BW Businessworld Magazine - November 01, 2025

Kutch & Saurashtra

LORDS MARK INDUSTRIES PUTS INDIA ON GLOBAL MEDTECH MAP

Lords Mark Industries is aligned with India's affordable, accessible healthcare mission

Meity Right

THE UNION MINISTRY of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has proposed amendments to the IT Rules, requiring clear labelling of Al-generated content and greater accountability for platforms.

A Curtsy to the Sophisticated, Identity-Conscious Indian Consumer

SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN - bang in the midst of India's festive season - where brands collectively lose their minds and their marketing budgets in a glorious, glittering spectacle of one-upmanship. Gone are the days when slapping on a celebrity's face on a discount banner qualified as strategy. This year’s campaigns indeed show that consumers have evolved, and so have their choices.

Jets Go Mainstream

PRIVATE luxury jets in India are quietly entering their moment.

A Sudden Spurt in World Trade!

HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS in the western hemisphere must prove particularly hair-raising this year.

THE MIRAGE OF WEALTH: WHY MONEY RARELY FEELS LIKE ENOUGH

PICTURE THIS: a Mumbai executive, fresh from a seven-figure bonus, scrolls LinkedIn at 2 a.m.

CLEAN ROADS, CONTAMINATED GROUNDS: The Unseen Threat of Lithium Waste

ONE OF DELHI'S MOST notable policy initiatives to address its pollution problem is the End-of-Life (ELV) vehicle ban, which targets gasoline and diesel vehicles older than 15 and 10 years, respectively.

We Can Convert Disaster into Opportunity

ALL FRONTLINE national dailies have nicely covered what is in store for Indian students and tech giants after the USA came down heavily on the H-1B visa regime.

Luxury and Exclusivity

A LARGE HOUSE WITH A LOVELY garden in an up-market neighbourhood, a top-end car with leather seat-covers and a highquality music system, a singlemalt with caviar, Jimmy Choo footwear: these may connote luxury to many. In each case, there are substitutes which provide practically the same utilitarian function at far less cost.

THE NEW LUXURY PLAYBOOK

India's luxury housing has evolved from prime locations to lifestyle-driven, tech-enabled, sustainable spaces attracting new wealth, global brands, and investors

RISE OF PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

India's wealth management industry has expanded manifold in a decade, with portfolio managers, advisers, and analysts growing sharply, attracting more investors

WHEN CINEMA MEETS COUTURE

Designing for cinema demanded a sensitivity that balanced history with imagination

"India Ranks Among Our Top Ten Markets"

With the Maurice Lacroix brand marking its 50th anniversary this year, BW Businessworld speaks with Managing Director STÉPHANE WASER about trends in the luxury watch space and more

TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE FUTURE OF BEAUTY

It's no longer enough for a brand to just create a good product; it must also stand for something meaningful

NEW PLAYBOOK OF INDIA'S MILLIONAIRES

India's rising millionaire households are transforming luxury investments, driving demand for trophy real estate and gold as status and stability assets

FACIALS AREN'T ENOUGH: THE NEW ERA OF SKIN REJUVENATION

Today, advanced facials are no longer luxury, they are baseline. True luxury is how such smarter treatments deliver visible change from beneath the surface

DESIGNING LUXURY

The most beautiful homes will be those that tread lightly on the earth while forging deep connections to place and culture

LUXURY IS QUALITY, LONGEVITY AND THOUGHTFULNESS

Sustainable interior design is about crafting spaces that are thoughtful, timeless and kind to the planet

THE PROMISE OF LUXURY

The luxury market in India shows promise despite slow growth globally. Investing in building an enduring relationship with a consumer, who is spoiled for choice and has a short attention span, is what will help brands elevate their game.

"LUXURY IS TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE PACE OF YOUR LIFE"

Actor TAAPSEE PANNU champions fearless authenticity as her brand. To her, luxury is to be 'present', to be able to make a choice and be able to control the pace of one's life

MILLIONAIRES' REALTY RUSH

India's luxury and ultra-luxury housing market is witnessing unprecedented growth — what is driving this soaring demand?

"I LEARNT ABOUT STORYTELLING THROUGH CLOTHES"

BW Businessworld caught up with renowned fashion designer, couturier, costume stylist, and entrepreneur MANISH MALHOTRA to discuss trends in the fashion industry and more

THE INDIAN MARKET FOR FINE WATCHES: A GROWING FORCE

The days of following international trends are gone, marking the advent of the local market setting the tone of preferring craftsmanship, historical significance and investment potential over just prestige pieces

LUXURY FASHION REIMAGINED THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY AND PURPOSE

The fashion world has historically been associated with high levels of consumption and waste, and it's becoming increasingly clear that this model is no longer sustainable

FESTIVE DEMAND ON FIRE

India's festive October has once again triggered its biggest consumer spending cycle, led by ecommerce, autos and jewellery

GREAT INDIAN FESTIVE COMEBACK: RETAIL ROARS BACK WITH RS 14 LAKH CRORE IN SALES

As the 2025 festive season unfolds, India's offline retail sector is roaring back to dominance

"30 per cent of our sales come from our digital channels"

We caught up with ADOSH SHARMA, Country Commercial Manager, IKEA to speak about their focus on the Indian market and more

INDIA'S JEWELLERY EVOLUTION: CRAFTING TRADITION FOR A NEW ERA

Jewellery has become far more personal and expressive than ever before

Festive 2025 Brings Focus On Connection, Culture & Belonging

As 74 per cent of shoppers enter the festive quarter with defined expectations from brands, India's festive season sees marketers deploy celebrity narratives, Al-powered personalisation and content commerce to win over shoppers

Brand Spending Turns More Smart than Big

The 2025 festive quarter marks a shift from big budgets to smart impact. With digital-first, regional and Al-powered campaigns driving engagement, brands are reimagining how to connect emotionally while delivering measurable results

INSIDE THE 2025 SHOPPING FRENZY

As India steps into the 2025 festive season, online retail is poised for a record-breaking year

Modern twist to a timeless memory

By engaging deeply with our consumers and monitoring online chatter, we can identify emerging trends swiftly and efficiently

"WE PLAN TO OPEN 10 TO 15 NEW STORES ANNUALLY"

This festive season Decathlon Sports India is offering a curated range of their products in the sports and fitness categories. We caught up with Gaudham Ganesh, Head of Marketing, Decathlon Sports India, to ascertain the shopping behaviour of Decathlon customers. Excerpts:

THE POSTCARD HOTEL

WEAT THE POSTCARD HOTEL see luxury not as an excess, but as liberation — a deliberate reimagining of what intimacy, time and place can mean in modern life.

RADO

INNOVATION AND TIMELESS DESIGN

THE ART OF TIMELESS CRAFTSMANSHIP

REFINED, UNDERSTATED, and quintessentially Italian — Tod’s represents the art of quiet luxury and enduring craftsmanship.

RESPONSIBLE LUXURY

SARISKA'S STORY STARTED in 2008 when we got this barren piece of land which, during the Raj era used to be the dumping or sorting grounds for copper rocks which were extracted in Bhaganli Valley a kilometre away from us.

8 GADGETS THAT WHISPER CLASS - AND JUST WORK

Eight impeccably designed gadgets that define modern luxury through effortless performance, proving that true class whispers-it never shouts

RECIPES YOU WILL RELISH

Food Article

THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION

A striking fact is that most of our neurotransmitters are produced in the gut. Nearly 80 percent of serotonin, the “calming” hormone that regulates mood, sleep and even gut motility is made in the digestive tract.

A CELEBRATION OF ART

The first week of October saw the Blue City hosting the first edition of the Jodhpur Arts Week

Made In India, Measured For The World

Born in royal courts and reborn in modern wardrobes, the Jodhpuri Bandhgala isn't fashion—it's legacy. Worn by those who understand that true style never shouts, it endures