The Show Bizarre shopping festival will take place from November 16 to 17 at the JVPD Grounds in Juhu, Mumbai, and will feature over 350 brands in product categories including fashion and jewellery.

Womenswear designer Payal Singhal has collaborated with the wall-coverings brand Marshalls to create a range of “designer wall-coverings”. The collection will launch on November 14 in Mumbai.

The fashion and lifestyle shopping exhibition Inherit 2019 will take place in New Delhi from December 7 to 8 and will feature clothing, crafts, and design at the Sunder Nursery Heritage Park in Nizamuddin.

Tommy Hilfiger announced it will incorporate 3D design technology into all its global apparel design teams, marking the latest step in the brand’s goal to digitize its value chain from end-to-end. 

Fast-moving consumer goods retailer BigBasket saw sales increase by 60% during the 2019 financial year and expects to break even in the coming four to six months, as online shopping continues to grow.

Apparel, lifestyle, and accessories brand Fabindia opened a new experience centre in Andheri, West Mumbai, as it continues to expand its interactive retail concept.

Marriage Mantra will hold the next edition of its fashion shopping event Design Inc on December 5 at Blue Sea Face in Worli, Mumbai. The event’s Winter Edit will focus on winter festive wear for women.

Designer Manish Malhotra has collaborated with interior designer Seetu Kohli to create his first homeware line named “Manish Malhotra Mansion”. The collection launched in the capital on October 24.

Flipkart Internet, which runs Flipkart’s e-commerce platform, reported Rs 1,624 crore ($244.11 million) losses in the 2019 financial year, a 40% year-on-year increase. The results suggest a new phase of investment.

Anita Dongre has partnered with online invitations business Paperless Post to create a collection of digital wedding stationery. This is Paperless’ first Indian collaboration and Dongre’s first stationery collection.

The Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman has announced measures to simplify the Goods and Services Tax with the aim of ameliorating India’s global ranking for ease of doing business.

The Indian sustainable fashion design award the “Circular Design Challenge” has launched its second edition and applications are now open. A winner will be selected from a group of six finalists.

After launching large-format stores in Hyderabad and Mumbai, Swedish furniture maker Ikea is planning to expand in tier 2 cities, as a part of its second phase expansion.

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts has opened applications for participants in the 49th IHGF Delhi Fair which will showcase products spanning categories from textiles to fashion accessories.

International e-commerce platform Shopmatic has partnered with the payments business PayU to facilitate faster digital payments in order to grow its India business.