Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in India, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Property consultant CBRE on Tuesday said the supply of retail space rose 27 percent during January-June period this year in seven major cities to cater the rising demand from domestic and foreign retailers. In its latest report titled ‘India Retail Market…
Indian malls have cracked the ‘how to attract the customer’ code. They have transformed into family entertainment centres, providing shoppers with the best of in retail, fun and food. They have morphed into theme malls, offering inviting and intriguing…
E-commerce is the future of retail, and is taking giant steps as technology is being redefined with each successive year. But, contrary to popular belief, e-tailing can be expected to actually augment the growth of traditional retail in India along with…
Myntra is hosting the 4th edition of ‘Myntra Beauty Edit’, the most awaited carnival for cosmetics and beauty products online, from September 4-5. The fourth edition of the two-day mega festival is being complemented with over 30 new brand launches on…
E-Commerce giant Amazon said its over 14,000 assisted online shopping service points, internally code-named ‘Project Udaan’ till now,will be branded as ’Amazon Easy’ by the middle of 2019, a senior company official said. “Starting withover 200 stores across…
Parag Milk Foods, which on Tuesday launched the fresh milk category, is targeting a 10 percent market share in Delhi-NCR from this segment in the current fiscal year, a top executive said. According to a report: The fresh milk category will be under the…
Jubilant FoodWorks Limited, one of the largest food service companies in the country, announced the appointment of Kapil Grover as Chief Marketing Officer of Domino’s Pizza. He brings with him a rich experience of 18 years and will be responsible for leading…
PepsiCo said its head of beverages Vipul Prakash has quit the company to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity outside the company. The company announced appointment of another PepsiCo stalwart Vishal Kaul, who recently re-joined the India team, to replace…
Indian e-commerce aggregator BuyMore has partnered with retail consulting firm Hong Kong Circle Tech to assist Chinese retailers seeking to sell their products in India. The deal will see Circle Tech’s Chinese retail clients listed on BuyMore’s 10 e-commerce…
Indian online retailer Myntra is planning a network of offline stores. The fashion subsidiary of Flipkart, sees physical stores as an opportunity to build trust and awareness in the company’s online offer an to engage with existing customers. According to a…
Tata Starbucks Private Limited, the 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages Limited, celebrates the opening of its 125th Starbucks store in India at The Pavillion Pune. With 125 stores now operational across 7 cities,…
India’s fast-moving consumer goods industry is expected to grow at 12-13 percent in the July to December period, according to Nielsen India. The rationale behind a double-digit growth forecast is strength in the GDP, a boost in rural income, the uptrend in…
AirAsia has started its ‘Trust your Wanderlust’ promotional sale under which it will be selling flight tickets starting from Rs 1, 199. The promotional sale includes domestic destinations such as Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, New Delhi, Kochi, Goa, Guwahati,…
Efficient supply chain management has a cascading impact on all aspects of retail – from sourcing of raw materials based on demand forecast and then speeding up the production to getting the product to the store and finally to the consumer, everything depends…
US-based Uber said India is the fastest growing market for its food delivery platform Uber Eats and the service is being rapidly expanded to cover more Indian cities. Uber had launched Uber Eats in India in May last year and recently expanded the service to…
Online grocery firm Grofers expects its revenue to cross Rs 2,500 crore this fiscal on the back of strong addition of new customers along with increasing cart sizes of existing users. According to a report, The SoftBank-backed company, which competes with the…
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