India's southern state of Tamil Nadu is emerging as a major hub for non-leather footwear manufacturing, with major Taiwanese shoe companies such as Shoetown, Feng Tay, and Pou Chen setting up factories in the state. The manufacturing of shoes for global brands such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, and Crocs signals...
Tommy Hilfiger to expand India presence by an order of magnitude
American apparel-maker Tommy Hilfiger plans to add 500 stores in India over the next five years to capitalize on the brand's surging popularity, the company has told India's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Currently, Tommy Hilfiger operates 58 franchisee outlets and over 60 shop-in-shops in other department stores...