Subhiksha

India Retail Forum (IRF), arguably the country’s largest congregation of retail minds, has a new chairman on board. The Forum, for the year 2008, will see R Subramaniam, the managing director of Subhiksha, control its reins. Handing over the charges...

Subhiksha has obtained a stay against the orders of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from Bombay High Court. A special sitting of the High Court bench passed these orders. "The FDA order was supposed to come into effect...

After initially suspending Subhiksha’s warehouse licence for 10 days, Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased the suspension period of the retail chain to 20 days, beginning August 20. The Chennai-based retailer came under the FDA scanner after the...

Following complaints of continued violation of hygiene regulations, the government of Maharashtra has ordered fresh hygiene checks at the warehouses of discount retail chain Subhiksha in the state capital Mumbai. The issue was raised in the state legislative council by...

Subhiksha has announced that it plans to open around 1,000 more outlets by the end of this year. The company will primarily focus on tier II cities. Speaking at the FICCI Ladies Organisation symposium on retail, S Shashikanth, president (manpower),...

The acquisition of 40 per cent stake in Blue Green Constructions and Investments, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) listed on the Madras Stock Exchange (MSE), provides the right platform for Subhiksha to enter the consumer durables space. "We want to...

What a cricket bat is to Sachin Tendulkar, a pen is to Salman Rushdie, and a camera is to Satyajit Ray, consumers are the same to retailers. In the present scenario, consumer loyalty plays a pivotal role in making...

Retailers and mall operators are witnessing major business losses due to ongoing protests by Gujjar community. Expected chaos due to protests is not only holding back shoppers from visiting marketplaces, but have also hampered the supplies as connecting roads and...

At the Food Forum India 2008 inaugural session, SS Chahal, director, ministry of food processing industries, government of India, said, “The food processing sector generates significant employment. The multiplier effect of investment in this industry on employment generation is...