India has been a tea sipping society. But the aromatic wave of coffee culture is wafting across it.
The new-age tech-savvy buyer is seeking new shopping experiences. They need to be engaged. Indian retailers are still playing catch up with these customers.
The toy panda cub dressed in a suit of ice has flown off the shelves
People were seen breaking into high end stores around Manhattan's Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue, home to almost all luxury and high-end brands from around the world, and running way with merchandise from the shops. Groups of people also looted pharmacies, electronic stores and other businesses across the city.
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will acquire around 1 per cent stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), the retail arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, by investing Rs 8,278 crore ($1 billion). A QIA's wholly-owned subsidiary will make the investment in India's largest retailer at a valuation of Rs 8.278 lakh crore ($100 billion). Updating about the development, Reliance Industries in a regulatory filing said: "QIA's investment will translate into a minority equity stake of 0.99 per cent in RRVL on a fully-diluted basis." RRVL is the holding company for all retail businesses of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).
Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for two hours down 5th Avenue one of Manhattan's most iconic thoroughfares, reports Jyoti Punwani.
What inspires Designer Amit Aggarwal and why is his flagship Mumbai store so special?
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has voiced his admiration for industrialist Ratan Tata's 'grace' and wisdom, saying he was moved by the business icon's words during the launch of the coffee chain's flagship store in Mumbai last year.
The German sportswear brand Puma's India arm, Puma Sports India (Puma), has found a way around despite a high proportion of imports.
When Spanish clothing brand Zara opened its first store in Mumbai on June 10, everyone who mattered showed up. Take a look!
E-commerce firm Amazon India has announced the creation of over 110,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network as it prepares to serve millions of customers throughout India during the upcoming festival season. These positions include both direct and indirect roles in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Chennai, among others. Notably, Amazon has hired thousands of women and nearly 1,900 individuals with disabilities into its existing network.
Designers Falguni and Shane Peacock launched their flagship store in Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.
Textile maker Bombay Dyeing is going in for a major retail makeover through a range of new-look stores this financial year, with an investment of close to Rs 60 crore (Rs 600 million) over the next three years.
The Italian couturier has lavished praise on the actress, who is known to favour his designs.
Reliance Brands Ltd (RBL) will pick a 40 per cent minority stake in renowned fashion designer Manish Malhotra's MM Styles Pvt Ltd, for an undisclosed sum, the two companies said on Friday. This is the first external investment for the brand, which had so far been privately held by the designer. The strategic partnership is aimed at accelerating the 16-year-old couture house's growth plans in India and across the globe, they said in a joint statement.
GVM International Ltd, a licensee of Tommy Hilfiger Licensing Inc, on Monday entered into an exclusive agreement with Titan Industries Ltd for marketing and distribution of Tommy Hilfiger watches in India.
The machine can hold 600 cupcakes and was installed in front of Sprinkles' flagship store in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.
Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali launched her flagship store in Mumbai on October 15. Here's a look at all the celebrity guests who stopped by.
A sojourn in Seoul, one of Asia's largest metropolises, where the ultra-modern coexists with the ancient -- temples and palaces with futuristic skyscrapers climbing to the stratosphere, K-pop with Buddhism, a village within city limits.
Cash-&-carry chains claim of the products they sell 85-90% is local.
In an interview with rediff.com, designer Payal Singhal, who is showing at the upcoming Lakme Fashion Week, tells us about her decade-long foray into fashion.
The race to get your hands on the flagship iPhone is on.
This is the company's fourth outlet in the country, after the the two outlets in New Delhi and the first flagship store in Mumbai.
Items to be stocked include furniture, chocolates, leather goods, fruit pickles and sushi.
It had signed a joint venture with Reliance Retail to form M&S Reliance India Private Limited in April 2008.
Kriss Kringle may be either the world's most outmoded or the world's most efficient CEO. Here are five reasons why he deserves all the hype, and five why it might be time to examine a North Pole succession plan. You be the judge.
The Tayal family, which has promoted companies such as Bank of Rajasthan and KSL Realty and Infrastructure, is foraying into high-end luxury retail with flagship store K Lifestyle.
For everyone who loved the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, here's some wonderful news!
Nokia's fifth smarthphone based on Window 8 platform is chic and offers decent performance compared to peers in its range.
M&S operates in a joint venture with Reliance Retail.
The vibe of Vaishali Shadangule's flagship store in Kala Ghoda reminds you that she'll always be an outlier, says Abhishek Mande.
Check out the star arrivals.
Meet Ali Tate Cutler, who is one of four models featured in the launch of Bluebella and is the only plus-size model among all.
Simplicity is the greatest kind of style and Nikhat has mastered it.
Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 9 per cent rise in its December quarter net profit as a planned maintenance-induced weakness in oil business earnings was offset by stability in retail and telecom verticals. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit of Rs 17,265 crore, or Rs 25.52 per share, in October-December - the third quarter of the current 2023-24 fiscal - was 9.3 per cent higher than Rs 15,792 crore, or Rs 23.19 a share, earning a year back, according to a company statement. Quarter-on-quarter, the profit was lower when compared to Rs 17,394 crore earnings in the preceding three months ended September 30.
Over the past year, Amul has undergone a transformative journey, evolving from a dairy-centric entity to a comprehensive foods company. Since 2022, PepsiCo India, too, has embarked on extensive launches in the food category. Not to be left behind, ITC, which has been introducing an average of 100 fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products across categories every year, has also launched a number of packaged food items.
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