retail

Riding largely on discounted pricing, e-commerce sensed the pulse of consumer shopping - where to get something cheapest and most conveniently - and successfully, in no time, made e-shopping a natural extension of traditional shopping. To push this shopping...

In a year when technology was arguably the most powerful influencer of consumption in India, brick-and-mortar retailers became the new 'traditionals'. Monies and press coverage appeared to be dominated by the many adventures of the online virtuosos, who captured...

With the opening of a 12,000 square feet Croma outlet, Tata group’s consumer durable retail venture, Infiniti Retail Ltd. has announced its entry in New Delhi. Addressing media, Ajit Joshi, chief executive officer and managing director, Infiniti Retail Ltd, said,...

The retail sector is now becoming a much sought after employment prospect for urban youth replacing careers in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Call Centres which has led institutes to introduce specialized courses, says a study. With the retail sector...

The very first World Retail Congress closed on March 30 following a three-day programme of plenaries, business seminars and awards which saw more than 1,000 senior retailing professionals from 50 nations attend, including delegates from Brazil, China, Dubai, France,...

Trends suggest that the U.S. retailers' sales will grow at the slowest pace in past three months due to cold weather. This has been the coldest February since 1979, and has caused the consumer to holdup their shopping of...

ANOTAH, the women and children’s wear fashion brand, has announced that it has signed a franchise contract with the leading fashion retailer in Saudi Arabia, Fawaz Abdulaziz Al-Hokair & Company. Partnering with Alhokair, Anotah is realizing its expansion plan that...

Al Ghurair City, which pioneered the shopping mall concept in the Middle East, has won the Best Retail Development in the UAE 2006 award from the London-based Islamic Conferences Group for its extensive refurbishment, retail development and expansion program...

January seems to be off to a positive start for U.S. retailers as consumers continue to redeem holiday gift cards. Weekly U.S. chain store sales increased by 0.7 per cent for the week ended Jan. 6, according to the...