Topshop and Topman to expand to China

British brands Topshop and Topman are set to expand into mainland China reports WWD. Owner Sir Phillip Green has confirmed he has signed a deal with existing Topshop partner Shangpin.com to open up to 80 standalone stores across the country. Topshop currently has minimal presence in China, with just a shop-in-shop in Beijing's Galeries Lafayette and two stores in Hong Kong already launched in partnership with Shangpin, a members-only online fashion retailer which offers registered users access to Western brands.

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Cool Asian fashion brands challenge Western labels

By Astrid Wendlandt and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels. Asian consumers are the world's biggest spenders on high-end fashion, representing around half of total buyers. Most of them are under 35, Internet-savvy and increasingly on the hunt for small, cool, original brands that will make them stand out and look different from their parents, fashion executives and retailers say.

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Fashion giants race to dress India’s sari-shunning youth

Rifling through sweaters in India's first Gap store in a glitzy New Delhi mall, 21-year-old Ridhi Goel says her grandmother doesn't mind how she dresses, as long as it's not too revealing. “She's fine with me wearing Western clothes like a shirt but not jeans and a crop top,” said the journalism student, her grey leggings contrasting sharply with her mother's colourful kurta. “All my family wears Indian clothes, but I find them too uncomfortable.

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