Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal to meet UK firms like Tesco, Marks & Spencer for FDI boostThe aggressive move to showcase India’s food retail sector is on account of a lack of interest shown by international companies to setup sh...
06 Sep, 2016, 07.32 AM IST
Lifestyle International plans expansion as ecommerce threat fades“This will be the most aggressive expansion for the company post 2010. Our expansion plan is firm, we have been on track. But sometimes mal...
06 Jul, 2016, 03.45 AM IST
US Apparel brand Urban Factory enters India on its ownUS-based apparel brand Urban Factory has entered India on its own and plans to open stores in Bengaluru and Hyderabad by the middle of this...
09 Feb, 2016, 11.37 AM IST
India's retail mkt has potential to touch $1,200 bn by 2020: Boston Consulting GroupIndia's retail market has the potential to grow from $630 billion in 2015 to $1,100-1,200 billion in 2020 on the back of rising income leve...
14 Jan, 2016, 06.34 PM IST
Balanced real estate bill could be a game changer for sluggish real estate sector: Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, JS, HUPAHe also called for rapid infra development in order to fill the shortage of 17 million dwelling units in urban area which gap is further ex...
17 Jul, 2015, 07.22 PM IST
The way forward for retail in IndiaThe government is holding discussions with different stakeholders in the retail sector to consider allowing foreign direct investment in e-...
15 May, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
India's retail sector to be worth $1.2 tn by 2020: CIIThe country's retail sector is likely to touch $1.2 trillion by 2020 from the current level of $550 billion, helped by a rapid growth in th...
15 May, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Softer inflation gives RBI room to cut rate: IndustryThe fall in retail inflation in March to a 3-month low of 5.17 per cent provides leeway to the Reserve Bank to resume its rate-cutting cycl...
13 Apr, 2015, 10.43 PM IST
Industry hopeful of rate cut as economy shows recovery signsCII hoped it would propel the Reserve Bank to reduce policy rates in its forthcoming monetary policy especially as consumer demand continue...
12 Nov, 2014, 10.15 PM IST
Hurt by slowdown, industry urges RBI to cut interest rateIn its third-quarter review of monetary policy in January, the RBI raised the key repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 8 per cent in a bid to curb...
30 Mar, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
Held to maturity, long tenure FMP may prove to be a good betThese FMPs may help investors benefit from double-indexation gains & higher rates.
20 Dec, 2013, 10.18 AM IST
- Rural penetration, sustainability & infrastructure development, key to FMCG sector’s growth
FMCG sector expected to grow to Rs 1,80,000 crore by 2015; rural penetration, sustainability and infrastructure development key growth driv...
08 Aug, 2012, 06.42 PM IST
- West Bengal to see shortfall in skilled manpower by 2015
West Bengal is likely to see a 1,30,000 shortfall in skilled resources by 2015, claims a CII - PWC Skill Gap Study released in Kolkata on W...
14 Oct, 2009, 09.53 PM IST
Mutual Fund AUM likely to grow 15-25 pc over next 5 yearsAUM of Indian MF industry are expected to grow by 15-25 per cent over the next five years even as there may be challenges of declining prof...
17 Jun, 2009, 07.27 PM IST
- Bharti Retail aims to consolidate presence in northern India
Bharti Retail, a recent entrant in the organised retail market, will focus on Punjab and then move on to consolidate its position in northe...
13 May, 2008, 06.17 PM IST
- Bangalore to host first India Sourcing Summit
The first India Sourcing Summit would be held in Bangalore from February 8.
14 Dec, 2007, 08.15 PM IST
- 'Food sector to be a 310 bn dlr Industry by 2015'
Global food experts will converge here next week for a two-day conference to discuss the opportunities in India against the backdrop of the...
08 Apr, 2007, 01.00 PM IST