FMCG giant HUL sold or leased its landmark commercial properties, including its former headquarters, last year.
To operate large wholesale markets and imports.
A day after the Budget, the industry estimates the sale of affordable homes could increase up to 20 per cent this year due to an additional exemption granted to first-time buyers.
An interest rate cut, at a time when demand was not showing any sign of revival, would boost sentiments, especially for interest-rate sensitives like the car and real estate sectors, which had been showing negative growth, a majority of the 15 CEOs polled by Business Standard said.
The market regulator had last month allowed bourses to set up debt segments to develop the country's languishing corporate bond market.
Like other food and grocery chains, Birla Retail is aggressively pushing its private labels and large packs to woo customers. Besides offering value, private labels push retailers' margins.
With uncertainty over economic prospects and higher interest rates leading to subdued investments by the private sector, Indian companies' new order inflows in the quarter ended December 31 stood at the lowest level in nearly four years.
Land parcels acquired for 58 new projects, which are yet to be launched.
The combined market capitalisation of the two listed companies of the Sahara group whose assets have been ordered frozen by the Securities and Exchnage Board of India is just Rs 230 crore.
Investors expect the govt to abolish tax on delivery-based transactions in the cash segment.
Fast growth in organised retail and opening of new malls and stores have raised attrition levels at the shop floor to alarming levels of eight per cent a month, or 96 per cent a year.
They plan to cut shop sizes and look at opening standalone stores after years of losses.
Mounting debt, slowing sales, and rising inventory were at the heart of HDIL's woes.
Many fresh pass-outs of the CFP course are faced with up to a two-year delay and thousands of rupees in fees for realisation of their dream, following the notification of new regulations. Sebi notified the Investment Advisers Regulations, 2013, earlier this month.
Industry estimates R-Day sales are eight times the usual for big retailers.
The retailer is looking at a break-even this year.
With just a few organised players such as KB Exports, Freshtrop and Maha Anar in the segment and the vast export potential in western Europe and central Asia and the increasing demand in domestic markets, InI Farms is already a focus area for investors such as Ronnie Screwvala's Unilazer Ventures and venture capital fund Aavishkaar.
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd wants to merge four of its associate companies in real estate with its main property development subsidiary, Reliance Commercial Land and Infrastructure Ltd, under the scheme of amalgamation proposed before the Bombay High Court.
Sets up new financial services arm, Amit Goenka joins as CEO.
Shopping websites say it is about first-mover advantage.
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