Nivedita Mookerji And Dev Chatterjee

Stories by Nivedita Mookerji And Dev Chatterjee

UB Group takes lenders to court

UB Group takes lenders to court

Rediff.com   27 May 2013

SBI says recovery process on as no court stay yet.

Marks & Spencer: Single brand or multi-brand retail?

Marks & Spencer: Single brand or multi-brand retail?

Rediff.com   17 May 2013

DEA objects to the company's 29 Indian stores having sub-brands as a rule violation; DIPP doesn't agree.

We've tried to understand India's needs: IKEA India chief

We've tried to understand India's needs: IKEA India chief

Rediff.com   16 May 2013

Patience has kept IKEA, the euro 27-billion Swedish retailer, going despite entry hurdles. So says Juvencio Maeztu, its chief executive officer for India.

We've tried to understand India's needs: IKEA India chief

We've tried to understand India's needs: IKEA India chief

Rediff.com   16 May 2013

Patience has kept IKEA, the euro 27-billion Swedish retailer, going despite entry hurdles. So says Juvencio Maeztu, its chief executive officer for India.

Indian companies facing the heat in foreign acquisitions

Indian companies facing the heat in foreign acquisitions

Rediff.com   15 May 2013

Many top firms have had to write down their investments, as the value of those have collapsed due to sluggish biz conditions.

Labour shortage for India Inc projects

Labour shortage for India Inc projects

Rediff.com   14 May 2013

CEOs point fingers at rural job guarantee and related govt welfare schemes; say mechanisation an increasingly viable option.

Sunil Mittal to step down from Unilever's board

Sunil Mittal to step down from Unilever's board

Rediff.com   13 May 2013

Lack of time was cited as the main reason for Bharti Chairman Sunil Mittal's exit from the Unilever board.

Carrefour set to review India plans

Carrefour set to review India plans

Rediff.com   13 May 2013

FDI policy for multi-brand retail has been a sore point for the retail chain.

Foreign chains get leeway on back-end investments

Foreign chains get leeway on back-end investments

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

Retailers can buy existing facilities if they spend $50 mn to create additional infra.

Telenor, Tata in alliance move

Telenor, Tata in alliance move

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

Merchant bankers appointed to explore options on merger or stake sale in Tata Teleservices.

Foreign investors betting big on Indian consumers

Foreign investors betting big on Indian consumers

Rediff.com   6 May 2013

However, foreign investors have completely shunned the infrastructure sector.

Bharti may raise Rs 6,500 cr from foreign investors

Bharti may raise Rs 6,500 cr from foreign investors

Rediff.com   2 May 2013

Bharti was talking to Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank, among others, to manage the issue.

Italian cosmetics firm makes India its 1st foreign stop

Italian cosmetics firm makes India its 1st foreign stop

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2013

Officina Farmaceutica Italiana mainly deals in large-scale contract manufacturing for cosmetics and drug majors

Why professionally-managed firms have reasons to smile

Why professionally-managed firms have reasons to smile

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2013

These companies gave annualised returns of 11% on an average in the last five years, while shareholders of family-owned companies saw 5% annualised erosion

Gold loan firms swing into action as prices fall

Gold loan firms swing into action as prices fall

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2013

These companies may recall loans in extreme cases; loan-to-value ratio stands at 60% but scrap value at 75%.

Office realty: Advisors send out contrasting signals

Office realty: Advisors send out contrasting signals

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2013

US-based CB Richard Ellis released a study yesterday showing office space take-up across key Indian cities had increased 37 per cent in the first quarter of calendar 2013, compared with the same period last year.

Trusts can select, remove Tata Sons chairmen

Trusts can select, remove Tata Sons chairmen

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2013

These trusts hold 66 per cent stake in unlisted Tata Sons, the holding company of the $100-billion Tata group of companies.

In report to US, Walmart shrugs aside links to Bharti

In report to US, Walmart shrugs aside links to Bharti

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

While elaborating on its international business, including the cash-and-carry or wholesale stores in a joint venture (JV) with the Bharti group, Walmart has pointed out that the list does not include the 'franchised' retail stores.

Luxury retail headed to hotels for the brand fit

Luxury retail headed to hotels for the brand fit

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2013

Absence of quality real estate in malls and on high street seen as factors behind migration.

Birla, Vedanta in race for Canada-based miner

Birla, Vedanta in race for Canada-based miner

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2013

The mining major is selling the company to reduce its debt.