Foreign Direct Investment

Provoking the cult of coffee consumption Barista heralded the concept of ‘out-of-home premium coffee consumption' in outlets with an ‘attitude'. However, a lot of retail coffee has flown down the throat of Indian coffee lovers, since Barista made its...

The much-talked-about, relaxed FDI norms in India have not only attracted high-end western brands, but are also pulling in established labels from neighbouring countries. Probably the first Pakistani entrant in the foods segment, with its speciality recipe masalas, is...

The issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been debated time and again as the Indian Government has been under pressure to open up further. The policy makers continue to explore areas where FDI can be invited without hurting...

Are you still to visit the new shop in the neighbourhood? Well, if yes, you missed out on those neat shelves, creative displays, aisle spaces, bar-coded products, hoards of brands, the greetings extended by the staff, their billing technology…...

With a US$200 billion retail market being open to foreign direct investment, India is seeing a plethora of foreign brands entering the country. The Rs 2,000 crore footwear market in India seems to be attracting a lot many foreign...

Brands and developers need to wake up to the responsibility they have towards the industry • Sorabh S Tayal Sorabh S Tayal, President of Reward Real Estate Co. Ltd., is an Electronics Engineer with a Masters in Finance. In...

Retail companies in the organised retail sector want the government to take a series of initiatives in the forthcoming budget that would boost consumption and have sought ‘industry status’ as well as abolition of the service tax to beat...

The Bombay Store has opened a new outlet at the Grand Galleria section in High Street Phoenix, Mumbai. Spread across 1,500 square feet retail space, the newly launched store is the 11th store of the chain in India, informed...

FROMMALLSCAPE TO DREAMSCAPEPresented by :Chris LeTourneurPresident & CEOMXD Development StrategistsIndia Shopping Centre Forum Mumbai, IndiaMarch 18th, 2008.The Eve of India’s Retail RevolutionOver past 5 years, India has moved from culture of Traditional Street Retail Markets to a Shopping Centre...

Indian retail may lose foreign direct investment of up to Rs 400 crore this fiscal because of last week's recommendations by the Parliamentary Panel on Commerce, which has opposed further leeway to the entry of international retail brands in...