RETAIL NEWS
RETAIL BUSINESS HOUR
30-11-12
News
- Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Parliament to vote on FDI in retail reform
- Korean retail major, private equity firm in fray for Spykar
- Retail FDI to benefit India in the long run: Rangarajan
- Flipkart.com digital store Flyte launches eBooks
- Luxury labels like Louis Vuitton, Cartier are looking out for lucrative locations
- CPI(M) to use all options to thwart FDI in retail
- FDI in Indian Retail: CAIT to stage nationwide demonstration
News
- Food, QSR
Trends
& Insight
- Showrooming threatens to make life difficult for electronics retailers
- Rajesh Exports to leverage land bank
- Tata Group to expand its rural focus
- Government will miss Sachin Tendulkar in retail FDI test
- Retail In India: Historical Perspective
29-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel,
Specialty
- Indian government amends sourcing norms for FDI in retail
- Flipkart.com launches eBooks in India
- Wal-Mart's ride to India gets bumpier
- FDI in retail: Trinamool rules out voting in favour of the government
- Pantaloon's restructuring does not cheer investors
News - Food, QSR
Trends & Insight
- Wal-Mart comes to India: Can mom and pop stores play with the big boys?
- Emami expecting 20 percent rise in winter sales
- Indian Footwear Market: A Study
28-11-12
News
- Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Confident of numbers, Govt agrees to multi-brand retail FDI vote
- Gujarat HC approves Welspun India Ltd, Welspun Global Brands Ltd merger
- DMK to vote in favour of FDI in retail
- Vimal stitches up expansion plans for franchise network
- French luggage brand Delsey enters Bangalore
- Mamata to decide on voting over FDI
News
- Food, QSR
- Tata I-Shakti launches besan made from unpolished chana dal
- Bevco Kerala plans own buildings for outlets
Trends
& Insight
- FDI in retail: Ramvilas Paswan seeks protection for small traders
- FDI in retail is more complex than what it seems
- Slow Websites Are Costing Online Retailers GBP 1.73 Billion Each Year In Lost Conversions
27-11-12
News
- Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Esprit India to down shutters by year end
- ED probing Bharti Wal-Mart, Flipkart cases: Govt
- Parliament stalemate to continue till govt debates FDI: BJP
- Bharti, Wal-Mart play down buzz of fissures in retail venture
- Arrow aims to push up store count to 160 by March 2013
- All stakeholders consulted on retail FDI: Govt
- FDI in retail may lead to traders' suicides: Brinda
News
- Food, QSR
- Sugar-substitutes maker Sweetwell and CavinKare set to sign distribution deal
- Retail food prices rising since January: Thomas
- Kaati Zone aiming to become a national brand
Trends & Insight
- FDI in retail decision should be reversed: Shanta Kumar
- Retailers unsure about business post bumper Diwali
- Learning From Long Tail Success: Strategies For The Online Retail Distribution Of Travel
26-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel,
Specialty
- Wal-Mart denies flouting domestic laws; says bribery probe a routine exercise
- No dilution of permission granted to IKEA to set up business, says Finance Ministry
- FDI in retail would have limited impact: C Rangarajan
- Helios plans to open 13 stores by end of this fiscal
- Centre fails to get firm assurance from DMK on FDI
- Avirate looks at pan-India presence, to open 9 stores
- FDI in retail against Constitution: Trinamool Congress
- Gucci opens largest Indian store in Delhi NCR region
News - Food, QSR
- An IKEA without cafes would be a first
- US food major Subway to expand in Madhya Pradesh
- Cadbury's develops chocolates that don't melt even at 40 degree Celsius
- Kwality Dairy retains 'Stable' status by India Ratings
Trends & Insight
- Curbs on IKEA can force global retailers to rethink
- Lack of infrastructure hurting luxury industry in India: Survey
- Strategise Franchising Towards Health & Wellness
23-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel,
Specialty
- Future Lifestyle to be Rs 4000-cr entity in 1st year: Biyani
- New head for Spencer's Retail; Mohit Kampani promoted as new CEO
- All promises on retail FDI policy honoured: Minister
- Fissures in opposition over voting on FDI in retail
- FDI in retail will make kirana stores more profitable: BS Nagesh, TRRAIN
- Most global luxury CEOs now look to invest in India after government reforms: Study
News - Food, QSR
Trends & Insight
- FDI in retail will make us a nation of salesboys and salesgirls: Arun Jaitley
- Expect FDI in retail to get postponed in current parliamentary session: Dhananjay Sinha, Emkay Global
- Luxury Retail's Evolving Landscape: A Study
22-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel,
Specialty
- Plan to add 20 new retail stores via IPO proceeds: Rajeev Seth, Tara Jewels
- FDI in retail will lead to large-scale unemployment: BJP
- Jewel One enters retail market
- Gitanjali opens multi-brand jewelry store in Delhi
- SAP Retail Execution 3.0 mobile app on the anvil
News - Food, QSR
- IKEA cannot open open cafes, food markets in India
- Retail tea prices set to rise due to supply shortage
Trends & Insight
- FDI in retail will hurt Muslims most
- E-Commerce targets India's mothers
- Foreign Direct Investment In Retail Trading: RegulatoryAlert
21-11-12
News - Headline,
Apparel, Specialty
- Fashion is the future for Kishore Biyani
- Green signal for IKEA. Rs 10500 cr retail proposal to get off the ground
- Is it the end of the road for Pantaloon Retail?
- Titan, TBZ shine on stable gold prices and higher impending demand
- After opposing retail FDI, Badal wants middlemen out
News - Food, QSR
- Nutrichoice gives Britannia the wings
- Price turns apple into a forbidden fruit for cold storage chain. Retailers to miss the bite
Trends &
Insight
- IKEA will not have it easy in India
- From e-tailing to me-tailing: Indian consumers outsmart the world in online purchases
- Uncovering The Business Value In India: Balancing Opportunity With Complexity
20-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel,
Specialty
- FinMin to decide on IKEA's FDI proposal on November 20
- Anti-bribery investigations: Won't tolerate any violation, says Wal-Mart
- Titan eyes 25 percent growth in turnover this financial year
- French cookware-maker Le Creuset fourth to seek fully-owned single brand retail
- DMK will not support decision to allow FDI in retail: Karunanidhi
- FDI in retail will benefit consumers in India: Nancy Powell
- Left parties stage protest at Hyderabad's Bharti Wal-Mart
News - Food, QSR
- Specialist coffee chains in India expected to double to 4000 by 2015, report says
- Lite Bite Foods takes Punjab Grill overseas
Trends & Insight
- Mumbai records maximum growth in retail rent globally
- Murugappa group's rural retail initiative may break even this year
- FDI in Multi Brand Retailing A Lessons form China
19-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Biyani cold-shoulders his rivals; focuses on his mall concept Central & Brand Factory
- See you in 2013: Global retail chains to India
- Metro to go small and steady in India
- Allen Solly to launch footwear range
- Anand Sharma evasive on Wal-Mart graft allegations
- IKEA proposal to set up stores in India approved by the Commerce Ministry
- FDI in multi-brand retail can strengthen supply chain links
- Anand Sharma upbeat on retail FDI
- Woolmark to extend logo to international retailers in India
- InterGlobe to open varsity, retail stores
News - Food, QSR
- Barista mourns even as Starbucks & Dunkin celebrate
- Heavy private equity investments driving restaurant industry in India
- Retail price rise and output slide put tea scrips on the boil
Trends & Insight
- This festival season was the worst in 4 years, say retailers
- India's retail industry to grow to $1.3 trillion by 2020: FICCI
- Prospects Of Unorganized Retailing In India
16-11-12
News
- Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- IKEA must do it differently in India
- Show us the documents: Government to Wal-Mart
- Wal-Mart says it is investigating allegations of corrupt practice in India
- FDI in retail: Fissures surface, opposition unsure of voting strategy
- RIM aggressively planning retail expansion in India
- Joyalukkas to generate 10k more jobs in 3 years
News
- Food, QSR
- Starbucks' latest buyout: It's advantage Tatas
- Thali-only veg restaurant Rajdhani to spread wings across the nation
- Nilgiri's sees health foods, new stores driving sales
Trends
& Insight
- It's a booming Diwali for retail biggies
- Unorganised retail needs the right tools to succeed
- Cosmetics, Jewellery & Accessories Retailers M&A Outlook: If You Can't Be Them, Buy Them
15-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- BJP to oppose government on FDI in retail in Parliament
- Govt confident of facing Opposition storm over retail FDI
- Turtle plans to straddle head-to-toe range
- Eyetex wants to be more than a kajal, kumkum brand
- Chetan Shah of Pepe Jeans passes away in tragic accident
News - Food, QSR
Trends & Insight
- Retailers stare at a dismal future after bumper Diwali
- Small investors have little to benefit from FDI in retail
14-11-12
News
- Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Big retailers like Shoppers Stop, Future Group join Diwali bash as sales match pre-slowdown days
- Puma looks at Tier-II towns for growth
- Stand on FDI in retail will be known later: Karunanidhi
- At TBZ, bet's on customised design to stay ahead
- For Pantaloon Retail, the job is only half done
- French sportswear label Lacoste opens new store in Mumbai
- Left plans to seek vote on FDI in multi-brand retail during Parliament's winter session
News
- Food, QSR
- 'Starbucks refugees' shore up cash counters of nearby cafes
- More outletsfor Cafe Kudumbasree
- International retailers express concerns over India entry
- Gold demand from rural India sluggish this Diwali due tohigh prices, poor monsoon
12-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- After Pantaloon takes a share of its pie, Future Group to revamp its business model
- Stores at your doorsteps. Modern retailers living the age-old kirana mantra
- Dutch supply chain firms to piggyback on India's retail reforms
- Woodland eyeing turnover of Rs 800 crore this fiscal
- Big retailers like Future Group, Mango plan to remove restrictions on carry bags despite rampant shoplifting
- CPI's Achuthan asks RBI for all files related to Bharti-Wal-Mart
- FEMA regulation changes to not derail multi-brand retail FDI policy, says experts
- Shun thy cynicism, embrace FDI in retail: Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma to BJP
- Ferns and Petals to open store in Dubai
News - Food, QSR
- Domino's India aims to be largest franchise outside US in 2 years
- The Diageo-United Spirits deal to froth up the Indian liquor market
- Orient-Express says Indian Hotel's bid was way below its value
- 'Rich' Starbucks payingstaff just 25 pence an hour in new Indian cafes
Trends
9-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- IKEA will get the go-ahead soon: Anand Sharma
- Global furniture maker Knoll partners with Godrej
- Turtle to enter eyewear retail
- Enforcement Directorate looking into Wal-Mart FDI in Bharti: Centre
- Blackberry maker RIM to strengthen retail in India
- ZED group to launch Enviro brand outlets
- Think exclusive, Amar Babu promises to launch 30 stores in 6 months
News - Food, QSR
- This Diwali, indulge in Indo-Western sweets
- METRO Cash & Carry opens 13th store
- Ravi Gupta is not exactly Jubliant; planning ahead confidently for 10 outlets
Insight
RETAIL HEADLINES
8-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Sourcing clause a stumbling block: Retail giant, Tesco
- Metro Group pooh-poohs India's pace of development. Front-end segment - entry a no-no
- Allen Solly plans new retail identity
- FDI will help add new flavours to Indian luxury market: Anand Sharma
- India expected to attract $3 billion FDI in 5 years in multi-brand retail
- Himatsingka launches e-commerce arm for luxury furnishings
- Mahindra Retail to bank on e-commerce, franchise route
News - Food, QSR
Trends & Insight
RETAIL PRIME TIME
7-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Liberty shoes gets a makeover. Ab 'fashion' bolega
- Mall owners relocate other brands to less attractive locations to accommodate Starbucks
- Shoppers buying premium products this Diwali; average ticket value jumps by 15 percent
- Biba goes ethnic. Picks up 51 percent stake in designer Manish Arora's label
- Titan to expand its accessories division business
- Shoppers Stop cashing in on technology to woo customers
- CPM blames PM, Congress for misleading people about FDI in retail
- Moily's son builds a farm-to-retail venture
- 28 percent vacancy in Pune's malls, rentals may drop
News - Food, QSR
- Haldiram's and Bikanervala find an unlikely competitor in Dunkin' Donuts
- Mother Dairy enters traditional sweets segment
Trends & Insight
6-11-12
RETAIL POWER LUNCH NEWS
News
- Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- Nike to just do it. Close to selling Cole Haan brand
- Sheila Dikshit takes on those opposing FDI in multibrand retail
- Supreme Court refuses to interfere with FDI
- Watch mobile brand Burg to retail through mono-brand stores
- FDI a double-edged sword, Jayalalithaa says
- Wheels India to venture into retail distribution
- FDI in retail sector: BJP shops for support to take on Congress
News - Food, QSR
Trends & Insight
5-11-12
MMIM RETAIL BREAKFAST NEWS
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- India gets its first single brand foreign retailer. Pavers England, it is
- All things kept constant, FDI in retail cannot be implemented: Murli Manohar Joshi
- With foreign retailers stepping on their toes, domestic retailers pull up their socks
- Spencer's retail joins race to buy Spykar Lifestyle
- Explain U-turn in retail, BJP tells Congress
- Wipro betting big on retail business
- Hero Cycles to open 30 branded outlets in 25 cities in a year
News - Food, QSR
- Dabur to spin off retail business
- MTR Foods to widen its breakfast menu
- International waters first, hospitality next for Saravana Bhavan
- Coffee growthbrewing faster than tea for Tata Global Beverages
Trends
2-11-12
News - Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- See you at the stock exchange: RPG-Sanjeev Goenka, Spencer's Retail
- Same sin, half the guilt: Playboy coming to India
- New identity. New stores. 'Rebranding' the Titan way
- Duty-free shops to live up to their name, this festive season
- Rahul sounds the election bugle in Himachal, bats for FDI in retail
- Shoppers Stop chooses aggressive sales growth over profitability
News - Food, QSR
1-11-12
News
- Headline, Apparel, Specialty
- India says Namaste. But global retailers still fretting
- Woodland to take giant strides in Gujarat
- Anand Sharma offers IKEA a taste of Indian hospitality
- Ethinic private labels to dazzle at Star Bazaar counters this festive season
- Bata surges despite tepid customer sentiments
- Vertu opens first flagship store in New Delhi
- Amazon may soon enter Brazil's e-commerce market
- Bharti Wal-Mart opens second store in Bhopal
News
- Food, QSR
- Starbucks in India. Barista dresses up to distract
- Masterchefs warm up to their fans. Godrej Nature s Basket plays arbitrator
Trends
- FDI Impact: Ailing brands and retailers look for revival
- Retail in 2022 will be led by BRIC and largely online: EIU
- Why is Wal-Mart giving Indian retailers the creeps?
- Manufacturers must invest in food production in developingmarkets
