coronavirus

The staggered relaxations during the two-month-long nationwide lockdown did not have much of an impact on retail business and their businesses witnessed a severe contraction during the period, according to a survey by the Retailers Association of India (RAI). In...

India’s retail sector employs over 46 million of her citizens. A vast majority of them come from middle-income and lower-income salaried classes from across India’s urban, peri-urban and rural heartlands. Their livelihoods and futures are in immediate peril as...

Quick service restaurant chain McDonald's on Thursday said it has resumed dine-in facility in 50 outlets so far in the north and east regions. The company has made nearly 50 plus process changes to ensure safety and well-being of customers...

43.7 percent of consumers globally stated that they are spending more time on social media due to the coronavirus outbreak. Brands need to capitalise on this increased social media activity to promote purchasing and build shopper loyalty in a...

Arvind Limited, India’s leading textile-to-retail conglomerate announced launch of Anti-Viral Textile technology for the First time in India under its brand 'Intellifabrix'. Arvind has partnered with Swiss textile innovation leader HeiQ Materials AG in association with Taiwanese Specialty chemical...

Despite lower mortality rates than other recent epidemics, the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and consumer markets has the potential to be significant for many reasons: - Geographic spread - Contagiousness - Weak global economy - The impact on China Known Learnings...

In an exclusive interaction with Shopping Centre News Bureau, Manoj K. Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, Viviana Mall spoke about shopping centres in COVID-19 times, while elaborating on the measures taken by Viviana mall to make it customer-safe post the...

Starbucks expects to lose more than US$ 3 billion in revenue in its fiscal third quarter due to the new coronavirus, but said the disruption to its business should subside through the rest of the year. "The Starbucks brand is...

Consumer behaviour in India is radically changing due to COVID-19 with 60 percent of buyers in the country believing that the pandemic would alter the way they shop, an EY survey said on Wednesday. According to the EY Future Consumer...

Multiplex chain operator Inox Leisure Ltd on Tuesday said it has sufficient liquidity to fund business operations for at least the next six months although cinema halls of the company are closed following the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a PTI...