Retail
RITES turnover rises to Rs672 crore, profit dips
31 Aug 2009
Scrapped RIL farm project unviable, says Punjab
24 Aug 2009
UK retailer Tesco plans move into banking
22 Aug 2009
UK supermarket giant Tesco is ratcheting its expansion into personal finance and is planning to offer mortgages by the end of the next year and converting its finance division into Tesco Bank
Wal-Mart sales shrink 1.4 per cent; but profit grows
14 Aug 2009
Given Wal-Mart's dominance in the retailing industry, with over 200 million consumers shopping at its stores every week, it is often seen as a barometer of the health of the US consumer and of economy
Planet Sports presents sale of the year
23 Jul 2009
Wal-Mart to mark merchandise for environmental impact
16 Jul 2009
In addition to price tags, products at Wal-Mart will also have information relating to products’ carbon footprint, amount of water used and the air pollution caused in creating them
Retailers growl as Maharashtra triples VAT on mobile phones
02 Jul 2009
Retailers say that the 12.5-per cent VAT will result in a thriving gray market in the state, as cheaper handsets from states with 4-per cent VAT flooding Maharashtra
US retail sales worsen in May
05 Jun 2009
e-Retail storms ahead through recession
02 Jun 2009
The key for individual retailers is to formulate two clear strategies, one for succeeding through the recession and one targeting growth beyond this, as the online channel begins to approach maturity, says Malcolm Pinkerton, senior retail analyst, and Matthew Piner, retail analyst, Verdict Research
Finally, Bharti Wal-Mart opens Amritsar store
30 May 2009
Wal-Mart ready to launch Indian variant
26 May 2009
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