Future Group

While raising consumption is on everyone’s lips when it comes to growth drivers, the real story may lie in technology. Given the price sensitive nature of the Indian consumer, a win-win situation could be achieved by technical improvements throughout...

Pantaloon Retail, one of India’s largest retailers with more than 1,000 stores across 60 cities, has implemented Reflexis’ Task Manager and StoreWalk. Reflexis helps retailers execute their strategy flawlessly and uncover profit. "By implementing Reflexis, we have already seen improvements...

At a time when retailers are busy innovating to shrink operational cost and maximise revenue figures, the recent judgement of the Delhi High Court — approving a two per cent reduction on service tax on all commercial property rentals...

In the recently concluded Food Forum in Mumbai, one of the aspects that were discussed was whether modern retailers need to be treated differently as compared to the traditional channel by F&G/FMCG Manufacturers.`` Innovation was one of the aspects...

Manufacturers need to concentrate on broadening the market and increasing penetration among today’s upwardly mobile consumers, who are on the lookout for variety in ready-to-eat foods that are nutritious and offered to them in hygienic and convenient packaging at...

The Indian retail landscape remains a territory of unexplored opportunities. A huge latent consumer demand lies fallow at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’ and product innovation and category building have become a yardstick for exposing the Indian consumer to...

The growth in organised retail sales in India might continue to falter for the next 18 months and might fail to reach its envisaged share for 2012, showed a study by business consultancy KPMG. Organised retail’s share is expected to...