Retail
PMO orders probe into Walmart-Bharti deal
11 Oct 2012
It is alleged that Walmart and Bharti used a consultancy outfit Cedar Support Services Ltd to siphon $100 million of funds into Bharti Retail Holdings, a multi-brand retailer as far back as in March 2010
Wal-Mart to seek local sources for retail foray
10 Oct 2012
Walmart will take a month to firm up plans for stores in India
27 Sep 2012
Walmart will not also wait for consent of all states since major states like Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have welcomed the centre's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retailing
FDI in retail not for online trade, says DIPP
25 Sep 2012
Government opens up retail, aviation, broadcasting to FDI
15 Sep 2012
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to ease sourcing norms for single brand retail trading where foreign investment of up to 100 per cent is allowed
Government allows 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail
14 Sep 2012
Implementation of the policy, however, is subject to state laws and is not a mandatory requirement for all states
Bharti-Walmart plans 3-5 new outlets by year-end
11 Sep 2012
FDI in multi-brand retail will harm India: UNI Global report
22 Aug 2012
FDI in multi-brand retail would replace a whole set of small traders, including hawkers, middlemen and even farmers over the long term as the retailers start sourcing overseas
IKEA plans to launch hotel chain in Europe
17 Aug 2012
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