Small and Medium Enterprises

The retail sector in India is growing rapidly with more and more number of international and national players entering the sector through a plethora of formats such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, discount stores, specialty stores, concept stores, et...

The government is likely to permit foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retailing only in the six big metros. The emerging consensus in the government is that the recommendation of the Department of Commerce & Industry to allow such...

The government has moved a formal proposal to allow foreign direct investment of up to 51 per cent in multi-brand retail stores although with a few riders. At present, FDI in multi-brand retail business is prohibited in India. The...

Retailing in India is an evolving science, and is getting more complex by the day. What does one mean by organised retail? How can selling evolve into retailing science? How can a one-shop retailer scale up to systematically grow...

Food processing has an important role to play in linking Indian agriculture to consumers in the domestic and international markets. With low farmer price realisations and significant wastage in the food supply chain even with the current level of...

In a move to help the unorganised or the traditional sector face competition from their deep-pocketed counterparts, the Government of India has planned to set up a dedicated national fund to offer cheaper credit to micro and small entrepreneurs....