Footware

Lounge

Why VegNonVeg chose Hyderabad for its biggest store yet

As the streetwear boutique opens its largest store in Hyderabad, founders Anand Ahuja, Emilia Bergmans and Abhineet Singh discuss expansion and the road to their tenth anniversary

4 min read22 Nov 2025
Economy

NITI Aayog calls for skilling, innovation to boost leather, footwear exports

The government think-tank points out that India's leather & footwear exports stood at $5.5 billion in 2024, just 1.8% of global trade worth $296.5 billion, with exports concentrated in travel goods and leather-upper footwear.

3 min read6 Oct 2025
Markets

Mirza Int'l, Trident to Apex Foods — Textile, seafood, leather and other sectoral stocks surge up to 17% on India-UK FTA

Even as the Indian stock market bled in trade on Friday amid selling by foreign investors and subdued Q1 earnings season, several stocks from textiles, automakers, leather, footwear and seafood emerged as gainers.

2 min read25 Jul 2025
Markets

Metro Brands: Premium footwear player to get a boost this Diwali

METRO has consistently added new stores (12% CAGR) over the last six years across its four brands and achieved an EBITDA margin of >21% (pre-Ind AS 116). Let's understand the business in detail

4 min read20 Oct 2022