In Conversation

The story of Jack & Jones began in 1990 when Bestseller first sold this carefully crafted collection at a fashion fair in Oslo, targeted at young men. The response exceeded all expectations and an iconic menswear brand was born. In the...

SPAR Hypermarket, part of the Dubai based Landmark Group, has introduced innovation-led experiential shopping at its new store in Vega City Mall, Bengaluru. The latest store spans across 55,000 sq. ft. and has on offer over 50,000 products with 25...

Sunil Jindal, Managing Director, SRS Limited, which runs the neighbourhood convenience format SRS Value Bazaar stores in Delhi-NCR, spoke to Progressive Grocer about how his 25-store chain has been able to thrive in a difficult and intensely competitive retail...

In an age where brick-and-mortar retailers are wrestling with issues of creating lasting value and relevance, there are some homegrown retailers who are aiming for a pan India presence by offering the best to their customers. One such regional retailer...

Blackstone Group, one of the world’s leading investment firms, forayed into India’s shopping centre sector with its fully-owned subsidiary, Nexus Malls last year. The aim of the Blackstone Group was to transform the shopping experience of Indian consumers. The...

Growel’s 101 aspires to be a super-regional centre. In a one-on one interview, Vikas Shetty, Mall Head, says that the shopping is on its way to becoming a preferred,one-stop destination for retail, F&B and entertainment of the catchment it...

Manik and Rajat Kapoor’s popular F&B brands Gola Sizzlers and Café Hawkers in Delhi-NCR have struck a chord with diners with their right location, good food quality, right target audience and a good marketing team. The brothers, who want...

Gone are the days when malls were only about shopping. Today, they are all about offering shoppers experiences – F&B options, special promotions and entertainment hubs are fast becoming the norm rather than the exception… In an exclusive conversation with...

Developed by Island Star Mall Developers, Phoenix MarketCity is spread across a total built up area of 1.4 million sq.ft. and has a gross leasable area of 9,70,000 sq.ft. It boasts of a nine-screen PVR multiplex spread across 85,000...

Liva, the new age fabric brand from the Aditya Birla Group’s Birla Cellulose, has come out with a one-of-its-kind approach for spreading awareness about the fabric and it attributes. This season, Birla Cellulose will depute Liva Fashion Advisors (LFA)...

In 2011 and 2012, the RED celebration was just a round of ‘thank yous’. In subsequent years, the idea gathered momentum, it became widespread through social media, TV and print advertisements. The positive vibes spread, with more retailers –...

Zorawar Kalra, Founder and Managing Director of Massive Restaurants Pvt. Ltd, which operates popular and cutting edge brands such as Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra, Farzi Cafe, KODE, BBQ’D, among others, is appreciatively hailed as the ‘Prince of Indian...

Bringing more variations in superfoods and confectioneries Zain Virjee, Founder of Dryfruit Mart, an online store for dry fruits, dried fruits, healthy nuts, healthy mix, healthy seeds, dates, sweets and mints, speaks to Progressive Grocer about the opportunities and...

ID, owned by M&B Footwear, aims to set up a minimum of 50 exclusive flagship stores across all major cities in India. With aggressive market consolidation and product diversification already underway, Inder Dev Singh Musafir, M&B Director, has a...