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Retail
Redefining the physical store in an Omnichannel world
Omnichannel trends have become the 'burning platform' for our industry. These trends are having a major impact across channels, with recent headlines providing powerful examples: 'Shoppers Flock to Online Merchants', 'Walmart to Close 269 Stores', and 'Retailers Struggle'. To win over the...
Food
Cracking the challenge of selling to 10 million grocers in India
Selling is as old as the hills. It started with Eve persuading Adam to eat the forbidden apple. This ancient art, at first so simple, has turned into something complex in a complicated country like India. In India, selling is a...
INDIA FOOD FORUM - Food Services
New FDI policy may begin a big food fight between Amazon and Walmart
Amazon and Walmart, American super sellers, may start an Indian version of their US battle in the wake of the new FDI policy. With the Centre allowing ecommerce in food products (provided they are sourced/processed here) Amazon and Walmart...
Food & Grocery
AmazonFresh enters London, steps up pressure on UK supermarkets
Amazon has launched a British version of its US AmazonFresh food delivery service in central and east London, raising pressure on Britain’s already under-pressure “Big Four” supermarkets.
Its touted as a long-anticipated move by the world's largest online retailer to...
INDIA FOOD FORUM - Food Services
Walmart to partner with Uber, Lyft for pilot grocery delivery programme
Walmart has announced plans to team up with Uber and Lyft on a pilot grocery delivery programme, in a fresh challenge by the US retail giant to Amazon.
The big retailer said it would test the "last-mile" delivery with the...
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Walmart to use drones to check warehouse inventory
Walmart, the country’s largest retailer, is testing the use of flying drones to handle inventory at its large warehouses, which supply the thousands of Walmart stores throughout the nation.
In coming six to nine months the machines may be used...
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Indians in Walmart, Gap sweatshops face exploitation, abuse: Report
The Asia Floor Wage Alliance, on Wednesday released a series of reports, which said that workers from India, Indonesia and Cambodia, and Bangladesh in supplier factories for global retail giants Walmart, Gap and H&M face "intensive labour exploitation and abuse" including non-payment...
In Conversation
Investment climate, ease of conducting business improving in India: Krish Iyer
Walmart India President & CEO Krish Iyer remains convinced on the India opportunity, even as the world's largest retailer struggles to overcome challenges from online retail in its home territory, the USA.
"India is one of the largest markets in...
Retail
ISCF 2016: Walmart to open 70 Cash & Carry stores in India by 2020
Walmart India has stepped up its expansion plans to take the tally of its Cash & Carry outlets to 70 by the year 2020, said President and CEO, Walmart India, Krish Iyer at the inaugural day of India Shopping...
Food
Walmart to evaluate opportunities in processed food retail
With India allowing 100 per cent FDI in processed food retailing, US retail giant Walmart said that it will evaluate opportunities in the segment while it gears up for the next phase of opening up of new cash and...
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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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