Brands
Indian brand Yepme enters Middle East with Souq.com, after its success in Europe & US with Amazon
MUMBAI: After successful launch of Yepme in UK, Europe and US in association with Amazon’s global selling program. Yepme today announced its launch on Souq.com – the leading online marketplace in Middle East – for selling its merchandise in key Middle East markets.
Yepme is a fast fashion Indian brand in the value segment with a vast range for Men and Women Apparels, footwear and accessories including casual, formal, active and party wear. Through this association, the “Unreasonably Fashionable” brand Yepme will transcend geographical boundaries and take its offerings overseas to delight Middle East customers. Yepme has more than 2000 products live for sale of Souq.com and is likely to reach 3000 products by the end of the month. All Yepme products are on “Fulfilled by Souq” model that ensures timely delivery to the customers.
Yepme has a great talent pool in product design, technology and brand building and its presence on Souq.com will help Yepme reach out fashion conscious customers in the Middle East markets.
“Yepme’s presence on Souq.com is another big step in increasing Yepme’s global footprint. Such association with leading marketplaces in the region can be truly disruptive as speed to market, customer service, latest trends on fashion will not be incrementally better than brick and mortar value fast fashion brand but would be a quantum leap in Value fast Fashion Space” said Vivek Gaur, CEO, Yepme.
As per Sandeep Sharma, COO & Co-founder Yepme, expansion into Middle East was a logical step after achieving profitability in India and launch in UK, Europe & US. In his view, the three robust pillars of Technology, Fast Fashion Supply Chain and Brand will help Yepme gain market share in Middle East Fashion Market.
Brands
Reliance Retail acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s haircare brand Anomaly
India’s biggest retailer bets on clean, vegan haircare as it muscles into the country’s fast-growing beauty market
MUMBAI: Reliance Retail has acquired Anomaly, the global haircare brand founded by actor and entrepreneur Priyanka Chopra Jonas, in a move that hands India’s largest retailer full ownership of one of the more internationally recognised homegrown beauty labels. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The deal covers Anomaly’s trademarks, brand assets and digital properties, giving Reliance Retail complete ownership of the brand’s intellectual property and digital ecosystem. Chopra Jonas, who launched Anomaly in 2021, will stay on as creative director, overseeing innovation, product development and brand vision.
Built on a clean, vegan and high-performance positioning at accessible price points, Anomaly has established an international presence across multiple global markets since its launch. Reliance Retail now plans to scale the brand aggressively through its expansive offline retail network and omnichannel platforms, including Tira, its beauty retail arm. India will be a priority market, with a focus on developing products tailored to Indian hair and scalp needs. The company also has its eye on North America, the United Kingdom and the Middle East.
Isha Ambani, who oversees Reliance Retail’s consumer businesses, was forthright about the strategic logic. “Bringing Anomaly into our portfolio marks a strategic step in expanding our basket of new-age, high-growth beauty brands,” she said. “Anomaly’s strong global positioning, clean formulation philosophy, and accessible pricing make it a compelling addition to our ecosystem.” She added that Reliance saw “immense potential in collaborating with Priyanka to scale the brand in India by leveraging our omnichannel capabilities and deep consumer insights, while continuing to grow its international presence.”
Chopra Jonas framed the acquisition as a milestone rather than an exit. “This is a defining moment for Anomaly,” she said. “What began as a deeply personal journey has grown into a brand with real purpose and global ambition, and Reliance Retail’s acquisition marks an exciting new chapter.” She added that Reliance’s “scale, retail expertise, and commitment to innovation will allow us to bring Anomaly to far more consumers in India and around the world.”
The acquisition slots neatly into Reliance Retail’s broader push into premium and digital-first consumer brands across fashion, beauty and personal care. In a beauty market growing at pace and increasingly receptive to clean, ingredient-conscious formulations, Anomaly gives Reliance a brand with genuine international credibility and a founder whose global profile does the marketing almost by itself. For Chopra Jonas, it means her haircare label gets the retail muscle of India’s most powerful consumer conglomerate behind it. Not a bad chapter two.
