Retail
Dollar General bids $8.95 bn for Family Dollar Stores
19 Aug 2014
Family Dollar closing down stores and cutting prices to stay afloat
Government rules out FDI in multi-brand retail
13 Aug 2014
Government today made it clear that it will not even consider allowing major foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail
Wal-Mart says India capex nearing Rs2,000 crore
21 Jul 2014
Reliance Retail, Bharti in talks to buy Carrefour’s Indian assets
09 Jul 2014
The availability of ready-built cash and carry stores and associated infrastructure is drawing the interest of the two leading Indian retail companies
East India Company planning a comeback: report
09 Jul 2014
The once mighty East India Company, which is now confined to selling premium luxury brands in the UK, is heading back to India,as a retailer of fine goods
France’s Carrefour exits ‘underperforming’ Indian market
08 Jul 2014
Carrefour, one the world's largest retail chains, is shutting its business in India less than four years after it opened its first store in the country
Social pressure stops Facebook users recommending products on social media sites
30 Jun 2014
Users of social media sites such as Facebook are less willing to recommend products online because of the perceived risks to their reputation if their views are not endorsed or shared by others
California grocers push for ban on plastic bags
30 Jun 2014
Amazon-Catamaran JV to help small businesses migrate to online platform
30 Jun 2014
While the exact nature of the proposed joint venture is not known, it is expected to train small businesses to sell online and expand business
Narayana Murthy’s Catamaran plans India joint venture with Amazon
27 Jun 2014
Since India is yet to open FDI in e-commerce, Amazon and Catamaran have come up with a structure in which their venture does not fall under the ambit of FDI restrictions
Future Retail looks to raise Rs2,000 cr through preferential issue
12 Jun 2014
Heavy debt at around Rs 5,500 crore and the resulting interest outgo has impacted the bottomline of Future Retail, which reported net profit of Rs1.62 crore on net sales rose to Rs2,295 crore in the quarter ended March 2014
Tesco enters India’s multi-brand retail market with 50% stake in Trent
04 Jun 2014
British retailer Tesco Plc has completed the acquisition of a 50-per cent stake in Tata Group's retail arm Trent Ltd, becoming the first foreign supermarket chain to enter multi-brand retail in India
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