Strategy

Department store chain Lifestyle, part of the Dubai-based Landmark Group, continued to grow even during the recent economic slowdown. The company recently opened a 70,000 sq.ft store in Delhi, taking the store count of Lifestyle in India to 22....

5àSec, one of the world’s leading retail chains in textile care and treatment services, has unveiled the signature of its two new master franchise agreements – one in Romania and the other in India.The two partnerships are in line...

The fourth instalment in a series of research and best practice sharing with SUPERVALU University focuses on organisational survey results from independent grocery retail associates in key areas of merchandising in the U.S., and how they affect associate attitudes...

Carrefour has signed an agreement to acquire 51 per cent stake in Baolongcang, a major hypermarket operator in the fast growing Hebei region, close to Beijing, in China. Baolongcang’s founders will retain the remaining 49 per cent stake in...

George Santacroce, the chief executive officer of The Collective – the lifestyle and luxury menswear store by Madura Garments, is set to hand over the reins to Ram Iyer, COO with effect from July 31, 2010. Santacroce, however,...

German luxury carmaker Audi has set its footprint in Kolkata by launching its first exclusive showroom in the city. Located at AJC Bose Road, the 6,500 sq.ft showroom is Audi's 14th in India. “The Kolkata showroom is an important...

Vision Express, a 50-50 joint venture between Reliance Retail and Pearle Europe, has expanded its base by opening another store in Jaipur.Spread over an area of 650 sq.ft, the new store offers a range of eyewear products and accessories...

Agrium Inc, a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in both North and South America, has acquired 24 retail farm centres in Argentina from DuPont Crop Protection. The company expects revenue from the retail farm centres to...