Trends in Apparel Retail

1. Ethnic Wear is the flavour of the season

Fact-File

1. For Max, the value retail arm of Landmark group, women's Indian wear account for 25% of their revenues.

2. Planning to introduce saris in their next store in Chennai.

3. For Landmark premium department store, Lifestyle, the ethnic wear accounts for 20% of their sales. the ratio of western and ethnic wear has improved from 70:30 to 50:50.

Fusion Wear: Combining Indian and Western Outfits.

4. Lifestyle Indian wear Label, Melange.

5. Shopper's Stop has introduce a new fusion wear label, Haute Curry. For them Indian wear account for 25% of their sales.


2. Big Brands are heading for North East


3. European Brands continue to Coming in India


4. Concept of Family Stores gaining Popularity

5. Hyper Markets are gaining Popularity

Fact File

1. Spenser's Retail plan to open 15 Hypermarkets in FY11.

2. Franchise Tie-ups with three international Apparel brands- Ecko Unlimited, UK Based kid Brand Ladybird and premium casual wear brand Beverly Hills Polo Club.

3. Planning to open 20 exclusive Beverly Hills Polo Club  stores in the NCR region, Punjab and Mumbai.

4. planning to raise the contribution of apparel business from 10 per cent to 30 per cent.

5. They have shut down 100 super stores last year