industry > industry > Retail Retail High court sets aside Maharashtra FDA orders on Subhiksha 04 October 2008 Kishore Biyani targets 300 Big Bazaar outlets by 2011 30 September 2008 Wal-Mart Japan to close 20 stores, cut 350 jobs 29 September 2008 Bengal government on brink as Foward Bloc threatens pull-out over Metro 27 September 2008 KPMG says 315 new hypermarkets to come up by 2011 24 September 2008 Gap to acquire women's active wear maker Athleta 23 September 2008 Plaza Centres to be launched in India 16 September 2008 Subhiksha’s Subramanian takes over a chairman of Indian Retail Forum from ICICI’s Vaidyanathan 11 September 2008 Mamata against Tata retail venture in West Bengal 30 August 2008 Mehrasons to take the franchise route to retail premium diamond jewellery in India 23 August 2008 Reliance Retail ties up with UK's Wincanton for managing its supply chain 16 August 2008 Tesco plans to beat Wal-Mart's first mover advantage in India 16 August 2008 Wal-Mart in $1-billion Brazilian expansion as US slows down 14 August 2008 Tesco to invest in India; ties up with Trent 12 August 2008 Arvind Brands Megamart chain to expand to 250 outlets 08 August 2008 British retailer Kingfisher sells Italian unit Castorama for $872 million 02 August 2008 Videocon plans Rs800-crore retail expansion 21 July 2008 Aditya Birla Group acquires 25 per cent stake in VMart 10 July 2008 Trent to invest Rs2,000 crore in 50 hypermarkets over 5 years 05 July 2008 Subhiksha to list through acquisition of Chennai-based Blue Green 01 July 2008 Bata sells off Hawai to Brazilian firm; to open 250 new stores 23 June 2008 Wal-Mart well positioned to succeed in current economic climate, CEO Lee Scott tels shareholders 10 June 2008 Small stores survive the large retailers 27 May 2008 Trent goes down the franchise path 23 May 2008 Del Monte says might offload StarKist 23 May 2008 Welspun India is 'supplier of the year' for JC Penny 22 May 2008 Madura Garments to invest Rs400 crore on Peter England stores 17 May 2008 Organised retailing in India: Trend of the 21st Century 16 May 2008 India to emerge as sixth largest market by 2012: Bharti Retail 14 May 2008 Indian organised retail must see customers in a new light to stay ahead of the curve 14 May 2008 Arvind Mills unveils billion-dollar transformation plans 13 May 2008 Spencer's to invest Rs1,500 crore in new outlets; tie up with foreign brands 09 May 2008 Subhiksha outlines plans to enter Kolkata and Kerala telecom retail 26 April 2008 Indian retail market to grow to $637 billion by 2015 25 April 2008 Shoppers Stop “Starts Something New” 24 April 2008 Bharti commences retail operations from Ludhiana with ‘EasyDay’, sans Wal-Mart 17 April 2008 Canon retails its 'X'perience in Pune 16 April 2008 Shoppers’ Stop to invest $350 million to double number of store 12 April 2008 Dabur's H&B heads South: launches 2 outlets at Hyderabad airport 07 April 2008 Aditya Birla Retail Limited to set-up 10 hyper markets in the country, ties up with Oracle for software support 04 April 2008 Software spending by retailers in China, India, Russia to top $1.57 billion in 2010 19 March 2008 Tata Group's Infiniti Retail to invest Rs 800 crore in Croma 17 March 2008 Government rules out FDI in retail sector for now 14 March 2008 Dabur opens first retail store 14 March 2008 Organised retail in India gathers momentum 06 March 2008 Apple stores, by Reliance retail 06 March 2008 Aditya Birla Retail plans expansion 06 March 2008 Is organised retail getting anywhere in India? 22 February 2008 Wal-Mart to outsource more IT to India 20 February 2008 UB Group plans new model to retail wine 16 February 2008 Total launches third store in Bangalore 16 February 2008 Dunkin’ Donuts has India on its mind 07 February 2008 IOC revving up for retail push 07 February 2008 Spencer's largest hyper store opens in Kolkata; stocks 70,000 items under one roof 02 February 2008 Spencer's largest hyper store opens in Kolkata 02 February 2008 Forbes Brands signs 30-year agreement with London’s Savile Row Co 02 February 2008 Arvind Mills to implement Oracle ERP for its retail outlets 01 February 2008 Reliance enters Auto zone with 10 retail stores 31 January 2008 K-Lifestyle launches The Grab Store 31 January 2008 Aditya Birla Retail plans 500 outlets nation-wide by March 24 January 2008 Arvind Mills launches Megamart Outlet Centre at Chennai 23 January 2008 IndianOil partners HUL for retailing ice-cream at petrol stations 17 January 2008 Luxor Group partners Reliance Retail; to have floor space in Reliance's "Time Out" format at Bangalore 07 January 2008 HPCL, McDonalds partner for drive through restaurant in Pune 03 January 2008 Vishal Retail opens showrooms in UP and Shimla 01 January 2008 Reliance Retail launches 'Reliance Digital' in Bangalore 26 December 2007 Electronics retailers cash in on X'mas sales 24 December 2007 RIL retail air-cargo plan taking off 24 December 2007 Shoppers throng stores on the weekend before Christmas 24 December 2007 Retailers Association of India initiates PG course in retail management 21 December 2007 Trent sets up Star Bazaar in Bangalore 21 December 2007 FDI in retail if kirana stores are unaffected: Subodh Kant Sahai 18 December 2007 Tata retail arm Westside launches store for women 15 December 2007 Gautier ties up with Ebony for furniture retail in India 15 December 2007 HomeTown launches store in Pune 14 December 2007 Shoppers Stop opens first Hypercity Argos at Mumbai, department store in Delhi 14 December 2007 US retailers may face a bleak Xmas as shoppers stay away from stores 08 December 2007 Future Group opens the first ‘Staples’ store in India 06 December 2007 Home Depot to close call centres in Chicago, Dallas and Tampa, cut 950 jobs 05 December 2007 Reebok Launches the GOAL collection in association with the John Abraham-Bipasha Basu starrer 03 December 2007 Dabur India to invest Rs 120 crore in lifestyle retail 03 December 2007 China lists substandard goods at Wal-Mart, Carrefour stores in Beijing 30 November 2007 Parsvnath in talks with Carrefour, Casino Group for retail chain: report 29 November 2007 Sears to bid $269 million for Restoration Hardware 27 November 2007 Black Friday deals bring shoppers to the stores 26 November 2007 Sears takes a 13.7 per cent stake in DIY company Restoration Hardware 24 November 2007 Multiplex chain PVR to develop 250 screens for Rs400 crore 23 November 2007 Tata's Infiniti Retail puts acquisitions on the backburner for now 23 November 2007 Rajesh Exports to launch jewellery chain stores 23 November 2007 Carrefour decides to come to India 23 November 2007 California attorney general sues 20 companies for lead-contaminated toys 22 November 2007 In-flight retail getting off the ground 17 November 2007 High rental costs hit speciality retail 17 November 2007 Reliance Retail unveils its 'Footprint' 17 November 2007 Brighter future for department stores as growth rate doubles: Verdict Research 15 November 2007 Retail chain Megamart sees itself as a lifestyle value retailer 15 November 2007 @home expands to 10 cities 15 November 2007 Diwali sees a 40-per cent decline in sweet sales 15 November 2007 France's Carrefour plans solo entry in India's retail market 15 November 2007 Diwali sees a 40-per cent decline in sweet sales 12 November 2007 In-flight retail getting off the ground 10 November 2007 High rental costs hit speciality retail 08 November 2007 Pantaloon for more private label products at Big Bazaar 06 November 2007 Qatar''s Delta Two fund gives up Sainsbury bid; to retain 25-per cent stake 06 November 2007 Spencer''s ''Live Fish'' counter 06 November 2007 Videocon retail arm Next acquires music chain Planet M for Rs200 crore 06 November 2007 Adani Agrifresh to invest Rs1,000 crore in cold chain over three years 05 November 2007 Essar Telecom Retail targetting Rs 4000 crore turnover in three years 05 November 2007 Prateek Lifestyle launches exclusive Coupon mall in Raipur 03 November 2007 Reliance woos locality kirana shops with franchisee plan 31 October 2007 Coir products to be sold in IOC outlets 29 October 2007 Microsoft India opens pilot ''One MS@Retail'' store inside Croma 26 October 2007 Acer brings in the Festival Season with the launch of "Acer Mania" 26 October 2007 Catalogue retail pilot at Shoppers'' Stop 26 October 2007 Donear Industries postpones retail launch to December; appoints cricketer Yuvraj Singh as brand ambassador 26 October 2007 Reliance wellness to focus on personalised services 26 October 2007 Royal Classic looking at Middle East and South Asia (MESA) markets 26 October 2007 Videocon optimistic about tie-ups with retailers 26 October 2007 Reliance relaunches Vimal with a new look and more offerings 23 October 2007 Government allows up to 51 per cent FDI in single brand product retailing 23 October 2007 Starlet Neha Dhupia inaugurates Piramyd Lifestyle Store at the Capital City 23 October 2007 Reliance launches a wellness outlet in Hyderabad 20 October 2007 Wal-Mart cuts prices on 15,000 more items, as US retailers gird for a slow holiday shopping season 20 October 2007 Food bazaar localises flavour, to double outlets by June '08 17 October 2007 Future Group building FMCG-style brands out of food labels 17 October 2007 Sony Pictures plans to retail VCDs and DVDs through Reliance Retail 16 October 2007 Spencer''s to reduce its retail formats 15 October 2007 Mukesh Ambani says Reliance name not to be attached to retailing of ''non-veg'' items 13 October 2007 Reliance Retail opens fashion apparel format ''Trends'' 12 October 2007 Swatch Group to launch Hamilton, Leon Hatot brands in India 12 October 2007 Mahindra''s retail operations to focus on premium lifestyle stores 11 October 2007 Now, Mumbai up in arms against corporate retailers 11 October 2007 Future Group planning an ad spend of Rs 50 crore 11 October 2007 Mahindra group to enter retail business 10 October 2007 Amway India launches TV campaign 09 October 2007 Reliance to market and distribute Apple products in India 09 October 2007 Kamal Nath rules out FDI in retail, for now 08 October 2007 Five months to More Birla hyper marts 04 October 2007 Nilkamal Home solutions @home outlet in Chennai 04 October 2007 Retailers turning to new technologies to retain market share 04 October 2007 Steve and Barry''s gets an Indian partner 04 October 2007 Reliance fires more retail workers 03 October 2007 Reliance Fresh Bhubaneswar outlet inaugurated, downs shutters over traders'' ire, reopens under police protection 03 October 2007 Del Monte Pacific buying 40 per cent stake in Bharti group's FieldFresh 29 September 2007 Del Monte who? Del Monte Pacific 29 September 2007 Future Group expects Home Solutions Retail to be the largest revenue earner 29 September 2007 Bags packed, Reliance Retail plans to shelve UP and Orissa, along with 10,000 jobs in both states 28 September 2007 Chidambaram tells audience at Wharton Leadership lecture that FDI in retail is not far 27 September 2007 Reliance Retail packs its bags in UP - to lay off 1,000 26 September 2007 Delhi traders'' action against Reliance Fresh fizzles out 21 September 2007 Contract farming, modern retail beneficial to farmers, says Sharad Pawar 20 September 2007 Peter England to launch family stores, enters premium shirts Peter England Elite 19 September 2007 Trent ties up with Benetton India Limited for expanding its Sisley brand in India 18 September 2007 Phased, low-key launch for Bharti Wal-Mart: Mittal 18 September 2007 Bombay Dyeing to refurbish its retail outlets 17 September 2007 Trent opens Star Bazaar in Mumbai 17 September 2007 Now Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee chants the coalition mantra 15 September 2007 France''s PPR SA to buy United Retail Group Inc 14 September 2007 Mary Kay to invest $20 million in its Indian entry 13 September 2007 Something for luxury retailers to aspire to: Selfridges creates "The Wonder Room" 13 September 2007 UK''s Ultra Motor - Hero Cycles to sell electric bikes through Reliance retail outlets 13 September 2007 UK''s Ultra Motor - Hero Honda to sell electric bikes through Reliance retail outlets 13 September 2007 TeamLease plans to train manpower for retail 11 September 2007 Dabur's health and beauty stores to market beauty related services 11 September 2007 Future Group gets going with its smaller retail format 06 September 2007 The business of people: Temps in Retail too 06 September 2007 Pantaloon partners US chain Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 04 September 2007 Hit by overcapacity, malls in Mumbai, Gurgaon shop for corporates 03 September 2007 Infiniti Retail Ltd''s Croma gears up for festive-season sales 31 August 2007 Globus appoints Kareena Kapoor its new brand ambassador 29 August 2007 Globus launching small stores to build private label biz 28 August 2007 Aditya Birla to foray into hypermarket retail in about 5 months 24 August 2007 Primus Retail acquires Weekender for Rs 95 crore 24 August 2007 UP Government throws out organised retail: Reliance Fresh, Spencer''s told to shut shop in UP 24 August 2007 ITC to introduce small hypermarkets to rural areas 23 August 2007 ITC subsidiary acquires Technico Pty Limited 23 August 2007 Raymond to open 100 stores for Notting Hill 23 August 2007 Small retailers strike back: Organise dry fruit festival to counter malls 23 August 2007 UP scraps new agriculture policy; orders 10 Reliance Industries stores, big retailers to close 23 August 2007 HomeCare plans opening more branded stores 22 August 2007 Pantaloon to spin off financial arm, raise capital via IPO 20 August 2007 Reliance Retail''s first hypermarket opens at Ahmedabad 14 August 2007 Dubai''s Istithmar to acquire Barneys as Fast Retailing drops out 09 August 2007 Tesco extends £155.6m offer for Dobbies to 19 August 09 August 2007 UK Takeover Panel asks Hunter to make firm offer for Dobbies or abandon bid 08 August 2007 McDonald''s sells Boston Market fast-food chain to Sun 07 August 2007 Istithmar faces heat over Barney''s bid from Fast Retailing''s parent Uniqlo 06 August 2007 Wal-Mart enters India in 50:50 JV with Bharti 06 August 2007 Dainik Bhaskar top bidder for Super Bazar 23 July 2007 RPG to invest Rs250-300 crore in Cellucom, Music World, Books and Beyond 23 July 2007 Sainsbury confirms bid approach from Qatari group 18 July 2007 Carrefour acquires Spanish discount retail chain 17 July 2007 Tata Coffee to take Mr Beans to 100 locations nationwide 17 July 2007 CPI criticizes UPA''s retail policies 16 July 2007 Fast Retailing eyes global markets with a $900 million offer for Barneys 09 July 2007 Pantaloon Retail to open small local stores 06 July 2007 Recalls put US stores in a bind over ''Made in China '' products 04 July 2007 MatexNet adds two verticals, plans overseas expansion 02 July 2007 Tatas launch first airport outlet - Croma Zip 25 June 2007 Tata Chemicals lines up plans for biofuel, fresh produce 25 June 2007 Mall rentals up, but retailers continue buying in Delhi 22 June 2007 Home Depot''s supply unit goes to PE firms for $10 Billion 20 June 2007 Organised food retailing can increase rural income, cut inflation: CRISIL 13 June 2007 Reliance to redevelop Kolkata''s Park Circus municipal market 08 June 2007 Warburg Pincus in talks to buy stake in China furniture retailer: report 06 June 2007 Reliance Fresh to open outlets in Mumbai 04 June 2007 Spices Board to open retail outlets 04 June 2007 Reliance Retail eyes Bata stores 23 May 2007 Marks & Spencer may open stores in India, Old Europe 22 May 2007 Aditya Birla Retail to roll out retail business under ''more.'' brand 19 May 2007 AV Birla group enters retail business; first outlet to open in Pune soon 18 May 2007 Vegetable hawkers gear up against organised retail 15 May 2007 No decision on FDI in retail yet: Chidambaram 08 May 2007 Concessional import benefits to boost retail sector 20 April 2007 Wal-Mart pushes out Exxon Mobil to reclaim Fortune 500 top rank 17 April 2007 RPG to merge CESC, Pathik Retail 16 April 2007 Bharti Wal-mart deal likely this month 11 April 2007 Bharti to set up three tier retail model 05 April 2007 Alpha Future duty free shops open At Delhi Airport 29 March 2007 Investors end confusion over Carrefour's takeover 27 March 2007 Wal-Mart to pay its US staff $530 million in bonuses 23 March 2007 Reliance looking for stake in French retailer Carrefour 14 March 2007 Dabur India to set up retail venture 14 March 2007 Dabur India plans retail foray with 400 outlets 12 March 2007 Pantaloon Retail to expand in the South 12 March 2007 RPG group to plans Rs2,500 crore expansion for Spencer's Retail 09 March 2007 Bharti, Wal-Mart in wholesale joint venture, says government 07 March 2007 Retailers plan to go to court against service tax 05 March 2007 Pantaloon Retail plans to invest Rs1,000 crore in Kerala 24 February 2007 Tata new Indian partner for Tesco? 23 February 2007 Pawar endorses Bharti's proposed pact with Wal-Mart 23 February 2007 UK's Argos in franchise venture with Shopper''s Stop and Hypercity Retail 23 February 2007 Wal-Mart, Bharti in wholesale business talks 22 February 2007 Bharti announces $2.5 billion retail rollout; partner Wal-Mart stays low key 20 February 2007 Bharti Retail may offer telecom, insurance services too 20 February 2007 Bharti to invest $2.5 billion in retail venture in eight years 19 February 2007 Retail FDI and Inflation 17 February 2007 RIL may tie up with HSA for Yemen retail chain 16 February 2007 Reliance Retail acquires two new properties in suburban Mumbai 15 February 2007 Bharti and Wal-Mart mull neighbourhood store format 12 February 2007 Further liberalisation of FDI in retail on track 10 February 2007 Sonia Gandhi cautions on Wal-Mart's Indian entry 06 February 2007 Carrefour to enter India soon 02 February 2007 Food, retail, realty in India attractive for US SMEs 23 January 2007 UK clothing chain New Look to enter India 23 January 2007 Unorganised retailers no longer fragmented 23 January 2007 Kishore Biyani conferred ''international retailer of the year'' award 18 January 2007 Consolidation in retail space soon 18 January 2007 Burger King may tie up with Pantaloon 11 January 2007 Pantaloon, Staples plan JV for office supplies 04 January 2007 Aditya Birla group enters retail with Trinethra acquisition 03 January 2007 Reliance Fresh to open 75 agro-retail outlets in MP 02 January 2007 Artificial intelligence and the art of keeping the customer satisfied 30 December 2006 Heritage Foods to expand grocery retail chain 28 December 2006 Bharti to invest $7 billion in Wal-Mart deal 27 December 2006 US grocery giant Supervalu sets up Bangalore operations 26 December 2006 Santa lights up the e-retail highway 23 December 2006 Retail chain Viveks sells hire purchase arm to AIG Capital 20 December 2006 Shoppers' Stop to expand luxury retail chain 20 December 2006 ITC to add 54 'Choupal Fresh' stores 19 December 2006 Organised retail of food, groceries can double farm incomes at current prices: CRISIL 12 December 2006 Kamal Nath says government would review Bharti-Wal-Mart deal 28 November 2006 Wal-Mart's entry to impact home grown retailers 28 November 2006 Bharti, Wal-Mart announce retail partnership 27 November 2006 Talks snap on Bharti-Tesco retail partnership 25 November 2006 How global retail majors flout FDI ban 21 November 2006 Retailers rush in to grab the market 16 November 2006 The coming retail boom 16 November 2006 Price cuts help Wal-Mart boost profit by 11 per cent 14 November 2006 FMCG companies to raise prices further 09 November 2006 Reliance Retail says no threat to petty traders 03 November 2006 Essar joins the retail bandwagon 31 October 2006 RIL launches first Reliance Fresh retail store in Hyderabad 30 October 2006 Wal-Mart's sourcing from India to grow 50 per cent to $600 million in 2006 18 October 2006 Provogue ties up with UK's Liberty, lines up Rs1,000 crore investment 16 October 2006 Retail sales decline with lower petrol prices in the US 16 October 2006 Tata''s new Croma opens shop 16 October 2006 FIPB clears Lladro's retail plan, drops Alpha Airports proposal 07 October 2006 Starbucks plans 28,000 new coffee shops worldwide; eyes India 06 October 2006 Want to shop? Head for the airport 06 October 2006 Pantaloon ties up with Alpha for retail chain at airports 04 October 2006 Tatas to set up electronics retail chain 03 October 2006 Spencer's emergence largest supermarket brand in India 28 September 2006 Titan announces Rs120-crore retail expansion 20 September 2006 Petrol pumps in Maharashtra launch indefinite strike over sales tax 18 September 2006 ITC's Choupal Fresh combines retail with wholesale 30 August 2006 Bipasha and Zayed Khan to endorse Pantaloon 26 August 2006 Home Centre from Lifestyle 22 August 2006