COVID-19

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) on Sunday said the rules for home delivery of products should be broad-based and all types of retailers, including neighbourhood stores should be allowed to operate. The statement comes on the backdrop of the...

Mango lovers wait the entire year for the mango season to taste the first mango fruit of that year. Hapus or Alphonso mango is one of most sought after type of mango and it is important means of livelihood...

The House of Luxury (HOL) has unveiled their new virtual showroom with exclusive virtual trunk shows featuring some of the Middle East’s leading fine jewellery designers; YEPREM, Alessa, Tabbah, Aisha Baker and Terzihan. Aisha Baker, Designer says, “We are happy...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exponentially digitized the way people work, shop and communicate with others. With all physical stores shut amidst this crisis, Danube Home, the furnishing and interiors business arm of Dubai-based Danube Group has witnessed 75 percent...

Marico Limited, one of India’s leading FMCG companies, announced its foray into the hand sanitizer category with the launch of ‘Mediker Sanitizer’. This development is part of the company’s response to the unprecedented health crisis faced by the country and...

An unprecedented 70 percent of retailers in the country anticipate that their business will recover in more than six months, while 20 percent expect it to take more than a year, a survey conducted by industry body Retailers Association...

As the pandemic has spread and its humanitarian impact has grown, businesses and individuals worldwide have shifted their priorities. The impact of and the reaction to the pandemic on supply chains and logistics appear to be spreading across the...

In a report released recently by the Retailers Association of India (RAI), the industry body said that India has over 15 million retailers – big and small across traditional and modern retail. The Indian retail industry employs about 40-50...

New research from Mintel, ‘The Experts in What Consumers Want and Why’, reveals the changes in consumer sentiment and behavioriour surrounding food and drink categories as a result of the spread of COVID-19 across Southeast Asia. Tan Heng Hong, APAC...

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) on Thursday urged government to ‘strongly consider’ allowing all forms of retailers, not just e-commerce players, to operate through home delivery during the extended lockdown period. While supporting the government's move to extend the...