COVID-19

Tesco announced record sales over Christmas, reporting that in 2020, the sales of vegan Christmas alternatives surged, with the retailer’s largest-ever plant-based festive ranges showing significant increases in interest. This is in line with GlobalData’s research which shows that...

US retail sales dropped by 0.7 per cent in December, marking the third monthly decline in a row, as the country struggles to cope with the unabated Covid-19 surge, the Commerce Department reported. Excluding motor vehicles, parts and gasoline stations, retail sales fell by 2.1 per...

COVID-19 had a significant impact on the global food and beverage industry, causing supply chain disruptions, closure of food production facilities, and huge changes in consumer demands. During the coronavirus pandemic, the containment measures have drastically impacted the flow of...

After months of the COVID triggered wallop, markets and economies around the world are now steadily inching back towards normalcy. The Indian fashion industry, one of the worst hit retail sectors by the pandemic, too has finally started registering...

Despite the Kerala government's nod for cinemas to reopen on Tuesday after being shut for months due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown, theatres remained closed as the film industry wanted the authorities to address its demands and concerns before resumption. There are over 1,200...

Retailers Association of India (RAI) has been working with the State Government of Karnataka for enabling Ease of Doing Business and has been pursuing various departments to adopt the State Retail Trade Policy and allow retailers to operate 24X7,...

The Business of Fashion (BoF) and McKinsey & Company released a new report, 'The State of Fashion 2021'. Now in its fifth year, the report covers the future of the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry, based on exclusive interviews...

Paytm has doubled down on its efforts to hire staff from smaller towns and allow them to continue working from those locations even after the pandemic situation eases, founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said. "We figured out that we could now recruit from cities...

‘Hope is like a miracle that gives you a new tomorrow’. Hope, to wake up each day, a little further from the standstill, to crawl, walk or tread in search of a better future is what the new normal...

E-commerce business is on a growth path and is set to achieve almost 265% growth by 2021. Experts are predicting that what was a $1.3 trillion industry in 2014 to is going to be a $4.9 trillion industry by...