coronavirus

COVID-19 continues to impact economies worldwide, severely hitting businesses and services. As several cities and countries observe absolute lockdown, strong ripple effects are shaking shopping centres across the world. Meanwhile, one of the most successful shopping centres in India,...

The COVID-19 pandemic that continues to sweep the globe has overwhelmed health services and has taken a catastrophic physical and emotional toll on communities across every continent. With countries locked down and the closure of mass industry, the impact...

Industry stalwarts, Karan Tanna, Founder Ghost Kitchens and Pawan Shahri (Founder, One Hospitality) have come together to start a platform for the food and beverage industry called ‘BroEat!’ - the first-ever platform to use WhatsApp as a medium across...

India's iconic brand, Amul has been instrumental in ensuring uninterrupted supply of milk and milk products across the country during the COVID-19 lockdown in difficult times. In an interview with IANS, Dr. R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Co-operative Milk...

The quick service restaurant (QSR) industry that has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic would take 6 to 9 months to get back to normal business, according to Jubilant FoodWorks CEO Pratik Pota. Also, he said the industry is...

A reminder of mandatory masks, rearranged shelves, paying bills through a plexiglass divider, checking shoppers' temperatures at the door - the coronavirus crisis is changing the shopping experience, albeit, for a faster, easier, and a safer one. According to a...

Clarks has recently announced that it is cutting almost 1,000 head office roles Patrick O’Brien, UK Retail Research Director at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on this news: “Clarks is in a typical midmarket squeeze:...

Barista, one of country’s popular chain of espresso bars, has partnered with fintech platform DotPe to introduce ontactless take-away, ordering and payment services By deploying ‘Scan-Order-Pay’ feature, Barista outlets can take orders and payments through the customer’s phone while maintaining...

IMAGES Retail, the flagship business magazine from IMAGES Group, is proud to announce the launch of Retail Panchayat, a first-ever, pan-India humanitarian campaign for Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India (TRRAIN) to support retail employees and their...

Amazon India on Friday announced that it has opened close to 50,000 seasonal roles to meet the surge in demand from people relying on its service, particularly those most vulnerable to being out in public. This will be a variety...