Indian fashion and lifestyle brand Good Earth has launched its new collection, ‘The Blooming Poppies’, at The Met Museum in New York, bringing its vision of South Asian craftsmanship to an international audience.

On Friday, luxury crystalware producer Baccarat announced the appointment of Margareth Henriquez, the CEO of Krug Champagne since 2009, as its new managing director effective April 1 2022.

E-commerce business Meesho has reached a total of nine million women entrepreneurs reselling goods including garments on its platform. The business aims to unlock the next billion users in Indian e-commerce.

Fashion and lifestyle business Good Earth has partnered with The Met Museum in New York to create a collection of hand-blocked textiles and other goods to retail at the museum and celebrate Islamic art. 

Ethnic wear and lifestyle brand Fabindia has launched a new fusion style womenswear line named ‘FabNu’ to cater to younger customers with a global perspective.

​Hermès became the latest luxury group to announce a rebound on Friday as the upscale leather goods and fashion maker saw its sales soaring during Q2 and the first half as a whole.

Multi-brand e-commerce platform Snapdeal has seen its home category, including home textiles, grow by 70% since March 2020, boosted by pandemic spending trends.

Samyukta Nair’s sleepwear brand Dandelion has expanded its ‘Dandelion Living’ range and stepped into tableware, table linens, and other accessories with its new collection ‘Summer Sonnet’. 

From May 19 to 26, womenswear brand Amiraah and crafts retailer Sanatkada are running online fashion and lifestyle shopping fair ‘Karigari’ to support artisans across India.

Womenswear specialist Ritu Kumar is expanding its homeware collection, RK Home, as shoppers stay indoors, and plans to add collaborations to the subsidiary in June.

As Payal Singhal continues to expand its offerings, the brand has launched venue design service ‘PS Wedding’. The brand has also joined forces with accessories brand Joey and Pooh for another collaborative collection.

Swarovski, the world’s premier crystal supplier, has unveiled its latest new concept store, named Instant Wonder, a high-color boutique on Paris' Champs-Elysées.

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.

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.

Luxury crystalware producer Baccarat is now controlled by a pool of international investment funds, which are not ruling out a subsequent sale or a restructuring of the French group.