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An eclectic mix of top retail executives in a panel discussion dwelled upon how the lines between consumers in metro cities and small town India are rapidly blurring. “Ecommerce brough brands to these (small town) consumers,” Devarajan Iyer, chief executive...

India’s omnichannel business could swell five times, to $55 billion, by 2027, up from about $11 billion at present, according to the latest report by IMAGES Group’s India Phygital Index 2022. The report, jointly conducted by IMAGES Group in association...

Arvind Singhal, Chairman of retail consultancy, Technopak Advisors, set the tone of the two-day event by taking the audience through a journey of the evolution of India’s retail market – from the emergence of Shoppers Stop and other modern...

IMAGES Group’s Phygital Retail Convention (PRC) 2022, will kick start on 24 Aug 2022 Wednesday, focusing this year’s edition on the evolution of the retail sector in India and understanding the changes the sector is expected to witness brick-and-mortar...

Quick Restaurant Chain Fat Tiger has inaugurated its 1500 sq.ft. restaurant in Bangalore. The new outlet adds to its pre-existing 50+ outlets in 22 cities, strengthening its already strong presence across the country. As a modern QSR and café chain,...

Kolkata-based packaged snacks, food and beverage company Annapurna Swadisht has drawn the interest of multiple investors looking for a stake-hold in the company, ahead of its market listing. According to a company release, multiple marquee investors, led by market...

Wurfel, a kitchen and wardrobe brand, has launched its first retail studio in Dehradun as part of its ramping up of offline presence. This is the first studio of the brand in Dehradun and is located at Infinity Tower and...

Tata Group is foraying into the beauty and cosmetics business with a standalone venture to tap into India’s growing market for such products. Tata will make its beauty and cosmetics standalone entry through Tata Cliq and the e-commerce platform is...

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), announced the appointment of Juan Pablo Rodriguez, its new CEO, as per the media reports.  Juan Pablo Rodriguez, who is currently the Chief Commercial Officer for the Bottling Investments Group (BIG), has been appointed as...

Department store operator Iconic India opened its flagship outlet at Bathinda, Punjab. The 6,000 sq. ft. multi-brand store is located at Bhucho Khurd, Bathinda, Punjab and it houses premium brands like GANT, True Religion, Antony Morato, Bugatti, Elle, Kendall...

Adopting a global best-practice Front-of-Pack Labelling (FOPL) on all packaged foods can act as a major boost for ramping up exports of packaged food products, especially those produced by MSME units. This was the distilled message to come out...

So far Blinkit has delivered milk, eggs, breads and other thousands of other groceries products as part of its quick commerce business. Now, the Zomato-owned company will home deliver print-outs at consumer doorsteps in flat 11 minutes. Jitesh Goel, Product...

Soch has announced to launch its 150th store on the occasion of 75th Independence Day. The 150th store will be located at Bangalore. With this launch, the brand is now spread across 59 cities. Vinay Chatlani, Executive Director and CEO...

Flipkart’s investment fund Flipkart Ventures has announced it will invest in six startups as a part of its accelerator program, Flipkart Leap Ahead. The startups were selected after a process which involved multiple rounds of evaluation based on objective...