Farah Malik Bhanji

As India is paving its way toward modernization, gender roles are gradually changing with women no more being confined to houses. Indian women multitask – they are homemakers, decision makers, able and skilled workers all rolled into one. Women are...

The pandemic has been a once-in-a-lifetime test of business continuity planning for retail businesses across the globe. Even when things have stabilized to an extent and economies are gradually opening up, the industry is being confronted by a hard...

Metro Brands Ltd, India’s second largest fashion footwear retailer, has plans for aggressively expanding its portfolio in 2021 through strategic partnerships with reputed as well as upcoming brands and ventures engaged in technology and innovation in e-commmerce as well...

Social distancing, masks, and a lockdown. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to stay at home, work from home and buy from home. Despite the lockdown being lifted in phases, the economy beginning to limp back to the ‘new...

COVID-19 has impacted lives, industries and global economies in a massive way. The worst hit are retailers and brands, who have had to shut shops amid a severe lockdown imposed by the government to stop the spread of the...

Budget 2020-21 is just around the corner and retailers have pinned high hopes that the new policies will have a positive impact on the retail market. The retail industry expects the Budget 2020 to revive consumption and spur demand. Apart...

When UK based brands Clarks was launched in India in 2005, many industry experts weren’t too optimistic of its survival in the country. The reason was simple – the brand’s the price points. There were veterans from the industry...

Moreschi, Italian luxury brand founded in 1946 by Mario Moreschi and known for its exclusivity and style, has entered into a strategic agreement with Metro Shoes. The brand will now be available at 16 Metro Shoes outlets across the...

Efficient supply chain management has a cascading impact on all aspects of retail - from sourcing of raw materials based on demand forecast and then speeding up the production to getting the product to the store and finally to...