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Food and snack company Haldiram's has partnered with Africa's Futurelife to bring its nutritional food product range to India. The two companies on Thursday announced the launch of a range of four products -- Smart Foods, Smart Oats and Ancient Grains, Crunchy Granola and High Protein--...

It has been a tough one year for the Retail Sector. The onset of COVID-19 and the shutting down of stores and malls indefinitely was a challenge no one had predicted. Millions of retail employees lost their jobs. Retailers...

Tata Group has sought Competition Commission of India’s approval on its deal to buy a majority stake in BigBasket, indicating that the two enterprises have inked an agreement, it is learned as per a report by Economic Times. Tata Group...

A broad-based demand revival, with increased footfalls and recovery in discretionary consumer spending, will help the organised brick and mortar (B&M) retail sector revenue reach the pre-pandemic mark of Rs 5.7 lakh crore with a 23-25% spurt next fiscal,...

The constraints created by the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing manufacturers, suppliers and distributors across the world to revisit their global supply chain strategies and accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, says GlobalData, a leading data analytics company. Manish Dixit, Principal...

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a paradigm shift towards digitization was already underway across the sectors. However, the pandemic has further accelerated the transformation, which is evident by the marked growth in spending towards digitization by businesses. Against this...

Following the news that the Coca-Cola Company is trialling its first paper bottle, Alice Popple, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Coca-Cola trialling a new paper bottle comes as no surprise as there...

The pandemic has been a once-in-a-lifetime test of business continuity planning for retail businesses across the globe. Even when things have stabilized to an extent and economies are gradually opening up, the industry is being confronted by a hard...

The FMCG industry in India has recorded a value growth of 7.3 per cent in October-December quarter helped by consumption-led recovery during the festive period and increase in sales from traditional as well as organised trade, according to data analytics firm Nielsen. The metro market witnessed...

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever expects its "COVID impacted" product categories, such as ice-cream and vending solutions, to rebound strongly in 2021 with increase in mobility. In an investor presentation, the company also said categories such as skin care and colour cosmetics, which slowed...

The pandemic situation has accelerated the digital transformation of businesses in India. Technology is transforming the way we work, thanks to exponential digital innovations. Companies have swiveled new digital workplaces to provide remote employees both the right tools and...

Amazon has approached the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order that vacated the status quo on Future Group's proposed Rs 24,713 crore-deal with Reliance Industries. In a filing to stock exchanges, Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Ltd has said that it "shall defend the matter/proceedings through its...

Jubilant Foodworks, which operates Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts chains in India, on Tuesday said it has formed a wholly owned subsidiary in the Netherlands to explore business opportunities in the food service industry in the European country, according to a report...

It has been a tough one year for the Retail Sector. The onset of COVID-19 and the shutting down of stores and malls indefinitely was a challenge no one had predicted. Millions of retail employees lost their jobs.  Retailers were...