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Men’s fashion is a topic that not every influencer touches. Breaking stereotypes and building a niche for men is not an easy task. The adoption of luxury lifestyle among consumers and rising urbanisation has spawned a modern class TO READ MORE: https://news.abplive.com/lifestyle/men-s-fashion-industry-has-shifted-from-cool-casual-to-streetwear-says-fashion-expert-sanket-mehta-1499983

Mall operators and retailers are hoping to return to the growth track in 2022 after two challenging years when the pandemic derailed their businesses. While the industry suffered a major loss in 2020, most retailers have made a smart recovery. TO READ MORE: https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/entertainment/mall-cheer-for-retail-sector-ahead-of-christmas-new-yr/88289377

Shoes, perfumes, apparel, cosmetics-all have either become costlier or are set to get pricier. Lifestyle products such as these are seeing a supply crunch due to port congestion, closure of global manufacturing hubs, higher fuel costs, and labour. TO READ MORE: https://www.dfupublications.com/news/apparel/lifestyle-products-including-apparels-sport-higher-price-tags-on-supply-woes

Clothing and footwear have got expensive for Indian consumers. Due to raw material cost pressures, industry players have had to increase prices by about five per cent to ten per cent across various categories and with the hike in GST the overall price. TO READ MORE: https://www.dfupublications.com/news/trade/hike-in-gst-will-result-in-clothing-becoming-costlier-clothing-manufacturers-association-of-india-retailers-association-of-india-and-confederation-of-all-india-traders

The Ministry of Textiles has decided to approach the Goods and Services Tax secretariat to ask for a return to the previous GST rate of 5% for clothing and textiles instead of the proposed hike to 12%. TO READ MORE: https://in.fashionnetwork.com/news/Ministry-of-textiles-sides-with-industry-against-proposed-gst-hike,1362837.html