Reliance Retail

(Following is the second in the special series on retail from states) Reliance Industries’ retail foray in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Orissa may have seen red, but in Andhra Pradesh it was given the red carpet as the...

More than 20,000 traders, farmers and shopkeepers today marched through the streets of Mumbai, to protest entry of retail giants like Wal-Mart fearing loss of livelihood. Farmers wearing traditional long white shirts and white caps marched through the streets of...

(Following is the first in series on state government’s views on retail) Not to anger farmers, Uttar Pradesh government has decided to keep on hold the decision to allow big retailers from selling agricultural products in the country’s biggest market. “The...

After withdrawing its operations in Uttar Pardesh due to protests, Reliance Retail looks determined to do business in Orissa. Scarcely two days after a forced closure of the first outlet, Reliance Retail today opened its second store in the state. The...

The ongoing protests and prevailing political uncertainty would not impact on the retail sector, said leading industrialist Sunil Bharti Mittal who is set to launch a joint venture with American giant Wal-Mart. “This is a democracy and all these protests...

With organised retail’s movement into tier II and III towns, the employment and growth opportunities in the sector are growing rapidly. ''The growth opportunity in retail sector is tremendous with annual growth rate in excess of 30 per cent, emergence...

Throwing the retail ball back into the states court, Minister for Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath said it was upto them to deal with the issue and they need to formulate the rules. However, seeking to play it safe with...

Too much stock, so many brands, and shops everywhere… certainly, it is good news for the choosy consumer, but also a competition alert for retailers. Ranjan Kaplish examines how finance options are getting re-designed to amplify sales. In an effort...