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Lifestyle
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Lifestyle Inc.
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lifestyleinc.in
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Private
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2014
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Lifestyle Inc. is a privately-held B2B fashion sourcing solution provider based in Noida, India, founded in 2014. The company operates as an intermediary connecting international retailers and wholesalers — primarily in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia — with Indian manufacturers and artisans across nine product categories: leather garments, leather bags and accessories, other handbags, apparels, footwear, fashion jewellery, fashion accessories, home textiles, and home decor. Lifestyle supports the #MakeinIndia initiative and also facilitates joint-venture manufacturing identification for international brands.

The company's service stack spans vendor sourcing, sampling and production (including customized packaging, labeling, barcoding, and security tagging), 100% or AQL-based quality inspection at pilot/in-line/mid/final stages, seasonal design support from in-house teams, product and documentary photography through a partner, and a separate "ProSupport" line of back-office services. Distribution is direct B2B, with customer acquisition driven primarily by participation in Indian trade fairs such as JuteXpo (Kolkata), International Garment Fair (Greater Noida), Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair, Indian Textiles Sourcing Fair by HEPC (Delhi), and Weaves Textile Fair by CII (Erode).

Revenue is generated on a professional services / commission basis with quote-based pricing and is not publicly disclosed. The company is uncapitalized by institutional investors, operates with 1-10 employees, and has no disclosed patents, AI capabilities, or technology platform beyond its sourcing network and supplier relationships. Recent strategic activity includes the April 2026 launch of "Life.Styled Club," a curated community/social experience initiative, and a supply-chain adjustment reducing imports from 15% to 5% of inputs to counter rupee depreciation.

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Lifestyle Inc. is a Noida-based B2B sourcing intermediary that connects international retailers and wholesalers in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia with Indian manufacturers across leather, apparel, footwear, accessories, and home textile categories.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersNoida, India
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Noida
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India
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Asia
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
fashion sourcing services, vendor sourcing solutions, apparel procurement services, quality inspection services, manufacturing sourcing platform
Industry2 codes
1Apparel Sourcing, Buying Houses & Trading Companies
CodeCRAAAAANPrimaryYes
2Luxury Home & Lifestyle (Tableware, Decor, Home Textiles)
CodeCRAKAFAIPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers424350
  • Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers42435
SIC code1 code
  • Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions5130
Product category
Fashion Sourcing Services
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Sourcing Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

The company provides sourcing services to international retailers and wholesalers, connecting them with manufacturers across India. Revenue is generated through commissions or service fees for procurement, quality inspection, and production management.

lifestyleinc.in
Marketing channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Lifestyle Inc. is a B2B fashion sourcing solution provider that connects international retailers and wholesalers — primarily in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia — with Indian manufacturers and artisans across nine product categories (leather garments, leather bags, other handbags, apparels, footwear, fashion jewellery, fashion accessories, home textiles, and home decor). The company bundles sourcing with sampling and production management, 100% or AQL-based quality inspection, in-house design support, professional photography, and ProSupport back-office services.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Lifestyle Inc. is a B2B fashion sourcing solution provider based in India, operating as a single unified service platform rather than a modular architecture. The company connects international buyers (primarily from Europe, USA, and Australia) with Indian manufacturers and artisans. Its portfolio includes product categories (Leather Garments, Leather Bags, Apparels, Handbags, Footwears, Fashion Jewellery, Fashion Accessories, Home Textiles, Home Decor) and service offerings (Vendor Sourcing, Sampling & Production, Quality Inspection, Design Support, Photoshoots, ProSupport). The company supports the #MakeinIndia initiative and assists with joint-venture manufacturing identification.

Product and service15 records
1Leather Garments Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Leather garments sourced from Indian manufacturers meeting international quality and environmental standards, supplied to international fashion retailers and wholesalers through Lifestyle Inc.'s sourcing platform.

2Leather Bags and Accessories Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Leather bags and leather accessories sourced from verified vendors across India for international fashion buyers.

3Apparels Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Apparel fashion products sourced from Indian manufacturers for domestic and international markets.

4Other Handbags Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Non-leather handbags and bags sourced from Indian artisans and manufacturers for international buyers.

5Footwear Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Footwear products sourced from factories across India, supplied to international buyers meeting quality standards.

6Fashion Accessories Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Fashion accessories sourced from Indian vendors for international buyers.

7Fashion Jewellery Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Fashion jewellery sourced from Indian manufacturers and supplied to international fashion buyers.

8Home Textiles Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Home textile products sourced from Indian suppliers for international buyers.

9Home Decor Sourcing
CategoryProduct Category
Description

Home decor products sourced from Indian artisans and manufacturers for international buyers.

10Vendor Sourcing
CategoryService
Description

Vendor sourcing service that connects international buyers with a wide base of Indian suppliers across potential cities, screening vendors for compliance with international, social, and environmental norms and best business practices.

11Sampling and Production
CategoryService
Description

Product development service from conception to prototype, including pre-production samples and actual production with value-added services such as customised packaging, specialised labelling, barcoding, and security tagging.

12Quality Inspection
CategoryService
Description

Quality inspection service offering 100% inspection or AQL-based inspection at all stages of production from pilot run to in-lines, mid-production, and final packing, followed by random checks to ensure commercially acceptable quality.

13Design Support
CategoryService
Description

Seasonal collection design support, executed either by following international clients' tech-packs and specifications or by developing customer-specific collections through in-house design teams.

14Photoshoots
CategoryService
Description

Photography services including product shoots, model photoshoots, corporate photoshoots, and documentary videos of product manufacturing and India's heritage created by Indian artists and artisans, delivered in collaboration with a photography partner.

15ProSupport
CategoryService
Description

Back-office services including professional web designing, creative graphic designing, reliable virtual assistant support, and precise data entry for startups, small businesses, and established enterprises.

Scale indicator3 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership3 partners
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

Partner for hosting Life.Styled Club events, providing guidance on traditional tile game Mahjong for social community events in Gurgaon

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

Venue partner for Life.Styled Club inaugural Mahjong and Mocha event held in Gurgaon

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

In collaboration with photography partner, provides product shoot, model photoshoots, and corporate photoshoots services, including documentary videos of product manufacturing and India's heritage

Recent move6 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

India-based B2B platform and supply chain solutions provider for fashion, apparel, and home brands, connecting buyers to verified manufacturers with embedded vendor management — directly comparable to Lifestyle's sourcing-plus-services model.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

India's largest B2B marketplace spanning many verticals including apparel, textiles, leather, footwear, and home furnishings. Indirect competitor as a discovery channel that can substitute for traditional buying-house relationships.

TypeEmerging player
Description

India B2B commerce platform with a fashion and lifestyle category connecting small retailers to manufacturers and wholesalers. Competes with Lifestyle for the SME buyer-supplier connection layer, though with broader category coverage.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Hong Kong-headquartered global consumer goods sourcing and supply chain operator connecting retailers to manufacturers across Asia. Closest large-scale analogue to Lifestyle's India-based sourcing model, operating at vastly greater scale.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major Indian textile and apparel conglomerate with global B2B and own-brand operations. Sourcing/export capability overlaps with Lifestyle's supplier-discovery thesis, though at vastly larger scale and with owned manufacturing.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Global B2B marketplace and information platform for the textile and apparel industry, including manufacturer discovery, trade leads, and sourcing content — adjacent to Lifestyle's buyer-supplier matching role.

TypeDirect peer
Description

SaaS and sourcing platform purpose-built for fashion brands and apparel manufacturers, covering vendor sourcing, production, and quality workflows. Overlaps with Lifestyle's end-to-end sourcing and QC value proposition.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Fashion technology company offering AI-driven fabric sourcing and production planning tools for apparel brands and manufacturers. Comparable as a tech-enabled sourcing/QC layer serving the same buyer base as Lifestyle.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Indian apparel and lifestyle products manufacturer/exporter serving global fashion brands. Comparable as an India-based fashion sourcing/export partner offering vendor + production capabilities to international buyers.

TypeEmerging player
Description

India-headquartered omnichannel commerce platform enabling global fashion and lifestyle brands to operate in Asia, including sourcing, distribution, and brand operations. Adjacent peer overlapping on the 'bridge between international brands and Indian execution' theme.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers1 record

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment2 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Lifestyle

Fashion Sourcing Serviceslifestyleinc.in

Lifestyle Inc. is a Noida-based B2B sourcing intermediary that connects international retailers and wholesalers in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia with Indian manufacturers across leather, apparel, footwear, accessories, and home textile categories.

What Lifestyle does

Lifestyle Inc. is a privately-held B2B fashion sourcing solution provider based in Noida, India, founded in 2014. The company operates as an intermediary connecting international retailers and wholesalers — primarily in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia — with Indian manufacturers and artisans across nine product categories: leather garments, leather bags and accessories, other handbags, apparels, footwear, fashion jewellery, fashion accessories, home textiles, and home decor. Lifestyle supports the #MakeinIndia initiative and also facilitates joint-venture manufacturing identification for international brands.

The company's service stack spans vendor sourcing, sampling and production (including customized packaging, labeling, barcoding, and security tagging), 100% or AQL-based quality inspection at pilot/in-line/mid/final stages, seasonal design support from in-house teams, product and documentary photography through a partner, and a separate "ProSupport" line of back-office services. Distribution is direct B2B, with customer acquisition driven primarily by participation in Indian trade fairs such as JuteXpo (Kolkata), International Garment Fair (Greater Noida), Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair, Indian Textiles Sourcing Fair by HEPC (Delhi), and Weaves Textile Fair by CII (Erode).

Revenue is generated on a professional services / commission basis with quote-based pricing and is not publicly disclosed. The company is uncapitalized by institutional investors, operates with 1-10 employees, and has no disclosed patents, AI capabilities, or technology platform beyond its sourcing network and supplier relationships. Recent strategic activity includes the April 2026 launch of "Life.Styled Club," a curated community/social experience initiative, and a supply-chain adjustment reducing imports from 15% to 5% of inputs to counter rupee depreciation.

Lifestyle firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Lifestyle
Legal name
Lifestyle Inc.
Website
https://lifestyleinc.in
Company type
Private
Founded year
2014
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Lifestyle Inc. is a Noida-based B2B sourcing intermediary that connects international retailers and wholesalers in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia with Indian manufacturers across leather, apparel, footwear, accessories, and home textile categories.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Lifestyle industry classification

Industry
Product category
Fashion Sourcing Services
NAICS
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (424350), Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (42435)
SIC
Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)
akta.pro primary industry
Apparel Sourcing, Buying Houses & Trading Companies (CRAAAAAN)
akta.pro secondary industry
Luxury Home & Lifestyle (Tableware, Decor, Home Textiles) (CRAKAFAI)

Keywords

  • Fashion sourcing services
  • Vendor sourcing solutions
  • Apparel procurement services
  • Quality inspection services
  • Manufacturing sourcing platform

Where Lifestyle is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Noida
HQ country
India
HQ region
Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

Lifestyle business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Sourcing Services: The company provides sourcing services to international retailers and wholesalers, connecting them with manufacturers across India. Revenue is generated through commissions or service fees for procurement, quality inspection, and production management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Lifestyle product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Lifestyle Inc. is a B2B fashion sourcing solution provider that connects international retailers and wholesalers — primarily in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia — with Indian manufacturers and artisans across nine product categories (leather garments, leather bags, other handbags, apparels, footwear, fashion jewellery, fashion accessories, home textiles, and home decor). The company bundles sourcing with sampling and production management, 100% or AQL-based quality inspection, in-house design support, professional photography, and ProSupport back-office services.

Product overview

Lifestyle Inc. is a B2B fashion sourcing solution provider based in India, operating as a single unified service platform rather than a modular architecture. The company connects international buyers (primarily from Europe, USA, and Australia) with Indian manufacturers and artisans. Its portfolio includes product categories (Leather Garments, Leather Bags, Apparels, Handbags, Footwears, Fashion Jewellery, Fashion Accessories, Home Textiles, Home Decor) and service offerings (Vendor Sourcing, Sampling & Production, Quality Inspection, Design Support, Photoshoots, ProSupport). The company supports the #MakeinIndia initiative and assists with joint-venture manufacturing identification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Leather Garments Sourcing Leather garments sourced from Indian manufacturers meeting international quality and environmental standards, supplied to international fashion retailers and wholesalers through Lifestyle Inc.'s sourcing platform.
  • Leather Bags and Accessories Sourcing Leather bags and leather accessories sourced from verified vendors across India for international fashion buyers.
  • Apparels Sourcing Apparel fashion products sourced from Indian manufacturers for domestic and international markets.
  • Other Handbags Sourcing Non-leather handbags and bags sourced from Indian artisans and manufacturers for international buyers.
  • Footwear Sourcing Footwear products sourced from factories across India, supplied to international buyers meeting quality standards.
  • Fashion Accessories Sourcing Fashion accessories sourced from Indian vendors for international buyers.
  • Fashion Jewellery Sourcing Fashion jewellery sourced from Indian manufacturers and supplied to international fashion buyers.
  • Home Textiles Sourcing Home textile products sourced from Indian suppliers for international buyers.
  • Home Decor Sourcing Home decor products sourced from Indian artisans and manufacturers for international buyers.
  • Vendor Sourcing Vendor sourcing service that connects international buyers with a wide base of Indian suppliers across potential cities, screening vendors for compliance with international, social, and environmental norms and best business practices.
  • Sampling and Production Product development service from conception to prototype, including pre-production samples and actual production with value-added services such as customised packaging, specialised labelling, barcoding, and security tagging.
  • Quality Inspection Quality inspection service offering 100% inspection or AQL-based inspection at all stages of production from pilot run to in-lines, mid-production, and final packing, followed by random checks to ensure commercially acceptable quality.
  • Design Support Seasonal collection design support, executed either by following international clients' tech-packs and specifications or by developing customer-specific collections through in-house design teams.
  • Photoshoots Photography services including product shoots, model photoshoots, corporate photoshoots, and documentary videos of product manufacturing and India's heritage created by Indian artists and artisans, delivered in collaboration with a photography partner.
  • ProSupport Back-office services including professional web designing, creative graphic designing, reliable virtual assistant support, and precise data entry for startups, small businesses, and established enterprises.

Companies that use Lifestyle

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Lifestyle technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Lifestyle partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

  • Mahjong StudiominorOthersPartner for hosting Life.Styled Club events, providing guidance on traditional tile game Mahjong for social community events in Gurgaon
  • DLF Club 5minorOthersVenue partner for Life.Styled Club inaugural Mahjong and Mocha event held in Gurgaon
  • ProSupport Photography PartnercoreTechnology or IntegrationIn collaboration with photography partner, provides product shoot, model photoshoots, and corporate photoshoots services, including documentary videos of product manufacturing and India's heritage

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Lifestyle competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Bizongo: India-based B2B platform and supply chain solutions provider for fashion, apparel, and home brands, connecting buyers to verified manufacturers with embedded vendor management — directly comparable to Lifestyle's sourcing-plus-services model.
  • Li & Fung: Hong Kong-headquartered global consumer goods sourcing and supply chain operator connecting retailers to manufacturers across Asia. Closest large-scale analogue to Lifestyle's India-based sourcing model, operating at vastly greater scale.
  • Fibre2Fashion: Global B2B marketplace and information platform for the textile and apparel industry, including manufacturer discovery, trade leads, and sourcing content — adjacent to Lifestyle's buyer-supplier matching role.
  • WFX (World Fashion Exchange): SaaS and sourcing platform purpose-built for fashion brands and apparel manufacturers, covering vendor sourcing, production, and quality workflows. Overlaps with Lifestyle's end-to-end sourcing and QC value proposition.
  • Orient Craft: Indian apparel and lifestyle products manufacturer/exporter serving global fashion brands. Comparable as an India-based fashion sourcing/export partner offering vendor + production capabilities to international buyers.

Broad incumbents

  • IndiaMART: India's largest B2B marketplace spanning many verticals including apparel, textiles, leather, footwear, and home furnishings. Indirect competitor as a discovery channel that can substitute for traditional buying-house relationships.
  • Arvind Limited: Major Indian textile and apparel conglomerate with global B2B and own-brand operations. Sourcing/export capability overlaps with Lifestyle's supplier-discovery thesis, though at vastly larger scale and with owned manufacturing.

Emerging players

  • Udaan: India B2B commerce platform with a fashion and lifestyle category connecting small retailers to manufacturers and wholesalers. Competes with Lifestyle for the SME buyer-supplier connection layer, though with broader category coverage.
  • ThreadSol: Fashion technology company offering AI-driven fabric sourcing and production planning tools for apparel brands and manufacturers. Comparable as a tech-enabled sourcing/QC layer serving the same buyer base as Lifestyle.
  • Ace Turtle: India-headquartered omnichannel commerce platform enabling global fashion and lifestyle brands to operate in Asia, including sourcing, distribution, and brand operations. Adjacent peer overlapping on the 'bridge between international brands and Indian execution' theme.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Lifestyle social profiles

Digital presence

Lifestyle financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Lifestyle leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Lifestyle funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Lifestyle M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Lifestyle

What does Lifestyle do?

Lifestyle Inc. is a B2B fashion sourcing solution provider that connects international retailers and wholesalers — primarily in Europe, the U.S.A., and Australia — with Indian manufacturers and artisans across nine product categories (leather garments, leather bags, other handbags, apparels, footwear, fashion jewellery, fashion accessories, home textiles, and home decor). The company bundles sourcing with sampling and production management, 100% or AQL-based quality inspection, in-house design support, professional photography, and ProSupport back-office services.

Is Lifestyle a public or private company?

Lifestyle is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Lifestyle founded?

Lifestyle was founded in 2014. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Lifestyle based?

Lifestyle is headquartered in Noida, India, in the Asia region.

How does Lifestyle make money?

One revenue line is on record: sourcing Services.

Who are Lifestyle's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Bizongo, Li & Fung, Fibre2Fashion, WFX (World Fashion Exchange) and Orient Craft. Broad incumbents are IndiaMART and Arvind Limited. Emerging players are Udaan, ThreadSol and Ace Turtle.

Does Lifestyle have an API?

No public API is recorded for Lifestyle.

What industry is Lifestyle in?

Lifestyle's product category is Fashion Sourcing Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAAAAAN, Apparel Sourcing, Buying Houses & Trading Companies, with a secondary code of CRAKAFAI, Luxury Home & Lifestyle (Tableware, Decor, Home Textiles). Its NAICS code is 424350 and its SIC code is 5130.

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Trak.inIndia’s Festive Demand Hits Five-Year High as Retailers Expect Bumper Navratri-Diwali SeasonIndia's festive demand reached a five-year high across automobiles, appliances, apparel, and online retail during Onam, Rakshabandhan, and Ganesh Chaturthi. Car retail sales rose about 20%, appliance volumes increased 12-15%, and quick-commerce sales surged, with retailers expecting strong Navratri-Diwali momentum.Business StandardI-Day sales rush: Retailers expect strong growth as deal seekers turn upRetailers and malls across India anticipate strong footfalls and like-for-like growth during the Independence Day weekend sales event, driven by buoyant consumer sentiment and high inventory levels for discounting. Key players such as Lifestyle, Biba Apparel, and Vijay Sales report upbeat demand, with Lifestyle expecting double-digit revenue growth and Vijay Sales projecting 25 percent value growth due to steep discounts of up to 60 percent.The Times of IndiaIndian cos take guard against Rupee’s strikes: Fast-track exports, deepen localisation, extend currency hedging timelines, ETCFOIndian companies are accelerating exports, increasing localisation, and extending currency hedging timelines to shield margins from a sharply weaker rupee that has weakened 8-9% against the dollar since last October. LG Electronics plans to export products from its India-made range to nearly two dozen countries while boosting localisation by 3-4 percentage points, and major retailers including Lifestyle, Arvind Fashions, and Shoppers Stop are advancing inventory purchases and expanding forex hedging to lock in costs ahead of further depreciation.The Times of IndiaIndian cos take guard against Rupee’s strikes: Fast-track exports, deepen localisation, extend currency hedging timelines - The Economic TimesIndia Inc is accelerating exports, increasing localisation, and extending currency hedging timelines as the rupee weakened 4.5-5% since January to around Rs 95-96, and 8-9% since last October, eroding corporate margins. LG Electronics will begin exporting India-made mass-market products to nearly two dozen countries while increasing localisation by 3-4 percentage points, and retailers including Lifestyle, Arvind Fashions, and Shoppers Stop are advancing inventory purchases and expanding forex hedging to lock in costs ahead of further price increases.Financial ExpressPage 66 of Retail News: Retail Latest News, Retail Today news, Retail Breaking NewsThe article covers various developments in the retail industry, including start-ups in FMCG, rising two-wheeler wholesale sales, and retail leasing trends in India. It also highlights challenges faced by women founders and strategic moves by Raymond and Lifestyle in their respective markets.Business StandardRetailers gear up for Republic Day rush as shoppers chase deep discountsRetailers are preparing for increased customer traffic during the upcoming long weekend around Republic Day on January 26, 2026, in India. They are offering discounts of up to 50% to clear winter stock and introduce new collections, with particular success noted by retail chains like Lifestyle.BusinessLineLifestyle to add 20 stores in 3 yrs, targets 10-20 lakh population citiesFashion retailer Lifestyle, part of the Landmark Group, announced plans to add 15-20 stores over the next two to three years, focusing on tier-2 and tier-3 cities with populations of 10-20 lakh. The expansion follows strong double-digit overall growth during the festival season and single-digit like-for-like growth, with omnichannel sales also performing well—brick-and-mortar stores posting double-digit growth and digital business expanding at 25-30 per cent. The company has added 30 stores in the last two years and plans to renovate nine stores this year, including five already completed, as part of its strategy to strengthen its presence in premium malls and high-street locations.Financial ExpressDurables, fashion and footwear see up to 40% rise in salesGST rate cuts on durable goods, fashion, and footwear have triggered a 20-40% sales surge for retailers in India during the ten days leading up to Dussehra, with the momentum expected to continue until Diwali in mid-October. Consumer durable companies including LG, Samsung, Haier, and Godrej Appliances are reporting 35-40% growth in categories such as large-panel TVs, dishwashers, and air conditioners, while apparel retailers like Lifestyle India and mall operators including Infiniti Malls report 15-30% growth in footfalls and sales. Retailers attribute the surge to a combination of GST rationalisation, pent-up consumer demand, and improved buying sentiment during the festive season.The Times of IndiaHere's how Lifestyle is using AI to automate its social media channelsLifestyle adopted AI-based social media management to automate comment moderation on Facebook and Instagram. The solution enables real-time analysis, automated replies to FAQs, and prioritized actions for the social team. Rao said this will redefine brand-consumer engagement as internet penetration grows.Apple‎Lifestyle India AppThe article highlights the Lifestyle online shopping app, which offers a wide range of fashion products, including clothing, accessories, and beauty items. The app promotes over 30,000 styles and features various customer-friendly perks such as hassle-free returns and a loyalty rewards program. It also introduces offers like a 15% discount on new arrivals and a dedicated category for summer essentials.