From February 21 to 23, bridal fashion and lifestyle exhibition Celebrating Vivaha will hold its first event of 2020 at the JW Marriott in Mumbai to showcase brands from across the country for the spring wedding season.

Communications business Design Your Dream will hold The Fashion Show 2020 in Noida on April 11 to showcase designer collections and empower women to celebrate body positivity at its first edition. 

Walmart India is laying off around a third of its executives based in Gurugram including in its fast moving consumer goods sector. It also plans to halt new store expansion and close its fulfilment centre in Mumbai.

FashionNetwork.com recalls the legendary designers, fashion icons, illustrators, photographers and editors who died this year.

Pantone has announced its Color of the Year for 2020 and has selected Pantone 19-4502 Classic Blue as the shade that should drive sales and interest next year.

Amazon.com Inc uses "aggregated data" from sellers in its third-party marketplace to improve its overall business, the online retailer said in response to a congressional antitrust probe.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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. 

Mastercard has elevated Vikas Varma to the position of chief operating officer for the Indian market as it looks to strengthen its position in the digital payments market in India.

The brand general manager of Parfums Christian Dior is succeeding Laurent Boillot as head of Guerlain at the beginning of November. According to AFP, Boillot will take over at cognac brand Hennessy in 2020. 

Ikea reported annual sales above 40 billion euros (35.38 billion pounds) for the first time on Wednesday as the Swedish furniture group's push into e-commerce produced another surge in online revenue.