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Grass Roots acquires Mumbai-based Tajonline
UK-based Grass Roots group has announced the acquisition of the Mumbai-based merchandise and corporate gift supplier Tajonline India Pvt Ltd. This latest investment by the performance improvement company gives it ownership of Tajonline.com; an online portal that caters to...
Retail
Scaling market size: The BOP way
Rural and bottom of pyramid (BOP) markets are being considered the next big thing after a considerable saturation in urban markets. According to a report by research firm Evalueserve, India’s rural consumption will grow at a combined annual growth...
Retail
Retailers, manufacturers not collaborating: D Shivakumar
Speaking at the session entitled 'Winning Retail Strategy' on the second day of the India Retail Forum 2008 being held in Mumbai, D Shivakumar, vice president and managing director, Nokia India, advised retailers and manufacturers to act collaboratively to...
Retail
Record US$20.3 billion FDI drives Vietnam real estate
Record foreign direct investment (FDI) worth US$20.3 billion in 2007 is driving Vietnam’s real estate industry, but experts have urged existing and would-be investors and developers to take a holistic approach, and support local and regional infrastructure requirements.
The cautionary...
Retail
SAP buying rival
German business software group SAP has agreed to buy its smaller French rival, Business Objects, for more than $6.8 billion. The company hopes to complete the deal early next year.
Business Objects made sales of 885 million euros last year,...
Retail
Ministry tells off RIL for oil retail strategy
Reliance Industries is pulled up by the petroleum ministry as the company failed to meet its commitment to open 10 per cent of its fuel retail outlets in remote and low-service areas.
Justifying its stand, RIL in its reply to...
Retail
Office Depots new refurbished site for US
First time in past two years Office Depot has refurbished its website, and has relaunched it without much fanfare. The site will enable Office Depot to carry out new reporting and analytics on its consumer interface. The new design...
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The Luxottica report card for 2022
A look at how the world’s largest eyewear company fared in terms of revenue growth in key regions across...
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