FDI

Founder of Malik Sales & Distributors, Atul Malik believes that the competition from e-commerce space is emerging as the major challenge in the distribution business. Read him further on the opportunities and challenges in the business. A native of Saharanpur...

India has got its first foreign investor for the country's multi-brand retail sector with Tesco bringing the first set of FDI investment after having completed the 50:50 JV with Tata's Trent Limited. The JV, Trent Hypermarket Limited (THL) runs...

French sports retailer Decathlon plans to open up to 60 outlets in India over five years, expecting it to be among the company's top five of its global markets in terms of stores, states a PTI report. Commenting on the...

Many retail organisations have now realised that their success, to a great extent, is dependent upon the performance of their HR department. Such companies will succeed provided they employ and retain talent by following best HR practices. The article...

Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has suggested that India should open up the e-commerce retail trade for foreign players completely, as reported by PTI. Kant said that stakeholders' have already been consulted on FDI and...

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” truer words cannot represent the Indian Retail Industry. With the FDI debate sparking, the small retailers i.e. the Kirana store owners continue to attract shoppers. However with...

Wishful is a shopping wish-list, mall-based service that helps consumers share their offline shopping preferences easily to help others make informed gifting decisions. It is a useful and innovative 2-sided, mall-based, offline platform that adds value to shoppers; both...

Considering the present market dynamics, dead mall space management has become a critical consideration when it comes to the optimisation of a shopping centre’s per square foot productivity. As a consequence of India’s retail transformation, the country has seen a...

India can be defined clearly as a “Land of Gaps” and thus, a “Land of Opportunities”. These gaps and the aligned opportunities are two sides of the same coin which has a vital impact on the production of food,...

"2013 was anticipated to be a year of recovery for the retail industry but there have been many unpredicted events which turned the table around. The rigorous tussle between the government parties, government decision on FDI and the active...