Among Friends & Co

29/05/2016

E-commerce will rapidly reshape the entire economic model of retail, spelling the end of wholesale, argues Doug Stephens, founder of Retail Prophet.

03/02/2016

This season's crop of campaigns sees a CGI gaming goddess take on the three original Supers and Kenya’s Masai Mara with the Berlin skyline for best backdrop. BoF brings you the Top 10 campaigns of the season.

01/02/2016

Worth a read !

With a moniker such as his, Manolo Blahnik was never going to be a bank manager, a teacher  or an accountant. No: Manolo Blahnik was destined to make shoes. His name sounds like an an exotic dish featuring truffle, its cadence pleasing to enunciate. Where are your shoes from? ‘Manolo Blahnik.’  Alth…

28/01/2016

BoF sits down with River Island chief executive, Ben Lewis, to learn more about the company's 60 year history, from a fruit and vegetable market stall to global fast fashion brand.

13/01/2016

It's time to bid a farewell to the year 2015 and when we look back at our work in the past 12 months, we are glad of where they took us. The credit goes also to our clients, partners and suppliers.

Let new beginnings signify new chapter filled with pages of new common goals and happiness, written by the ink of hard work and intelligence.

May the New Year bring us more wonderful opportunities to work together.

Among Friends & Co team wish you a happy New Year.

17/11/2015

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/india

This page summarizes Doing Business data for India. It includes rankings, data for key regulations and comparisons with other economies.

11/11/2015

India has emerged as No. 1 FDI destination in the world during the 1st half of 2015. With Govt programs like Make in India, Digital India and more, EY explores why 60% of investors consider India an attractive investment destination.

06/11/2015

Fashion became pop. And I don’t know if one should be ashamed or not to admit that maybe it was nicer when it was more elitist- Raf Simons

Before he announced his exit from Dior, Raf Simons spoke to Cathy Horyn for a piece that appeared in System magazine. Today, BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt of that conversation, revealing the designers thoughts on the speed of fashion.

02/11/2015

Good News from India
http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/india-worlds-7th-most-valued-nation-brand-us-on-top-report-1238695?fb

India has moved up one position to become the world's seventh most valued 'nation brand', with an increase of 32 per cent in its brand value to USD 2.1 billion.

27/10/2015

Numbers are impressive... Need a calculator ?
to convert, 1 crore = 100 lakhs et 1 ft²= 0.09290304 m²

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/gap-closes-in-on-zara-clocks-sales-worth-rs-23-lakh-daily-on-average-in-june/articleshow/47932811.cms?intenttarget=no

Zara clocks sales of about Rs 9 crore a month from its store in south Delhi's Select City Walk mall, where Gap has opened its first store in India.

27/10/2015

La classe moyenne devient une cible privilégiée pour les grandes enseignes

http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/global-currents/hms-next-target-the-indian-middle-class

Five years behind Zara, the Swedish high-street giant has opened its first store in India. BoF meets CEO Karl-Johan Persson to talk strategy and stratification in the Indian subcontinent.