Forbes said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "economic experiments" barely affected India's billionaires while none gained more than oil-and-gas tycoon Mukesh Ambani, who cemented his decade-long hold on the top slot by adding a staggering USD 15.3 billion (67 per cent) to his last year's wealth to become one of Asia's top five richest.
Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.
It took Flipkart a little over 24 hours to complete due diligence and come up with a final offer that was $20 million higher than what Snapdeal was ready to forfeit.
In the last couple of months, the Prime Minister has visited Japan and the US and launched the Make in India campaign to lure foreign investments into manufacturing sector.
Online biggies and global retail giants are working on being omnipresent in both the virtual and the real world to see what helps them get the numbers, says Karan Choudhury.
Did top Indian business groups miss the e-commerce opportunity by focusing on replicating the Walmart model instead of following the Amazon model of online shopping?
12,000: Number of people Flipkart plans to hire in FY15.
Industry body to write to commerce ministry, seek regulation for e-tailers.
CCI investigation into predatory pricing likely
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he has asked soft drink makers like Pepsi to try and mix aerated drinks with 5 per cent fruit juice to help distressed farmers find a new market for their produce.
Malls, retail stores are being hit by online sales and are struggling this festive season.
Robust same store sales, margin growth mark June quarter.
The list of corporations publishing biographies has lengthened steadily as companies have realised the effectiveness of story telling as a brand building tool. Kanika Datta investigates the rising trend.
Patanjali doesn't employ any fancy managers with MBA degrees.
He alone gets the credit for reviving consumer interest in Ayurveda, says Bhupesh Bhandari.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
It took the Aditya Birla group four years to make up its mind on entering the the burgeoning e-commerce market in the country.
The big challenge is beating piracy and convincing users to pay for content.
Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey explains how complexities of foreign exchange rules are used by India Inc to dispute contractual obligations.
Perhaps, the group's leadership position and potential in the retail segment prompted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry to identify retail as one of the group's four growth clusters in his recent Vision 2025 statement.
The reason for Trent's success is rooted in its slow and steady approach to expansion. Unlike others, Trent, led by Noel Tata, ensured that each store was profitable before it went on to the next, says Raghavendra Kamath.
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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
The store launches same-day delivery for its site, though analysts say others have eroded its headstart in the brick and mortar format.
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But no general trade, because that is a completely different channel of distribution.
After ending its wholesale partnership with Walmart, Bharti Retail has decided to merge with the Future group
Of the 300 operational malls in the country, just 5-7 per cent, or about 20 malls, are doing well, suggest analysts reports.
'For how long can investors fund loss-making companies?'
The threat may be a decade away, but it has brick-and-mortar sellers rethinking their strategies and banking on the govt to regulate online companies.
Happy at the clear mandate given by voters to the BJP-led NDA, India Inc on Friday exuded confidence that Narendra Modi will initiate bold and decisive policy reforms to promote economic growth.
Since allowing FDI in multi-brand retail has been left to the states, Indian companies may not benefit as foreign investors are wary of the politics.
A majority of India's billionaires gained wealth in the last one year in spite of the stock market decline.
Yoga, wellness, meditation, Ayurveda, software and ... toothpaste - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has successfully merged business with spirituality
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
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