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Alternate commerce the new retail reality?
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GST offered a level playing field
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85 new malls to open in India in next 5 years
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Refurbished product platform Togofogo to launch 100 stores by 2020
New Delhi: Togofogo, Indian marketplace for buying and selling of re-commerce products in the mobiles category plans to open over 100 retail stores…
E-commerce retail logistics ride on fresh waves
New Delhi: The $160 billion logistics industry in India is called the ‘sunshine industry’ for more reasons than one. Far from the days of an…
Refurbished propagates phone market in India
By: Soumitra Gupta, CEO, Togofogo At a time when many prominent manufacturers are launching top-of-the-line smartphones to lure more customers,…
William Penn partners with Faber-Castell, eyes expansion
Mumbai: The company is focusing on major metros along with keeping its eye on potential of tier I and II markets for the future retail expansion…
Flipkart denies noticing Pink Slips to its employees
New Delhi: Flipkart in an official statement has denied noticing pink slips to its employees today. The company has reverted on a recent query…
Royal Enfield to invest Rs 800 cr to bring more dealership stores
Mumbai: Royal Enfield is planning to launch more dealership centers with a total capital expenditure of Rs 800 cr allocated for the current fiscal…
Xiaomi mulls setting up TV manufacturing in India
Weeks after Xiaomi announced the launch of world’s thinnest TV in India; the makers are now in line to locally manufacture the TVs. According to…
Tips to prevent shoplifting from the Supermarketwala
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This is how Walmart will Americanize Flipkart
By Mukund Ramachandran, CMO, Dynamic Yield Walmart and Amazon have generated no shortage of buzz in recent weeks with their tug-of-war over…
How Arrow India grew Its Marketplace Business By 3.5X?
Arrow is an authentic American lifestyle brand with an assortment of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and apparel-related products. So far,…
Making the retail experience seamless through omni-channel retailing
From digital to brick and mortar to phygital, last year saw many big brands integrate online with offline in their bid to be omni-present. With…
What are the Challenges in Apparel and Textile Sourcing?
Apparel sourcing is very important element of entire apparel business. A right sourcing decision is bound to generate greater efficiencies by…
Lenovo bets on India for sky-rocketing growth
After Lenovo, world's largest PC maker faces fading demand in its home market China, it has high expectations on India where it expects to see a…
Finding love on the Internet: Cupid goes digital
It’s not just Modi who’s dreaming of a new India. While he coaxes a billion people to take one step forward, in the spirit of development and…
Ratan Tata Invests in FirstCry, India's fastest growing Ecommerce Platform
Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons and Senior Advisor to IDG Ventures India, has invested an undisclosed amount in his personal capacity…
Luxe Retailers find India an Upscale Excursion
Luxe Retailers find India an Upscale Excursion At the corporate headquarters of a 520-Cr Publisher in a two-tier region, two luxury automobiles park…
Mobile-only is relevant for Flipkart: Sachin Bansal
"The regulators, the Prime Minister and everybody else are looking at mobile. The payment innovations are also mobile-centric. Some 100 million…
Alibaba.Com planning on doubling its user base in India
Alibaba.Com, which connects buyers and wholesale suppliers globally, has 40 million users globally and 4.5 million users in India. "India is a very…
Digital commerce: India accounts below 1% of total retail sales
India accounts for less than one per cent of the total retail sales despite being the fastest digital commerce market in Asia, growing at 40 per cent…
Google to discontinue Great Online Shopping Festival
Google to discontinue Great Online Shopping Festival With online players like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal witnessing phenomenal growth in their…
Business on wheels!
An out of the box concept that will surely add on to the Retail experience in India. Moreover, this unique store is amalgamation of class and…
What Defines High Streets In India?
Factors like niche quotient or proximity to transit areas categorise high streets as ‘destination’ or ‘transit-oriented’. With the advent of…
E-commerce boom benefits India Post
With e-commerce sector registering a phenomenal 30 per cent monthly growth, the beneficiary is the postal department and India Post is raking in the…
ITC bets big on strengthening rural livelihoods
 Conglomerate, ITC will spend Rs 250 crore this fiscal as part of its social investments for strengthening rural livelihoods. The company will also…
Lenovo aims to be the leader in Indian PC market
Currently, Lenovo is among the top three players in the Indian PC market with a market share of 18.1 per cent. And it is aiming for a market share of…
DIPP receives eight single brand proposals to open stores in India
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has received eight proposals from global brands including Skechers, Kiko International,…
Xiaomi plans to push India sales through its ecommerce site Mi.com
Xiaomi, China's leading smartphone maker, plans to ramp up sales in India through its own ecommerce site, although it has no immediate plans to trim…
Samsung opens highest altitude exclusive brand retail Store in Leh
Samsung India Electronics today announced the opening of a Samsung Experience Store in Leh. Samsung is the only brand to have a direct distribution…
Hennes & Mauritz AB is geared up to unveil its first store in India this October
H&M, Hennes & Mauritz AB,the Swedish international retailer, known for its fashion and quality at the best price in a sustainable way, will…
Adidas bets big on omni-channel play in India
Adidas Group is aggressively rolling out its omni-channel strategy in India to integrate 200 of its 750 stores with shopper-friendly technology by…
Amway targets Rs 6,000 cr revenue from India operations in 10 years
  Multi-level marketing company Amway is looking at trebling its sales in the country to up to Rs 6,000 crore over the next ten years, a senior…
Why physical retail in India must survive
It is a universally known phenomenon that online shopping has and still is severely impacting physical retail in India. Now, consider a scenario…
Ratan Tata:E-commerce to change face of Indian merchandise business
Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata recently expressed his views about the e-commerce industry,'Promising start-ups in e-commerce and e-retail…
Google and Amazon betting big on India
    Online retailer Amazon and Global search engine Google are betting big on the indian online market.Besides, they are interested in setting up…
D-comm to touch 2.5% of India's GDP by 2030: Goldman Sachs
Online shopping market is likely to account for 2.5 per cent of the India's GDP by 2030, growing 15 times and reaching USD 300 billion, as per a…
Kachyng enters India to partner with e-commerce firms
US-based payments technology company Kachyng, funded by Fisher Capital today launched its India operations. The company aims to redefine online…
Nivea establishes first facility in India
Germany-based FMCG company Beiersdorf AG  recently opened its first Indian manufacturing facility at Sanand in Gujarat for personal care brand Nivea…
North India: Retail dreamland of India
By Sharmila Das & Nitin Abbey North India probably is the most sought after region for global brands to launch their maiden store, and Delhi,…
Indian LED industry to hit Rs 21,600 cr by 2020
 The Indian LED industry is likely to reach Rs 21,600 crore by 2020 following government’s decision to switch to LED for all street lamps and…
Indian food market to touch Rs 42 lakh crore by 2020: Boston Consulting Group
New Delhi: The Indian food market is expected to reach Rs 42 lakh crore by 2020, says a PTI report citing a research by Boston Consulting Group.…
Indian 3PL market to touch Rs 48K crore by 2019
Indian third party logistics (3PL) market is likely to reach Rs 48,000 crore by 2019, says a PTI report citing a research  by RNCOS. The Indian…
India to have second largest online user-base after China by 2016
With increasing penetration of mobile broadband and easy availability of low-cost smartphones will help India overtake the US as the world's second…
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India's eCommerce market to ready to hit $15 billion by 2016: Google
New Delhi: According to a recent findings of tech giant Google, growing internet penetration and online shopping will drive the eCommerce market in…
India seeks global e-commerce tax rules ahead of G20 meeting
The Indian government has asserted new taxation rules for global e-commerce firms. This move will impact several global giants that are taking…
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India success exceeds expectations: Starbucks
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Food processing industry fuels India's economy
Food processing industry now formed an important segment of the Indian Eeconomy in terms of contribution to GDP, employment and investment, and…
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India Inc likely to see lower growth in Q2, FY'15: Crisil
The Indian industry is likely to log lower revenue growth of 9-10 per cent for the second quarter of the current fiscal due to slower export…
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Bullion India eyes to triple revenues in 2014-15
Online investments provider for gold and silver, BullionIndia.In has set a target of tripling its turnover to Rs 150 crore this fiscal, following…
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India growing as a desirable holiday destination: Survey
Overseas travellers increasingly show interest in India as a “desirable” holiday destination, as hotels in the country have been experiencing a…
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Mexico's Cinepolis eyes Rs 1200 crore turnover from India by 2017
NEW DELHI: Mexican multiplex chain Cinepolis is aiming to clock Rs 1,200 crore in turnover from Indian operations by 2017 as it expands presence…
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Indian smartphone market still has immense potential, says IDC
New Delhi: The smartphone market in India has maintained its growth impetus with smartphone shipments achieving year-on-year growth of 84% in Q2…
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India ranks third in online retail marketing amid BRIC nations, e-commerce expands by 65%
New Delhi: India has third fastest share in retail marketing adding over 7 million internet users, growing at an annual rate of 15% among the BRIC…
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Tata Group is India's most valuable brand says study
New Delhi: The Tata Group has retained its place as the country's most valuable brand at US $ 21 billion, while the total worth of top-100 Indian…
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International brands make it big
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It is a well known fact that a man spends 1/3rd of his life sleeping and also that only a perfect mattress would give the comfort a body requires.…