India’s leading premium retailer Shoppers Stop CEO, B. Nagesh has been inducted into the World Retail Hall of Fame, and is also the first Indian to get this distinction. The (more…)
Month: March 2008
Ferragamo enters India with DLF
DLF India’s leading realty player has become the retail gateway of India for global luxury retailers. In Feb-08, it was Armani which joined hands with DLF and today its Italian Fashion Giant – Salvatore Ferragamo (more…)
Photos of Jamnagar Reliance Mart
In continuing our coverage on India’s largest Mart – Reliance Mart, Jamnagar, here is the interior (more…)
New U – Health & Beauty stores from Dabur
In July 2007, we had an exclusive report about Dabur’s Health & Beauty roll out plan. The plan is materialized and Dabur India has rolled out health and beauty stores under the brand name new u. The first store is open in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden [Ph 45510608/9](more…)
Building + Opening of Reliance Mart – India’s Largest Mart
Our Retail Analyst has toiled and covered the entire 18 months period of Making of the India’s Largest Shopping Mart – Reliance Mart Jamnagar.
The mega store is spread on a 14 acre land with 94,000 sft built-up and doing business (more…)
Consumer Brands Launched in the Past Week
Moser Baer launched DVD player with memory card slots to play SD/MMC/MS cards, has 5.1 channel audio output and many more (more…)
Imported Bazaars to Compete with My Dollar Store
Late last December, we had written about Future Group acquiring 28% stake in Sankalp Retail – master Franchisees for Dollar Stores in India. Future group now wants to leverage on the expertise and retail experience of (more…)
Private labels gain momentum in India
Indian retailers are upbeat on the private label business, buoyed by the acceptance from Indian consumers. Pantaloon, Wills, RPG, Big Bazaar etc after tasting the success in the value segment now want to introduce private labels in Lifestyle segment where margins are still higher.
Mr. Atul Chand of ITC’s Lifestyle retail business said,
There has been a significant (more…)