COVID-19

Personal care, food & beverage, and home care are expected to recover faster as compared to other categories, primarily as these products are essential to survival and will be consumed irrespective of whether an individual stays at home or...

Once the corona pandemic ends and the dust settles, the fashion supply chain is expected to change rapidly. The global industry is abuzz with discussions about inshoring and nearshoring and especially in the wake of the rising anti-Chinese sentiments,...

The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) is the Voice of the Domestic Apparel Industry. With 4,000+ manufacturing members and over 25,000 distributors, agents and dealers as members, CMAI has a pan India footprint. CMAI members employee more than...

IKEA has acquired augmented reality (AR) start-up Geomagical Labs. Commenting on the same, Wafaa Hassan, Analyst at GlobalData said, “As one of the early investors of AR, IKEA’s acquisition of Geomagical Labs gives its customers the opportunity to see how...

Set to be the worst hit sector by the COVID-19 pandemic, UK clothing & footwear spend is anticipated to plummet in 2020, falling 26.1 percent versus 2019, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Chloe Collins, Senior Retail Analyst...

Investment firm Gordon Brothers has acquired the rights to the Laura Ashley brands but its 147 stores are not included in the deal. Sofie Willmott, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on this...

ASDA is reducing payments to suppliers on a quarter of its clothing orders. Sofie Willmott, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on this news: “As the fourth biggest player in the UK clothing...

Primark has recently released H1 figures for 2019/20. Commenting on the same, Pippa Stephens, Retail Analyst at GlobalData said, “Though Primark’s performance for H1 FY2019/20 once again displays impressive revenue growth, particularly internationally, the outbreak of COVID-19 will drastically impact...

Waitrose has recently released Q1 figures for 2020/21. Commenting on the same, Thomas Brereton, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, said, “Newly appointed John Lewis Partnership Chair Sharon White has truly had a baptism by fire during her first two months in...

The recent lockdown had millions of parents scrambling- not just to stock essential grocery items, also to stock up on snacks for their kids who would have an extended vacation at home. We suddenly had thousands of moms putting...