Walmart turns to India to avoid high tariffs, but garment workers scarce

By Reuters Published May 9, 2025 In a garment hub in south India, R.K. Sivasubramaniam is fielding requests from Walmart and Costco who want to sidestep higher U.S. tariffs faced by rival Asian suppliers, Bangladesh and China. But rows of idle sewing lines at his factory lay bare his biggest challenge. Archivo “Even if orders […]

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Japan’s Kokuyo to acquire HNI Corporation’s India business

Japanese business Kokuyo Company Limited has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HNI Corporation’s India business, HNI Office India Ltd, as part of its long-term strategy to strengthen its presence in the Indian commercial workspace and retail segments. A recent design team visit to HNI Corporation’s Hyderabad experience centre – HNI India- Facebook “This […]

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Beauty tech platform Kult raises $20 million in funding round led by M3M Family Office

Beauty tech platform Kult has raised $20 million (Rs 170 crore) in its series A funding round led by Payal Kanodia and Aishwarya Bansal from the M3M Family Office.  Beauty tech platform Kult raises $20 million in funding round led by M3M Family Office – Kult App With this investment, Payal Kanodia and Aishwarya Bansal […]

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Bangladesh seeks US talks as $40 billion export sector at risk

By Bloomberg Published April 7, 2025 Bangladesh is looking to hold talks with the Trump administration in a bid to lessen the blow from a US decision to impose a 37% tariffs on goods that could devastate the country’s $40 billion garment export industry. Shutterstock Bangladesh is seeking ways to reduce its trade surplus with […]

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GJEPC and DIAL explore jewellery park project in New Delhi

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council and the Delhi International Airport Limited are exploring the development of a Jewellery Park Cargo City near Terminal 3 of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Both parties held a meeting at the GJEPC’s Delhi Regional Office to discuss the proposed project, which aims to enhance logistics and […]

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Diesel initiates campaign against counterfeiting

Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published Feb 1, 2024 Leveraging cutting-edge technology, Diesel has achieved a “substantial decrease in the number of counterfeit Diesel products” in the market. The renowned denim label under the Italian fashion powerhouse, OTB, has been vigilantly monitoring the market in this ongoing fight against counterfeiting, and the results have been nothing […]

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Prada men: Office and garden

Man’s relationship with nature was the theme of the latest Prada menswear collection shown Sunday in Milan, the artistic highlight of the Italian menswear season so far. See catwalkPrada – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Menswear – Italie – Milan – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight A visual discussion announced by both the invitation – a silver silk tie inside […]

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