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Challenges for the luxury brands!

Traditionally Infrastructure hassles and lack of clear guidelines along with high import duties & counterfeit market are few substantial reasons to prevent luxury retailers from directly investing in Indian markets.

BY Shipra Srivastava | Mar 14, 2017 | comments ( 0 ) |

Flipkart’s investor Vanguard devalued its stock by 25%

Vanguard, one of the investors of Flipkart has slashed down the value of its stock by 25 per cent.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Jul 02, 2016 | comments ( 0 ) |

Flipkart's investor Vanguard devalued its stock by 25%'

Vanguard, one of the investors of Flipkart has slashed down the value of its stock by 25 per cent.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Jul 02, 2016 | comments ( 0 ) |

Key Hotels join forces with Paytm to enhance online booking experience

The partnership will enable customers to manage their booking and payment using Paytm platform across Key Hotels.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Feb 04, 2016 | comments ( 0 ) |

Grofers winds up operations in 9 cities

The company will no longer serve in the following cities: Coimbatore, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Ludhiana, Mysuru, Bhopal, Rajkot, Nashik and Bhubaneswar.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Jan 05, 2016 | comments ( 0 ) |

Ethnic e-tailer Craftsvilla raises Rs 220 crore

Etsy-like marketplace for ethnic products, Craftsvilla.com, has raised $34 million - or Rs 220 crore - led by existing investors Sequoia Capital India and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Nov 17, 2015 | comments ( 0 ) |

Grofers in talks to raise Rs 650 crore; SoftBank likely to lead latest funding round

Grofers, a quick-delivery service for groceries and electronics from neighbourhood stores, is in talks with investors including Japan's SoftBank for funding of Rs 650 crore...

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Oct 07, 2015 | comments ( 0 ) |

Ola in talks with investors to raise funds

Taxi-hailing app Ola is in advanced talks with existing investors to raise Rs 3,150 crore ($500 million), according to at least three people directly familiar with the negotiations.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Jul 28, 2015 | comments ( 0 ) |

Alibaba's Jack Ma gets into a tussle with big Chinese banks

In one corner is Jack Ma's Alibaba, which holds the title as the country's biggest online retailer. In the other are China's banks.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Jun 26, 2015 | comments ( 0 ) |

Emeritus tycoon-Ratan Tata betting big on startups

To cash in on the burgeoning ecommerce industry,emeritus tycoon-Ratan Tata is betting big on online startups..

BY Nibedita Roy | Jun 05, 2015 | comments ( 0 ) |

Big fashion brands find it difficult to sustain

Fashion Brands and Indian franchisee like Mango, Aldo, Charles & Keith, Nine West are seemingly not able to compete with their global peers operating in India.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Jan 30, 2015 | comments ( 0 ) |

Papa John's India acquires Pizza Corner

Papa John's India recently announced that it will acquire the Pizza Corner brand, owned by Global Franchise Architects.

BY Indian Retailer Bureau | Nov 26, 2014 | comments ( 0 ) |

Brand India has taken a hit in past 2-3 years, says Martin Sorrell

Martin Sorrell said 'Brand India' has suffered due to events of the past 2-3 years.

BY PTI | Aug 20, 2014 | comments ( 0 ) |

Ravi Jaipuria to launch restaurant chain Vaango in Singapore

"A lot of Indian companies are making their base here," said the chairman of RJ Corp which holds the Indian franchise of the Western fast foods, Pizza Hut and KFC, and is one of Pepsi's top three bottlers in the world.

BY PTI | Jul 28, 2014 | comments ( 0 ) |