent pre-loved Cos garments. Part of the brand’s Cos Remade initiative, the denim capsule features five "versatile" womenswear styles, including barrel-leg trousers, a straight-line skirt, a rounded...

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Fashion

Cos plans return to NYFW for AW24 show

H&M-owned Cos is set to make its return to the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) runway where it will unveil its autumn/winter 2024 mainline and Atelier collections. Set to take place September 1, the show continues on from the brand’s initial participation in NYFW in 2022, when it debuted as part of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s...

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Business

Ellen MacArthur Foundation and leading brands start The Fashion ReModel to pursue a circular approach

How to make money in fashion without making new clothes? That is ultimately the question that needs to be solved by the industry in view of the current take-make-waste models that churn out 100 billion (!) pieces of new clothing each year only to be discarded after a few wears. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has announced a new initiative called...

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Fashion

Cos to show SS24 collection in Rome

London-based fashion brand Cos will present its spring/summer 2024 collections with a catwalk show in Rome, Italy, later this month. The showcase will take place on March 26 at 3pm CET, with Cos adding that it will focus on “craftsmanship and enduring design,” and include the brand’s latest Atelier capsule and mainline collection. Cos didn’t...

Fashion|In Pictures

Cos teams up with Nativa on regenerative wool capsule

Premium high street retailer Cos has partnered with Merino wool specialist Nativa on a limited-edition capsule collection championing regenerative farming practices “that aim to nurture positive change”. In a statement, Cos said that the 8-piece regenerative wool capsule is part of its ongoing commitment to “traceability and transparency” and...