Maharashtra is the Startup Capital of India: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
Igniting the debate on the Mumbai versus Bengaluru startup ecosystem, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, during Mumbai Tech Week, remarked that…
After Telangana, BL Agro to Invest in Maharashtra
Recently, BL Agro Industries Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state of Telangana to invest Rs 500 crores to set up a…
2024 Forecast: Global Economic Outlook and Retail Investments
Retail plays a pivotal role in the global economy, serving as a cornerstone for economic growth and employment creation. With a contribution of more…
From Swiggy to Ola Electric, Brands Plan to Raise Rs 1 Lakh Crore via IPO in 2024
Indian companies are optimistic about a positive market growth in 2024, aiming to raise over Rs 1 lakh crore through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs…
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    29-30 Apr, Hotel Sheraton Grand, Bengaluru

    Launched in 2014, the Industry of Retail & eCommerce Summit has seen many years of growth, evolution and transition.

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    29-30 Apr, Hotel Sheraton Grand, Bengaluru

    Setting in Motion the New Commerce Revolution as the biggest and widest D2C community will gather in 2024.

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    18-19 May, (IICC) India International Convention and Expo Centre, Delhi, India

    Meet 500+ franchisors across diverse industries, network with 40,000+ verified buyers, and gain insights from the startup community.

  • India EV Show
    29-30 June, Hall No. 3, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai

    The INDIA EV SHOW's 4th edition is a Premier Show & Exhibition, sparking innovation and forging connections between emerging Startups and established heavyweights in the electric mobility arena.

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    29-30 June, Hall No. 2, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai

    India’s premier and most trusted Business & Tradeshow is back in Chennai to provide a platform for highly evolved prospects, qualified investors, entrepreneurs from across India, neighbouring countries and delegations from other parts of the world.

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Reliance Industries' 4th Investment Cycle of $50 bn to Double Earnings in Next 3 Years
Reliance Industries’ fourth investment cycle of an estimated $50 billion spending over the next three years could help the firm double its earnings,…
Indian Retail Sector to Add 2.5 cr New Jobs by 2030
The Indian retail sector is likely to generate 2.5 crore new jobs by 2030 and a lion's share will be the offline+online model which will account for…
Search for baby essentials grows by 60 percent in February
Snapdeal, one of India’s leading value e-commerce marketplace, pointed that signs of a likely baby boom caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Fashion Innovation?
The impact of Covid-19 on the global fashion industry has been multifaceted: on one hand, the government-imposed lockdowns forced retailers to shut…
Indian Wearables Market Grows 144.3 percent in 2020;D2C Enables growth
Driven by record shipments of hearables and watches, the India wearables market posted 144.3 percent year-over-year (YoY) growth in 2020, exiting the…
FMCG Brands Reimagining Design and Size
Likewise, people, the retail shelf is also judged by its outward appearance and plays a big role as the moment of an impression that can either…
Warehousing demand expected to grow 160 percent in 2021
Warehousing demand is expected to grow around 160 percent to reach 35 million square feet in 2021, if no further lockdowns occur.  Despite…
Salons Expected to Resume Growth Trajectory Despite Emergence of At-Home Services
Post the pandemic’s impact on daily life, 59 percent respondents are eager to resume spa and salon visits, while 79 percent men unhappy with self-…
FMCG Retailers Go Omnichannel to Meet the Changing Needs of Consumers
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a sea change in the shopping behaviour of many Indians. The prominence of online shopping became a…
Global retail industry M&A deals total $19.3bn in Q4 2020
Total retail industry M&A deals in Q4 2020 worth $19.3bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked an…
Upcoming Trends in Retail Pharmacy Space in India
The organised retail pharmacy space in India has been steadily growing in the past decade. According to business data platform, Statista, the…
The Conventionally ?Unconventional' Yet Most Effective Way of Doing Kirana Business?
A prudent retail business model is based upon the retailer’s inherent ability to create value for customers and the entire retail value chain.…
Product Customization, Personalisation and Bespoke Offerings To Attract Consumers?
With increasing competition across product categories, creating unique value propositions is becoming more and more challenging for brands and as a…
Why Korean Retail Brands Are Betting Big on India
India has been home to a diversity of cultures and trends with the latest buzz in the country being the Korean wave. From millennial's heart reaching…
Subscription Boxes: A Budding Trend in Retail
Who doesn’t like surprises packed in a little box and when the same is full of value and experience, consumers won’t mind accepting the same. The…
Organised Brick-and-Mortar Retail to Reclaim Pre-Pandemic Level by FY22
A broad-based demand revival, with increased footfalls and recovery in discretionary consumer spending, will help the organised brick-and-mortar (B…
FMCG industry grows 7.3 pc in Oct-Dec, rural sales up 14.2 pc
The FMCG industry in India has recorded a value growth of 7.3 percent in October-December quarter helped by consumption-led recovery during the…
Packaging Film Cos' Operating Profitability Likely to Improve
Robust demand, supported by heightened hygiene consciousness, growing in-home consumption, and benign input costs will improve the operating…
CG Corp Global Bets Big on Ready-to-Eat Segment
The FMCG segment of the corporation of CG Corp Global was established in 1984 to manufacture instant noodles in Kathmandu. CG Foods and its iconic…
Trends in Retail & Shopping Behaviour in 2021
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a sea change in the shopping behaviour of many Indians. The prominence of online shopping became a…
The Pandemic Bolstered In-Home Coffee Consumption Last Year, Will it Continue to Beat the Coronavirus Blues?
The previous year is one that will go down in history for many reasons. It caused significant changes in our daily lives and routines. With the…
Amazon V/S Future Group: Fight of Dominance over India's $1 trillion Consumer Retail Market
Amazon, the US-based e-commerce giant, and India’s Future Group have locked horns over a deal since the latter agreed to sell its retail assets to …
Pandemic Impact: Indian Consumers Recover Their Taste for Traditional Snacks
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a life-altering phase of historical magnitude for all of us. But like all seminal events in history, there are always…
Shopping Centres Back on the Road to Recovery
It has been a long and tough year for many in India and the festive season has been a welcome respite to the year. Shopping Centres saw an…
Top 3 Food & Drink trends of 2021: Quality, Safely Produced and Environment Friendly?
Three key consumer trends will dominate the Indian food and drinks market for the year 2021 – quality of the product (49 percent), proof of safe…
Time for Change: Challenges and Implications for Apparel and Textile Manufacturers
Amid lockdown, the apparel and textile manufacturing sector experienced a double-digit decline from store closures and stay at home orders from the…
China's Retail Industry Sees a Rise of 48.4 pc in Deal Activity in Q4 2020
China’s retail industry saw a rise of 48.4 percent in overall deal activity during Q4 2020, when compared with the last four-quarter average,…
Budget 2021: MSMEs Get Rs 15,700 crore
A provision of Rs 15,700 crore for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the Union Budget 2021-22 by Finance Minister…
Budget 2021 to Drive Consumption and Revive Economy
With the announcement of the Union Budget 2021, the Finance Minister has taken the monumental task of providing stimulus to consumer demand as well…
Budget 2021 To Incentivise?Startups in the Country
The food-tech start-ups are welcoming the budget as the Government has made some important changes for the start-up industry like extending tax…
FM Proposes Rs 1,500 cr Scheme to Boost Digital Payments
To boost digital payments, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed a Rs 1,500 crore scheme during her budget presentation. "To…
Apparel Sector To Gain From Union Budget 2021
To help apparel sector fight pandemic blues, the Union Budget 2021 has announced various schemes.  The highlights include setting up of textile…
The Digital Dilemma for Old Economy Companies in India
1982, 1991 and 1995 were defining years for Indian marketers and advertisers. National broadcasting started in 1982 and with that Doordarshan came…
2021: Changing Dynamics of Retail Industry
The COVID-19 world, largely characterized by hesitance, careful consumers, home deliveries and social distancing, has been nothing short of a…
Budget 2021: Why Simplification of GST and Ease of Doing Business the Need of the Hour?
2020 has given a significant boost to e-commerce, and the Government’s support through the upcoming Union Budget can further accelerate its ongoing…
Tier-II and III Consumers Prefer Second Rung Brands in Noodles
Chings, Yippie and Top Ramen, the three noodle brands standing next only to Maggi, the country’s favourite noodles are finding increased preference…
Budget 2021: Mall Owners Seek Financial Waiver, Easing of IT Norms?
The mall owners are seeking financial waivers, a loan moratorium for the sector along with easing of income tax norms in the upcoming Union Budget.…
Brands on Wheels: Time to 'Reimagine' Retail
It wasn’t too long ago when every business claimed that the key to winning customers was in the quality of the product and the service that they…
Value-first Households to Take E-grocery Market to $24bn by 2025
Driven by low-priced grocery shoppers, the overall e-grocery market is projected to touch $24 billion (in gross merchandise value) by 2025, of which…
Budget 2021: Rationalization of Tax Rates will Spur Demand for AC, TV
India's lockdown in Q1 of FY21 did have a significant impact on the GDP which contracted an unprecedented 23.9 percent. However, over the last few…
Budget 2021: Fashion Retailers Want Tax Relaxations, More Jobs
The last year was no less than a shock to the whole world. The whole industry took a massive hit, from which the world is still recovering. Imports…
Budget 2021: FMCG Players Seek Growth and Resilience from Pandemic by Boosting Spending Power of Consumers
2020 has been an unprecedented year, which was interesting, challenging yet enriching in many ways. It had far reaching impact on businesses and…
Furniture Industry: India's Diversified Purchasing Patterns
India is a home to a host of languages, cultures, religions and ethnicities. For a country which is celebrated for its diversities, ever wondered if…
Indian E-commerce Market To Surpass Modern Trade by FY 24-25: Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Flipkart
The Indian e-commerce market is expected to surpass modern trade by the financial year (FY) 2024-25, according to Flipkart’s Kalyan Krishnamurthy. …
Budget 2021: Retailers Demand Ease of Doing Business, Revival Push
The retail industry was almost squashed during the pandemic. It is slowly getting back on its knees with the opening up of the economy. To get this…
Tips to Create a Stellar User Interface and How it Impacts Customer Retention
Over the last decade, user experience (UX) and Customer Experience (CX) have become well-known buzzwords for marketers around the world. Research…
Domestic Online Grocery Market to Expand to Over $18 bn by 2024
As the e-commerce battle intensifies in India, with Reliance Retail's JioMart being the latest major entrant with a massive potential to disrupt the…
Budget 2021: Regulatory Changes Needed to Ensure Industry Remains on the Path of Recovery
The retail industry is one of the most important sectors of the Indian economy. It is the sector that connects the industry with end-users. The…
Why the Furniture Industry is Optimistic for 2021?
The furniture industry has come a long way in procuring the maturation of market in all its inhibitions. Peculiarly after the pandemic throughout the…
Global Consumer Trends for 2021
Consumers are undergoing a fundamental change in behaviour driven by a desire for a better, more balanced quality of life, with a focus on health,…
Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2021
The world changed for good, and bad, in 2020. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected us all, and we acclimatised. Emerging habits accelerated,…
5 Predictions: Retail & E-Commerce Industry in 2021
The year 2020, along with the pandemic, brought with it a fair share of upheavals and opportunities. While we bid goodbye to the chaotic 2020 and…
Life In A Pandemic: How Bright Is The Future of Retail
The pandemic is challenging the status quo with reduced footfalls, disrupted supply chains, and a distant recovery. Retailers with a physical-only…
Buy Now Pay Later: The New Financial Buzzword in Retail
The retail business has arrived at a tipping point. Intense economic conditions have brought changing consumer behavior and standard practices into…
How Bright is the Future of Supply Chain and Logistics in 2021 in India
Do you know that India currently is the prime destination for logistic service providers globally? It is being estimated that there can almost be a 9…
Kirana Stores Witness 96% Rise in AePS Transaction Volumes During Lockdown
There has been a rise of 96 percent and 27 percent in volume and value respectively in AePS withdrawals (Aadhaar ATMs) at Kirana outlets across the…
Healthy, Natural & Sustainable Product Innovations Appeal to Indian Consumers
Consumers in India have prioritised health over the last few years, and this focus is fueling growing interest in natural and plant based products.…
How Pandemic has Impacted In-Store Consumer Behaviour?
The pandemic is challenging the status quo of retail with reduced footfalls, disrupted supply chains, and a distant recovery. Retailers with a…
Top Online Buys for 2021
Snapdeal, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, released top people’s choices to kick-start their new year habits. To keep with the trend of…
Indian Businesses Aim to Tap Consumers Directly in 2021
As businesses prepare lean and flexible models that operate in an online-offline mix in the post-pandemic world, the focus for digital platforms in…
Beauty Redefined: The Keys to Post-COVID Growth
The personal care sector in Asia has rebounded relatively quickly following the height of the pandemic. In China, before COVID-19 hit, the personal…
Demystifying Indian Consumer Behaviour
Indian consumers are undergoing a fundamental change in behaviour driven by a desire for a better, more balanced quality of life, with a focus on…
How Beauty Brands Are Planning to Mitigate Losses In Coming Years
The year 2020 has been challenging for all industries including beauty and wellness. However, the pandemic has led to an increase in demand for…
Festive Season: Do's and Don'ts for Retailers?
Let’s admit - 2020 has not been an excellent year for the general population. The Coronavirus pandemic that led to lockdown in close to 200 countries…
Consumer Trends: Flipkart Sees Tier 3+ Markets As The New Frontier For E-Commerce
With the need for social distancing and prioritizing safety, the pandemic has led to millions of people turning to e-commerce this past year, not…
5 Retail Trends To Look Forward To In 2021
The year 2020 has been quite challenging, it has pushed every sector to re-imagine and re-innovate ways of the business. The unprecedented change has…
Direct Selling Future in India 2025: Industry to Touch Rs 64,500 Crore by 2025
The year 2020 has truly been one of uncertainty. For many, it has meant the loss of loved ones; for others, it has meant their livelihood. However,…
The Consumers Behind Fashion's Growing Secondhand Market
The resale market is currently estimated to be worth $30 billion to $40 billion, with the market predicted to have a CAGR of 15 percent to 20 percent…
New Consumer Behaviors Accelerate Need for Companies to Focus on Experience for Long-Term Growth
A large majority (77 percent) of CEOs are planning to fundamentally change how their companies interact with customers as a priority to drive…
Top Trends in Retail Sector to Lookout for in 2021
Global pandemic has drastically changed the way consumers live, communicate, shop and work. COVID-19 has roiled supply chains, altered customer’s…
Top Trends reforming the Indian Beauty Industry
It’s go-time for innovative beauty trends and beauty beyond boundaries to grow like never before in India. With the global beauty industry being…
Future Trends: Fashion Retail in 2021 & Beyond
The one major carry forward which the New Year 2021 will have from 2020 is the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public health crisis…
11 Key Differences between Stock & Mutual Fund Investing
What is a stock investment? Stock investment is the direct investment in the stocks of the company. You purchase the stocks of the company listed in…
Conscious consumption to DIY khana: Consumer trends in FMCG Industry during COVID
2020 has ushered a completely new world, where everything has gone through a metamorphosis. In this changed scenario, the buying and consumption…
What Steps Can Online Retailers Use to Boost Their Online Presence?
It is currently estimated that more than 696 million Indians access the Internet on a daily basis. Let us highlight the fact that this number has…
How Retail Brands are envisioning the Festive season?
Indians have sentiments for the festive season. The festive season of 2020 uniquely gives a smile among people amid pandemic. COVID-19 may take…
Apps that will make your Festivities ?LIT'
Indian festivals are all about getting together and celebrating the spirit of togetherness with our loved ones, family, and friends. As we all are…
The Changing Indian Retail Landscape in the New Normal
Retail in India has undergone a change in the past two decades. A lot has changed, yet nothing much has changed, just not the fundamentals, perhaps.…
Top Online Retail Trends in India to Look Out for in 2021
Thanks to the current state of affairs in 2020, many of us are understandably looking forward to what 2021 may have in store. The good news is that…
How consumer startups can get a business loan for their startup?
The retail industry in India has been on a creative turn since the last decade. With the advent of better technology, IoT, P2P networks, coupled with…
How have festival purchasing habits evolved over the years?
It’s that time of the year again when marketplaces and shopping malls attract large volumes of customers. This marks the onset of India’s frantic…
How fashion is evolving in the time of COVID-19?
Adjust, navigate, and create, these are the key pillars that have been moving the world of fashion ever since the COVID–19 pandemic impacted the…
8 Clever Ways For Online Shoppers To Save Big On Every Purchase Everyday
Considering the fact that many Indians now will be shifting more and more of their purchase online, it becomes significant that we learn ways to save…
Emerging Trends In Digitizing Retail Stores
Indian culture is best described by the word, ‘diverse’, wrapped in the vibrant blanket of variety, it never fails to emerge with something one may…
How a Data-Driven Strategy can improve E-Commerce Performance
The shift to e-commerce has been a long time coming and was always going to be the future of the sector. However, the pandemic has turbocharged us…
Covid 19: Creating opportunity for Packaged Food Industry in India
The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent unlock phases have seen a major shift in the buying patterns from consumers. There has been seen a major…
Data will be the new oil running the workforce in retail
The Covid-19 outbreak continues to limit us more ways than we could have ever imagined. It has also forced us to rethink the way we conduct business…
The Future of the Jewelry Industry: Trends & Insights
The change is in the air, the pandemic has changed the face of every industry. If we talk about the jewelry industry, a new era is beginning, which…
New Age Marketing and Selling
It is becoming more and more challenging for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to launch new products and better services that react…
Best Budget TV's to invest in 2020
TVs are becoming more affordable, smarter, and better but still, we want the best for houses so that we can watch our favorite shows. The IPL matches…
The changing food trends and startup strategies that are defining the New Normal
The pandemic has impacted our freedom in multiple ways. Until a few months back, we loved our freedom to travel, to hang out with friends, and even…
India's national product data repository hosts information on ?Country of Origin' of products
To promote and enforce the rights of consumers, the newly enacted Consumer Protection Act mandates online marketplaces to display ‘Country of Origin…
Enabling E-Commerce: A Need of the Hour
With the COVID -19 crisis spreading and the economy plunging into a deep recession, many businesses, especially retail have had to find new ways to…
How Can Retailers Get a Platform to Connect & Work Seamlessly through Technology?
Technology has gained centre stage as a solution to bridge the gap between rural and urban areas and bring people together. The Digital India…
Rising Trend Of Online Retailing In Consumer Electronics & Appliances Segment In India
Massive online marketing campaigns and promotions by e-tailers suggest that retail has entered a new era where e-Commerce and technology bellwethers…
Preparing for retail recovery and revival post COVID-19
Coronavirus has dominated headlines for months now, and the impact it has had on businesses across different sectors has been devastating. The wider…
How COVID-19 has forced beauty brands to think online to cope up with these unprecedented times
Just like all the other industries, the global beauty industry consisting of skincare, cosmetics, haircare, fragrances, and personal care have been…
With Shein being banned, is it an opportunity for home grown fashion platforms?
By the time you are done reading this article, a few people would have completed several E-commerce transactions. A few clicks here and there, and…
RELIANCE weds FUTURE
Kishore Biyani, popularly known as KB, counted as the innovator of modern retail in India who gave the opportunity to the masses to experience…
Digital Trends in the Retail Sector
Digital transformation is successfully transcending physical and digital channels as brand owners and retailers continue to invest in digital mediums…
The Impact Website Speed has on E-commerce Success
Load speed has a massive impact on a website’s success in a number of interconnected ways. The longer a page takes to load, the higher its bounce…
Master Mobile Retargeting to Win the Mobile E-Commerce Game
With more people than ever turning to the ease of e-commerce, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic where consumers did most of their shopping…
How COVID-19 changed India's Retail Landscape
The world has witnessed colossal changes ever since COVID-19 came calling, there is a paradigm shift in the way we live our lives – be it the way we…
Distribution, Wholesale and Retail beyond COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains around the world and highlighted the need to transform traditional supply chain models, not only…
Five Reasons to buy Refurbished Goods
If this unforeseen pandemic has taught us anything, it is to put second-hand first and considering the environmental benefits associated with reusing…
How to Grow Your Retail Shops Using Social Media
Marketing on Social media is not an option anymore but a necessity. The same applies to retailers. No matter what store you have whether it's a…
5 Key Strategies to Grow Your B2B eCommerce Business
In the land of B2B, the buyer mindset is changing. More and more buyers are researching online and prefer online purchasing that gives them the same…
?Winning During Disruption: A Perspective on Kirana Stores' by CPM India aims to understand the Indian Retail landscape and the role of Kiranas during the lockdown
CPM India, a marketing agencies in India, recently conducted a unique research study, surveying over 3000 Kirana and independent self-service stores…
Contactless but Connected ? How to Transform Delivery Experiences with Better Communication
Reading this in 2020, chances are that we have just washed our hands for the nth time today and sanitized our devices! The COVID-19 pandemic has sent…