Apparel Online India Magazine May 1st Issue 2018 | Page 4

CONTENT
World Wrap
Decaying mall culture... A blow to department stores
in the US The malls, once considered as the driver for retail growth, are today dying
a slow death... p10
Sustainability
C&A Foundation working to
address concerns in organic
cotton supply chain p14
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FFT Trends
Techniques In Fashion:
Fall 2018 There’s a palpably nostalgic
tone set at the Fall/Winter 2018 collections
wherein designers are continuing a long
running love affair with 1970s’ kitsch influences
and thrift shop trinkets... p30
Tex-File
Review: Fibers & Yarns,
Mumbai – Collaborative
innovations: The mantra
for growth for fibre & yarn
companies p24
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Emerging Market
Evolving and Growing
Russia… Big opportunity
for exporters World’s largest
nation geographically (spanning 11 time
zones, being the 6th largest economy,
boasting a population of 144 million with
per capita GDP of US $ 8,840 in 2016)...
36
H2F
Exporters undertake
initiatives to survive and
grow in difficult scenario
Fashion Business
Kidswear’s axis point to
a trend-led progression
Overall, the global home furnishing market
has not been very upbeat over the past few
years; even in India, many internal issues are
hurting the growth of exporters... p28
Domestic Retail
Home grown brands
standing tall with their
global counterparts, yet… p44
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