Big retailers are openly talking of plans to harness the power of big data, even reporting those in annual reports as part of a long-term strategy.
RIL is also more profitable than Tata Motors.
'Modi remains the most popular politician in India; the BJP's organisational and fundraising prowess is considerable; and the Opposition, while newly collaborative, has no leader or clear economic messaging as of yet.'
Dark pods are physical stores or warehouses which will be accessible only to Swiggy staff and which will host groceries, pharmacies, and cloud kitchens.
The company's search for a partner in India seems to be grounded once again
Before leaving on a 10-day foreign visit starting Monday, Sharma said he would address concerns of foreign retail sector investors and ensure help in setting up stores.
Bharti Retail will issue one equity share of Rs 2 each for every share of Rs 2 held in Future Retail
Amazon committed a fresh investment of $3 billion, in addition to the $2 billion it announced in 2014.
Online grocers like Bigbasket and localbanya witness surge in sales.
In a recent interview, Narendra Modi, set to take charge as prime minister in a few days, had said his government wouldn't roll back any policy in the sector.
In a major policy reversal, the AAP government wrote to the Centre to withdraw the approval given by the previous Sheila Dikshit government for FDI in multi-brand retailing in Delhi, saying the entry of global chains such as Walmart and Tesco in India would result in large-scale job losses.
Taking advantage of the absence of Nestl's Maggi noodles, Patanjali launched its own atta noodles last month.
French giant might apply for multi-brand retailing if UK rival gets nod.
Turbocharged with technology is becoming the Holy Grail of retail.
The two companies have been negotiating to remain separate entities after a merger.
The news that Welspun has run into trouble with one of its biggest US-based clients has stressed its suppliers and investors alike
AAP, set to form the government in Delhi, had said it was opposed to foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.
Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan find out why the new CEO is said to be the perfect man for turning around Flipkart's fortunes.
There have been significant changes in Gujarat, says Uttam Ghosh, as he captures the state in his camera.
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The best way to put the economy back on track is to abolish income and corporate taxes, as this will not only raise confidence but also increase savings and boost growth, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Subramanian Swamy tells Faisal Kidwai.
Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered.
The world awaits a creative breakthrough for mobile phone ads, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman, convicted of arson leading to her husband's death two years ago, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in the US state of Texas.
T E Narasimhan/Business Standard reports from Chennai on how the Future group plans to shore up its small store network in the South.
Our governments are easily prone to arbitrary decisions but if you are dealing with international firms, such arbitrariness can turn back and bite you, says T N Ninan.
Come and check us, we're always open and law-abiding, says co-founder of US-based entity selling in India, after Delhi Police asks govt to track some e-commerce sites.
Instead of announcing new schemes, focus will be on those already announced and key sectors.
PE firm True North's investment model is to take 51% stake in mid-sized companies and make them large, says Niraj Bhatt.
The 53-year-old entrepreneur has felt the heat of e-commerce.
Foreign retail chains, reluctantly allowed limited entry, have begun to make their initial moves and, like Ikea, intend to spend big money -- sometimes in the billions of dollars.
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Retail giant Tesco's entry into Indian market has hit a regulatory roadblock.
Asking the government to tweak FDI norms in multi-brand segment, retailers said sourcing rules must be made similar to that of single brand while demanding foreign firms be allowed to put only 50 per cent of first tranche of investment in back-end infrastructure.
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
Thyrocare founder Arokiaswamy Velumani shares his success story with Anjuli Bhargava as he remembers the one person who stood by him through it all.
These risks are viewed as more acute in the online world.
'Despite almost $30 billion of funding since 2001, all the US reaps today is unmitigated hostility of a Pakistan emboldened to flaunt its China card.' 'How can the US give credence to any offers from Pakistan, which has trotted out the standard alibi of non-State actors time and again, including dreaded terror outfits being out of State control, Pakistan itself being a victim and so forth?'
He wants to transform his retail-led enterprise into a consumer goods giant, and reach Rs 1 lakh crore in turnover by 2021, but is that feasible?
'India is going to maintain its ties to China, India is going to develop a strong relationship with the United States. It means that India is going to have the flexibility to pick and choose its friends.' 'That's traditional Indian foreign policy, and it's smart.' Former US ambassador to India Frank Wisner, one of America's sharpest minds on South Asia, tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com what Washington can expect from Narendra Modi's visit.
'Competence, experience, matter, did you say?' 'No music was sweeter than the mash of xenophobia, jingoism, racism, misogyny.' 'And the master busker to play the tune was round the corner to capture an eager audience just in the nick of time.' Shreekant Sambrani on the Trump Triumph a week after his upset victory.
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