Fashion and retail business Bella Casa plans to invest Rs 65 crore ($9.8 million) in expansion in 2021, and will open a third production plant to increase its manufacturing capacity.

Ethnic wear and lifestyle brand FabIndia opened a new store in Mumbai’s Utopia City in Lower Parel on April 6. The brand has also launched a range of new womenswear size options and sustainable pieces.

Jaipur-based home furnishings brand Bella Casa has brought on board actor, singer, and entrepreneur Shraddha Kapoor as brand ambassador and she has co-created a collection with the brand.

Retail giant Inditex hasn’t come out of the pandemic year unscathed. But the strength of its business model appears to have carried it through so far and its performance since its fiscal year ended has been encouraging

Textile and homeware brand Ikai Asai is expanding its product categories, recently partnering with designer Sidhant Minocha on handmade linens, ahead of plans to launch a foundation.

Husband-and-wife fashion design duo Falguni and Shane Peacock have collaborated with Cocoon Rugs for a line of handmade rugs titled ‘Meraki’ which has launched across Cocoon’s stores. 

Design duo Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla have collaborated with real estate business Lodha Luxury to design and realise a luxury 76th-floor residence at the Lodha Ciel building in Mumbai.

A venture part-owned by Finnish forestry group Stora Enso, H&M and IKEA said on Tuesday it was set to build a demonstration plant in Sweden for a new, more sustainable wood-based textile fibre after years of research.

Boohoo on Monday confirmed that it has bought the Debenhams brand for £55m. It will use it to move into beauty and homewares, extend its own brand offering, operate a giant online marketplace and grow internationally.

The Milan Fashion Week ended on a note both optimistic and a tad zany, the collections by Dima Leu, Magliano, A-Cold-Wall*, JieDa and Les Hommes swinging between chic minimalism and cheerful creativity.

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts will hold a Virtual Buyer-Seller Meet from January 27 to 29, to showcase Indian-made goods to buyers from Nordic countries to promote exports. 

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts will hold its 49th Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair from March 13 to 17 at the India Exposition Mart in Greater Noida, to promote exports and facilitate networking. 

The Spanish fashion retailer is adapting to the new normal of lockdowns and remote working, and is set to extend its product range into the home linen and home decoration categories in Q2.

Ikea India saw its net loss widen to Rs 720 crore ($97.5 million) in the financial year ended March 2020, as against Rs 685 crore it had reported in the financial year 2019.

Textiles business The Pure Concept has launched its first flagship store for The Pure Concept Home in Mumbai, to retail its selection of fabrics and homeware. 

Homeware business Ikea plans to invest over Rs 10,500 crore ($1.58 billion) in its Indian operations, seeing the market as a global priority.