Raheja-owned retailer Shoppers Stop has gone off the beaten track. At a time, when bigger players such as Pantaloon and Aditya Birla Retail are either shutting stores or looking at halting expansion to preserve cash and check losses, Shoppers Stop is moving ahead with its expansion plans.
The retail giant tries to strengthen its e-commerce presence, sensing competition globally
The group would start its India journey with stores in Mumbai and New Delhi.
Borrow at 4% interest a month; some resort to bulk sales, offer 10-20% discounts
Bombay Realty, a unit of the Wadia group, recently launched a residential project in Mumbai. The company is looking at more projects in Mumbai and Bangalore. Managing Director Jeh Wadia talks about the company's strategy.
Analysts say July 23, 2011, was like a red letter day for foreign investors when the Committee of Secretaries, headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth, recommended opening up the multi-brand retail trade.
If the talks materialise, this would mark Hyundai's foray into the LNG terminal construction space in India.
The retail arm of the Tatas is closing stores in its loss-making value fashion format, Fashion Yatra, and is reworking its operations in Sisley brand.
Flipkart, founded by two former Amazon executives, Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal, has been a talking point vis-a-vis Amazon's strategy in India.
India's largest FMCG company expects a rent of Rs 200-250 a sq ft or a capital value of Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) from the prime Mumbai property.
Clause on 30% sourcing from Indian SMEs a particular concern.
Amid the perception of gloom and doom in the Indian property market, here's something to cheer about. The real estate industry has given 1.21 times, or 20 per cent, average returns to private equity (PE) investors in the past four years, compared to the global average of 0.8 times.
It's not just the high street across India that will feel the pinch of the weakening rupee against the dollar.
After the UPA regime's move to suspend its decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the industry is turning nervous about the prospects of single-brand retail as well.
After the UPA regime's move to suspend its decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the industry is turning nervous about the prospects of single-brand retail as well.
The UK's largest retailer, with revenues of 67 billion pounds, is currently focusing on its existing franchise agreement with the Tata-run Trent.
Cabinet nod not required after commerce ministry approval.
International single-brand retail companies are likely to shift to a new fee-based local partnership format in India from the present equity-sharing model, once the revised policy on foreign direct investment in this segment takes effect.
A rollback or dilution of the policy is not the only fear these multinationals have; they are also facing upfront political opposition.
America's Walmart is likely to be the first overseas chain to enter the $590-billion Indian retail sector, as the the world's biggest retail giant is extending its parternship with Sunil Mittal's Bharti Enterprises.
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