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After successfully making foray into the Singapore markets with the ultra high temperature (UHT) milk in November last year, Aavin is now eyeing exports of dairy products to 15 more countries by the end of the current year. The countries which the Aavin dairy…
After bagging the rights for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Licensed Apparel Merchandise for India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Alcis Sports today announced their partnership with Flipkart to bring Indian fans the official fan-wear merchandise of…
GreyOrange, a multinational robotics and supply chain automation company, will showcase its portfolio of end-to-end solutions for supply chain automation at the 8th edition of India Warehousing Show on 21-23 June in Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Vivekanand,…
Antony Morato India has opened its first exclusive store, in Palladium Mall, Mumbai. The Italian menswear brand has tied up with Gurugram-based Iconic Fashion Retailing for its India journey. Covering more than 160sqm, the store features furniture and…
Platinum Guild International (PGI) published the findings of its 2017 Platinum Jewellery Business Review revealing that wedding markets around the world have become strongholds for platinum jewellery across China, Japan, the U.S. and newly emerging in India.…
Deutsche Post DHLGroup (DPDHL), the world’s leading mail and logistics company, today announced the launch of DHL SmarTrucking to provide an innovative trucking solution across an extensive line-haul express road network in India. DHL SmarTrucking is the…
Top executives of Walmart India and Flipkart on Wednesday met fair trade regulator CCI to explain their activities in the country, days after submitting an application seeking approval for their $16-billion mega merger deal. While there was no official word…
After opening its first stadium-format store in Delhi, Adidas India plans to roll out four or five more of the outlets this financial year. Designed to showcase the brand’s performance wear, the format will become standard in India from next year. Already…
Platinum Guild International (PGI) yesterday published the findings of its 2017 Platinum Jewellery Business Review revealing that three key trends – young consumers, bridal and self-purchasing – are emerging to contribute to platinum demand growth in 2018.…
SMS is not dead – not yet anyway. Ovum’s Mobile Messaging Traffic and Revenue Forecast: 2017-22 forecasts global revenues from application-to-person (A2P) SMS will finally exceed revenues from person-to-person (P2P) SMS by 2022, totalling $43 billion, even…
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) has approved the planned merger between Telenor India and Bharti Airtel, which will create an operator with a subscriber base of around 334 million. The department has signed off on the merger after being directed to by the…
India’s Bharti Airtel reportedly plans to raise up to $1.5 billion through a public listing of Bharti Airtel International, the holding company for its African operations. The operator plans to dilute a 25% stake into the holding company for roughly $1…
India’s Bharti Airtel has launched what it says is a first-of-its-kind carrier digital platform for wholesale voice services. The new Global Voice service will allow global operators to enter wholesale voice arrangements with Airtel at the click of a button.…
AirAsia India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amar Abrol is stepping down after being in his current job for almost two years, and will move back to Malaysia to be based at the group’s head office. Abrol “had expressed his desire to return…
Loss-making Indian state-controlled operator MTNL has approached the government seeking an allocation of 4G spectrum across two bands, in return for equity in the company. MTNL has written to the Telecom Department seeking spectrum in the 1800-MHz and…
E-commerce payments and ID platform Nuggets has been selected to join the Access India Programme (AIP) – a prestigious initiative providing support to high-potential UK businesses seeking to establish a presence in India. In partnership with the UK India…
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