Reliance Brands to Market Timberland Products in India
November 30, 2009
Reliance Brands a subsidiary of Reliance Retail has entered into an alliance with Timberland Footwear and Accessories of the US to license and distribute its products in India. Timberland caters to the premium Read more
No More Standalone Small Formats – Future Group
November 27, 2009
I guess our contributors / writers have tuned in to the teaching mode from the past week as we write again about another lesson, what Future Group has learnt from the slump and how it has changed its strategy on small format retailing.
Mr. Biyani has made it clear that Future Market and Consumer Group Ltd will now focus on 6 large formats Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar, Central Malls, eZone and Home Town. All Read more
Lessons You can Learn from Kiranas / Mom-Pop Stores
November 25, 2009
We already know from the ICRIER survey that local retailers popularly known as Kiranas haven’t had an impact as projected or estimated by most. We would like to enhance one some the key business lessons practiced by these Kiranas that can be incorporated by organized retail chains who are back to the drawing board chalking out new strategies on how to win the Indian market. This is with refrence to your neighborhood Kiranas which can be small operated by just a owner and few boys or Read more
Organized Chains not Hurting Local Kirana Stores
November 24, 2009
The myth about Organized Retail Chains throwing your neighborhood Local Kiarana like stores out of business is not completely evident yet, as per a report by ICRIER. The Read more
Factors Influencing Store Openings + Expansion
November 20, 2009
We have already seen the diversity and the extremity of the Indian Retail Market. We would like to discuss some of the factors that will help in opening or launching nationwide chain of stores. You should first read and understand the consumer spending habit across the most lucrative Indian states on Food and Non-Food items and how they rank against each other. Again, just because UP ranks number 1 in the rank, you can’t go ahead due to the wide geography Read more
