Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in India, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Nestle India, maker of the country’s highly popular Maggi, on Friday announced all samples of recently-banned instant noodles have cleared the tests conducted by three laboratories as mandated by the Bombay High Court. The move will now allow Maggi to be back…
Indian consumers are more digital savvy for reporting and resolving customer service experiences over social media than their counterparts in Japan and Hong Kong, says a survey by American Express. According to the American Express Global Customer Service…
Amazon India has received a massive $189 million cash injection from its US parent. It marks the biggest capital inflow into Amazon Seller Services in India since the brand made its debut in the nation in 2013. Five months ago the parent invested a $177…
Printing and document solutions specialist Ricoh India has opened its first Indian flagship store at Lucknow. The Japanese brand says the new retail facility is an effort to “strengthen consumer experience and engagement”. Ricoh Brand Stores are…
Apple Stores will now officially enter Indian shores in partnership with Tata-owned consumer electronics chain Croma which will host Apple at six locations – five in Croma stores, Mumbai and one in Bangalore – to begin with. The locations are Juhu, Oberoi…
Indian online marketplace Snapdeal has launched an omnichannel platform that integrates its offline and online retail channels. It offers customers the convenience of online discovery and ordering along with faster hyper-local fulfilment and is expected to…
Almost four in 10 Indian food retailers are expected to grow by 10 per cent or more this year, according to research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain, the global market leader for contract logistics solutions. Based on interviews with more than 300 industry…
The Asia luxury goods market is still growing rapidly despite negative press about Hong Kong, Macau and deteriorating China spending. Luxury goods retail sales in Asia-Pacific are expected to reach US$134.9 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of seven per cent…
PM Narendra Modi may have been the flag-bearer of `Make in India’, with his recent trip to the US being a highlight for `Digital India’. But another Indian startup has joined the growing list of new companies moving base out of India. Gurgaon-based Grofers…
Gold prices in India continued to trade at a discount for a fourth straight week, while premiums in China fell before it went on a week-long national holiday, in signs of sluggish demand in top consuming region Asia. Persistent weakness in India and China,…
KidZania, the global chain of role-play centres for children, will invest over US$15 million in a facility in Delhi-NCR, CEO Sanjeev Kumar, has said. “The project funding will be done through 70 per cent equity and 30 per cent debt, Kumar said. The new…
Sweden’s H&M has followed in the footsteps of archrival Uniqlo in voicing its confidence in the China market despite the economic slowdown. Like Uniqlo H&M is aimed at the mass market, not the high end luxury sector most hit by the tightened spending of…
India’s EasyFix, a maintenance and repair service startup, announced today that it secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Axilor Ventures. Started in 2011, EasyFix calls itself an Uber for repair and maintenance services, such as carpentry,…
Exploride drove out of India to global crowdfunding site Indiegogo last week with bated breath. The crossed fingers turned to high-fives within an hour as the creators of this transparent heads-up display (HUD) for cars watched the Indiegogo counter ratchet…
Future Group subsidiary Lifestyle Fashions has opened a design studio in London, which it describes as “the fashion capital of the world”. The studio will “infuse the company’s brands with global designs, trends and sourcing capabilities and also curate a…
Retail Food Group (RFG), has entered into an exclusive partnership with Franchise India, Asia’s largest integrated franchise solution company to launch its brand in India. Franchise India has extensive experience in pairing franchisors with qualified master…
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