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CLOTHING August 13, 2017 Head office fees sink Crew Clothing profits
By: Loknath DasCrew Clothing, the British retailer famed for its nautically-inspired clothes, lifted sales by almost 6pc last year while its losses swelled after splashing out on its head office. The casual fashion brand reported £58.3m of sales for the year to Oct 30 2016, compared with £55m in the previous year, after strong online sales and […]
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ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Budget 2016 sets stage for hike in IIT, varsity tuition fees
By: sristy SahaPhoto: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint Fees for students studying in publicly funded higher education institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and central universities could more than double, with budget 2016 proposing a new funding pattern for the elite schools. The budget proposed setting up a Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), a quasi-sovereign body which […]