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Cantabil unveils elegant winter & wedding collection
Mumbai: Cantabil Retail India Ltd, one of India’s leading apparel manufacturer and retailer, is thrilled to announce the launch of its much-anticipated winter and wedding collection through a digital film in India. The film will be amplified across multiple digital touch points including Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Curated by Circle Models Management Pvt Ltd, the digital film captures the tranquil and serene charm of Thailand. Showcasing a unique selection from the brand’s winter collection for men, women, and kids, as well as the wedding collection for both genders, the film unfolds against various picturesque backgrounds. The winter line is highlighted against stylish architectural settings, while the wedding collection takes center stage amidst celebratory setups. This fresh collection embodies the spirit of global fashion trends, carefully curated to offer consumers a wardrobe that not only keeps them warm in colder months but also enhances their style.
Unveiling the brand’s latest collection, Cantabil Retail India Ltd director Deepak Bansal expressed, “Our Winter Wedding Collection reflects Cantabil’s unwavering commitment to delivering fashion that embodies elegance, refinement, and comfort. To curate this season’s collection, we’ve drawn inspiration from global trends, offering a range that not only keeps you cozy during the colder months but also allows you to effortlessly make a stylish statement in the wedding season as well. This collection harmoniously blends timeless design with contemporary sensibilities, ensuring our customers always radiate their finest style. We extend an invitation to explore our latest offerings, exemplifying the perfect fusion of fashion and warmth, epitomising what Cantabil represents.”
Cantabil’s Men Winter Wedding Collection promises classy, elegant, and sophisticated look this season. The overall color palette of the season includes – shade of deep Camel, Autumn Greys, Pine Greens, Olives, Warm Navys, Burgundy, and timeless Monochrome Neutrals. The Wedding Collection offers various styles, with a focus on an array of 3-piece suits and fashionable Band Galas. Notably, the three-piece suits are innovatively designed with a contrast waistcoat, introducing an exciting mix-and-match element for the current season.
Additionally, Cantabil has introduced new colors such as purple and fawn to enrich this collection. For the upcoming wedding season, the 3-piece tuxedo emerged as a standout choice, adding a touch of grace and style to the discerning gentleman’s wardrobe. Blazers within the collection boast intricate designs such as English checks, herringbone, and corduroy, adding a further layer of sophistication to the ensemble. Whereas Winter collection highlights several key offerings, such as the reversible and travel-friendly Padded Puffer Jacket, renowned for its exceptional polyfill craftsmanship. Complementing the pre-winter ensemble are cozy lightweight jackets, stylish structured T-shirts, and fashionable quilted jackets with distinctive designs. For those seeking a suave appeal, must-have Suede jackets are available. The assortment also offers a wide range of Hoodies and Sweatshirts that takes inspiration from global fashion trends, featuring various neck styles, captivating prints, and extra-soft cushioning.
To keep warm while staying in vogue, trendy sweaters are included, featuring high and turtlenecks, crew necks, and other self-structured motifs, all crafted with precision. For essential comfort during harsh winters, the collection includes Hooded jackets with soft fur linings. Also, there’s a selection of wrinkle-free and stay-white shirts with finely-taped seams, ideal for a flawless work ensemble.
In addition to these offerings, Cantabil launched athletic-inspired active wear jackets, featuring extra stretch and intelligent technology that caters to fitness enthusiasts, inspiring their active lifestyle. (Kindly suggest – as per Athleisure announcement timeline)
Women collection offers a versatile range of lightweight Padded Jackets, both reversible and non-reversible, catering to those who embrace trekking and camping and stylish long coats. Collections’s color palette blends seamlessly with deep winter hues with delicate pastel fabric touch. It features extra-soft fur jackets and hooded bomber jackets, adding layers of warmth and style to winter wardrobe.
Complementing these are body-hugging skeevies designed to pair elegantly with jeggings and the brand’s signature fine winter blazers crafted from luxurious woolen fabrics. For a sophisticated nine-to-five look, Suede Blazers are the perfect choice, effortlessly matching with formal shirts and extra-fine formal trousers. The new sweaters exhibit elegant textures, while stylish hoodies and sweatshirts offer a variety of designs and colors, including features like color blocking and metal zippers. Long coats and tweed blazers become essential pieces for every fashion-conscious woman. Cantabil also offers warm woolen kurtis with lurex motifs for ethnic wear enthusiasts. Within the collection, one can also find cord-sets crafted from high-quality jacquard woolen and woven fabrics, showcasing adaptable abstract prints in an array of stylish colors, spanning from maroons and wines to deep greens and fashionable lilacs. The collection is distinguished by its carefully designed silhouettes, emphasizing comfort, versatility, ease of wear, and a flattering appearance, all while remaining in fashion for this winter season.
Kids Autumn Winter Collection features a fusion of Indigo Hues, maroon, green, pink, and a flora-n-fauna theme. It includes modern color-block jackets, classic dresses with gathers and frills in bold colors, and trendy shirts that pair perfectly with eye-catching jeans. To combat the cold, the brand is offering quilted, layered, and warm clothing with soft quilted jackets, fleece sweatshirts, twill, and brushed shirts in winter hues with check patterns. The range encompasses polyfill puffers and fancy furs in jackets, providing a complete look with a seamless blend of comfort and style through stretchable trousers, multi-color checked shirts, joggers, and cargos.
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Kwality Wall’s reports standalone losses following strategic HUL demerger
Ice cream major faces Rs 64 crore Ebitda loss amid commodity inflation and muted Q3 sales
MUMBAI: Kwality Wall’s (India) Limited (KWIL) has released its first set of financial results as a standalone entity, revealing a challenging start to its independent journey. Following its successful demerger from Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) on 1st December 2025 and its subsequent listing on 16th February 2026, the company is navigating a transition period marked by structural changes and high input costs.
For the quarter ended 31st December 2025, the company reported revenue of Rs 222 crores. Despite the revenue base, the bottom line was impacted by several factors, resulting in an Ebitda loss of Rs 64.2 crores. When calculated on a Pre-IND AS 116 basis, the Ebitda loss stood at Rs 83.8 crores.
Organic Sales Growth (OSG) declined by 6.5 per cent year-on-year during the quarter. Volume growth, however, saw a marginal increase of 1.2 per cent. The company reported a gross margin of 41.5 per cent. Additionally, exceptional expenses amounting to Rs 94 crores were recorded, primarily linked to non-recurring costs during the transition phase.
Performance across portfolios and channels was mixed. Within the impulse portfolio, brands such as Magnum and Cornetto recorded mid-single digit volume growth, indicating steady demand in on-the-go consumption. However, the in-home portfolio, which includes take-home packs, experienced muted consumption. The company is planning a relaunch of this category with improved offerings ahead of the 2026 season.
Quick commerce (Q-Com) continued to emerge as a strong growth driver, delivering robust double-digit growth during the quarter. Meanwhile, the company also expanded its physical distribution network by increasing the number of company-owned cabinets across markets.
Margin pressure during the quarter was driven by a combination of one-off factors and broader cost inflation. Gross margins were impacted by around 600 basis points due to trade investments made for stock liquidation. Additionally, cocoa price inflation contributed to another 400 basis points of pressure on margins.
Deputy managing director Chitrank Goel attributed the muted performance partly to prolonged monsoons and transitional challenges linked to the GST framework. Operating expenses also increased as the company invested in establishing its standalone supply chain, operational systems and corporate infrastructure following the demerger.
Looking ahead, the management remains focused on a volume-driven growth strategy. To restore profitability, the company has initiated a cost productivity programme aimed at reducing non-consumer-facing costs. It is also working on building regional manufacturing networks to optimise logistics expenses and improve operational efficiency.
The commodity outlook for the near term remains mixed. Dairy prices are expected to remain firm due to tight supply conditions and rising fodder costs. Sugar prices may also move higher following increases in the Minimum Selling Price (MSP). While cocoa prices have moderated recently, currency depreciation has offset some of the potential cost relief for the company.
