Retail

British retailer Woolworths starts closing-down sale after failing to find a buyer

12 Dec 2008

Wadhawan Food Retail launches 50th Smart supermarket

10 Dec 2008

In-Store Asia to be held in March 2009

06 Dec 2008

US retail sales drop sharply in November

05 Dec 2008

Metro Cash & Carry plans Rs900-crore investment in Punjab

04 Dec 2008

The German reailer will provide credit facilities to restaurants, hotels, kiranas and miscellaneous traders

Eurozone retail sales slump spurs hopes for rate cut

04 Dec 2008

Banana Moon, global swimwear company plans entry into India

01 Dec 2008

High discounts attract heavy holiday shopping in US despite economic gloom

01 Dec 2008

Woolworths on the verge of collapse

29 Nov 2008

Retail group Kingfisher to shut Trade Depot stores after losses in China

28 Nov 2008

Saks moves to avert unwanted takeover bid

27 Nov 2008

Woolworths may sell its 800 stores for £1

22 Nov 2008

Wal-Mart replaces H Lee Scott, appoints Mike Duke as new CEO

22 Nov 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world’s largest retailer, has replaced CEO H Lee Scott with its overseas head Mike Duke.

Wal-Mart beats slump with higher quarterly profit, projects weaker Q4

13 Nov 2008

No.2 American electronics retailer Circuit City files for bankruptcy

10 Nov 2008

The No. 2 electronics seller in the US, Circuit City Stores  today filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest victim of a worsening economic downturn.

The shopping is over

By Mohini Bhatnagar | 10 Nov 2008

11 'Be Home' stores by Raymond by end of fiscal year

16 Oct 2008

Reliance Brands in joint venture with Italy's Diesel; exits JV with Sixty Group

14 Oct 2008

Italian fashion brand Diesel has entered into a joint venture with Reliance Retail subsidiary Reliance Brands.

Metro gets licence for wholesale business in West Bengal

11 Oct 2008

High court sets aside Maharashtra FDA orders on Subhiksha

04 Oct 2008

Kishore Biyani targets 300 Big Bazaar outlets by 2011

30 Sep 2008

After the launch of three hypermarket stores today that have taken the company's count to 101 stores, Kishore Biyani no targets 300 Big Bazaar stores by 2011.

KPMG says 315 new hypermarkets to come up by 2011

24 Sep 2008

Gap to acquire women's active wear maker Athleta

23 Sep 2008

Plaza Centres to be launched in India

16 Sep 2008

Subhiksha’s Subramanian takes over a chairman of Indian Retail Forum from ICICI’s Vaidyanathan

11 Sep 2008