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According to Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India (RAI), Budget 2021 is growth-oriented, well balanced and progressive. "Overall, it is a popular budget without being populist. The retail industry was almost squashed during the pandemic. It is slowly getting back...

All eyes are set on the Budget 2021-2022 for the key role it will play in accelerating the revival of the economy. Consumption drives the economy, and retail is the gateway to consumption. The Indian Retail sector (sized at USD...

Retailers Association of India (RAI) has been working with the State Government of Karnataka for enabling Ease of Doing Business and has been pursuing various departments to adopt the State Retail Trade Policy and allow retailers to operate 24X7,...

With an epic battle of billionaires for supremacy in one of the world's most prolific markets and a pandemic-propelled surge in online shopping in the background, India's nearly trillion-dollar retail market is hoping to touch 85 per cent of...

Retailers Association of India (RAI) released their latest Retail Business Survey which indicated a steady month-on-month recovery for retail businesses across India, with sales in November 2020 being 13 per cent short of the sales during the corresponding period last year. Retailers...

Come December 12 and the Retail Industry across the globe  trains the spotlight on retail associates and celebrates them on the occasion of Retail Employees Day (RED). December 12 is the day to acknowledge retail associates who work with heart....

Consumer durables and electronics category recorded positive sales growth in October as compared to last year as retailers overall continued to witness a steady month-on-month recovery, although business is yet to reach last year's levels, according to a survey...

The upcoming festive season comes with a hope for the retailers as they have been severely hit by the pandemic. A survey by the Retailers Association of India (RAI) and LitmusWorld shows that around 80 percent Indian consumers are...

The coronavirus pandemic has largely affected shopping habits with safety now taking over as a new criterion over price range, variety and convenience, forcing retailers to adapt to the new reality, according to a report. The report by KPMG in...

Localised lockdowns are slowing down revival and impacting retail sales as retailers saw de-growth of 52 percent in August as compared to the same month last year, although there is a marginal recovery from the preceding months this year,...