coronavirus

Majority of the consumers in India want to buy from locally sourced items going forward that reflects the trust built by kiranas during the lockdown, according to a survey. Consumers in the country are also not rushing to stock grocery...

As lockdown restrictions are eased and the retail fraternity is getting ready to reopen stores and welcome back shoppers, the focus has shifted towards trial rooms. Trial rooms are a huge advantage that the brick-and-mortar stores have over e-commerce,...

Restaurant operators and retailers are now looking forward to resuming business activities after the government on Saturday allowed them to re-open from June 8. According to a PTI report: Several Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) operators have redesigned and reorganised layouts...

The shockwaves that COVID-19 created for businesses around the world isn’t going to go away anytime soon. The impact of the pandemic will be felt even after it has been eradicated. In the meantime, the myriad of changes in...

Brands and retailers have asked the malls to close the commercial agreements with reduced rents linked to the trading density of the malls. A formula has been proposed in order to simplify the process and speed up the discussions, called...

Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to all state chief ministers urging them to provide relief in electricity charges to the industry which is facing liquidity crunch due to lockdown. The minister said that the industry...

With modern retail and e-commerce accounting for only 10 and 2 percent respectively, kirana stores still dominate the food and grocery market in India. The 12 million neighbourhood kirana stores in India have now emerged as the new heroes,...

Diversified Modi Enterprises is expecting a “massive drop in profits” of its cosmetic brand Colorbar due to the coronavirus lockdown, while direct selling business Modicare and retail chain store 24Seven have also been affected, a top company official said. According...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the whole world to a standstill affecting almost every industry - from the unprecedented pressure on health services, to the shuttering of non-essential businesses to supermarkets needing to consider their re-stocking tactics and opening hours....

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued new guidelines for the fifth phase of lockdown which is slated to begin from Monday, June 1. According to the new guidelines, all activities outside containment zones have been allowed to resume in...