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India is rising, not only as a new choice of relocating labour-intensive industries from China, but also as a retail market of good potential, says a research report by The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). In recent years, the sustained rise in…
Xiaomi India, the Chinese smartphone maker’s local subsidiary, has lodged an application with the government to operate single-brand retail stores. The move coincides with US tech giant Apple resubmitting a similar application as it attempts to gain formal…
India is rising, not only as a new choice of relocating labour-intensive industries from China, but also as a retail market of good potential, says a research report by The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). In recent years, the sustained rise in…
India’s Bharti Airtel has introduced an innovative new service allowing post-paid business customers to top up their data allocations with prepaid credit. The operator will allow customers to recharge their accounts through retail or online credit purchases…
Vodafone India has outlined a strategy aimed at doubling its SME customer base in Bangalore, known as the Silicon Valley of India. Vodafone Business Services announced a three-pronged plan to increase its SME coverage in the state of Karnataka – particularly…
Swedish furniture retailing giant IKEA will contribute 12.4 million euro (Rs 92.84 crore) to provide safe water and sanitation to one million people in India and Indonesia through Water.org. IKEA Foundation has announced a new grant of 12.4 million euro to…
South Korea’s fourth-largest cosmetic maker, It’s Skin, has made a move to extend its international reach through a partnership with retail giant Dabur India. It’s Skin has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dabur to sell 120 kinds of cosmetics in…
India is to supply 18 metre-gauge 1350 hp diesel electric locomotives to Myanma Railways. The traction will augment the railway’s fleet and enable it to meet increasing demand for passenger and freight transport services in Myanmar. The requisite contract was…
Electronic payments boost household spending on goods and services as well as boost GDP, according to a study commissioned by global payments technology company Visa. Moody’s Analytics investigated the impact of electronic payments on economic growth across…
Apple has stepped up its efforts to tap the Indian market by seeking government approvals for opening Apple Stores and selling and manufacturing refurbished devices in India. Now Apple is already said to be looking for space in key cities such as Mumbai,…
Indonesia is to participate in a major Indian major cultural festival in New Delhi in an attempt to seduce the growing middle-class in the South Asian nation into visiting the archipelago. The three-day festival, organized by international spiritualist NGO…
Indian footwear and outdoor gear brand Woodland is planning to open stores in China, Malaysia and Singapore along with franchising its brand in other markets. Woodland is also taking the eCommerce route as part of its expansion, and is hiring social-media…
Toys’R’Us has announced that Monika Merz, president, Asia Pacific, will retire effective May 31. Her successor will be named later. As president of Toys’R’Us Asia Pacific, Merz oversees all operations and business activities for the company’s more than 300…
Global duty-free retailing is expected to reach nearly US$98 billion in revenue by 2019, according to a new study by global technology research and advisory company Technavio. With the expansion of low-cost airlines, many middle-class travellers are taking…
Mall of Qatar has won the Retail Leadership Award in the real estate category at Asia Retail Congress 2016 held recently in Mumbai, India. On behalf of Ramez al-Khayyat, managing director of UrbaCon Trading & Contracting (UCC), the award was received by Siva…
The HCL Care division (HCL Care Services) of HCL Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Ltd. (India’s premier IT Services and Distribution Company), has won the prestigious Asia Retail Excellence award in the ‘Mobile and Telecom Service’…
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