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Standing at the crossroads
Even as rivals are chalking out plans to expand, French retail major Carrefour has chosen to go slow in India.French retail major Carrefour, the second-largest in the world in terms of revenue (euro 90 billion) after Walmart, is going...
Retail
Big Bazaar launches 18th outlet in West Bengal
Hypermarket retail chain Big Bazaar, a Future Group company, has launched its 18th outlet in West Bengal. The one-level, 22,000 sq.ft store on Diamond Harbour Road in Kolkata will offer apparel, home fashion, footwear, utensils, crockery, electronic appliances, toys,...
Fashion & Lifestyle
Longines opens its 3rd Flagship Boutique
The famous Swiss watchmaker, Longines, with more than 178 years of non-stop craftsmanship, officially opened its third flagship store at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands (MBS), Singapore. The new boutique finds its rightful place inside what is dubbed...
Fashion & Lifestyle
The world wants denim from India
With various shades and textures of denim splashed across the table, Aamir Akhtar, CEO - Denim Fabrics, is working with his young designers in the swanky Arvind Ltd’s design studio to finalise the `Arvind Meets Kato` collection for global...
Fashion & Lifestyle
Organic Exchange now Textile Exchange
Organic Exchange (OE), the non-profit which has helped drive global sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products to an estimated $4.3 billion in 2009, will announce its expanded role as the organization driving development of the global...
Retail
Food professionals look at food quality
Issues such as managing complexity of food quality through international quality assurance and food safety benchmarks were brought to focus on day two of Food Forum India (FFI) 2010, at the GlobalGAP conclave. Some of the eminent panelists included...
Retail
The mystery of the shopper
The sustainability of any business depends – to a large degree — on loyal customers who come back again and again for more shopping and organised retail is not an exception to that. This is a part of strategic...
Retail
Gap sales continue to slide
Gap sales have continued to fall 6 per cent for the five weeks to April 4 on last year with comparable sales down 8 per cent.
Comparable store sales in March, although down, were an improvement on the same period...
Retail
FFI ’09 commences on a positive note
The two-day food exhibition and conference – Food Forum India 2009 (FFI '09) which commenced at The Renaissance in Mumbai reinforced the growth trajectory in the food and beverage retail segment even during these recessionary times. The captains of...
Retail
Nike direct to consumer operation gets new president
Nike Inc, the global footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories brand for sports and fitness activities, has appointed Jeanne P Jackson as the new president for its direct to consumer operation. As part of her latest assignment, Jeanne will look...
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The Luxottica report card for 2022
A look at how the world’s largest eyewear company fared in terms of revenue growth in key regions across...
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