A global stock trader’s guide to navigating food protectionismProfit estimates of global exporters like Singapore-listed Wilmar International Ltd. and Hong Kong’s WH Group Ltd. are on the rise while po...
29 May, 2022, 09.32 AM IST
From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021In a year when the COVID-19 carnage ripped apart the retail business, circa 2020 will best go down for the unravelling of the war between J...
29 Dec, 2020, 01.45 PM IST
Ambanis are now twice as rich as the second wealthiest family in AsiaThe pandemic had gutted the global economy and Mumbai-where the family lives in a 27-story skyscraper named Antilia-was in the midst of a s...
03 Dec, 2020, 09.57 AM IST
Super rich get richer on Ant after striking early deals with Jack MaAt least seven tycoons put in almost $700 million combined, with returns that could reach 50% based on Ant’s targeted valuation, according ...
09 Sep, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
Pandemic cannot stop this Thai billionaire heir, work-from-home culture boosts his startupAmity had managed to avoid loss for the first time since it was founded eight years ago.
30 Jun, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Momentum in online, app-based sales to stay for retailersAccording to experts, now online channel has become "inevitable" for the traditional retailers and would have to push this channel further ...
28 Jun, 2020, 06.05 PM IST
Hot beverages help Indians keep cool in Covid summerA cup of hot coffee or tea may not be one's natural choice of drink on a muggy afternoon, but a lot of Indians are apparently opting for ho...
03 Jun, 2020, 08.59 AM IST
Sale of hot beverages witness a steep rise amid Covid-19 scareRetailers like Metro Cash and Carry, Walmart, Lots Wholesale, MaxWholesale and others have witnessed an increase of 30%-160% in the sale of...
02 Jun, 2020, 05.54 PM IST
Lockdown 2.0: Consumers' focus shifts to packaged, high-value food itemsMeanwhile, several retailers have reported an increase in sales of their private labels, which filled the gaps as supply lines from other m...
03 May, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Anticipated lockdown extension, adequate stocks in place, say retailers"Based on sales projections, we have worked with suppliers to ensure that we have healthy stock availability at LOTS for our customers. Our...
14 Apr, 2020, 10.27 PM IST
Lockdown blues: Meat na mila re mann kaThe price of mutton, when available, has risen more than 80% in major cities as slaughterhouses are shut and people are unable to bring goa...
11 Apr, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Retailers resort to reverse supply chain to procure goodsThe approach is a departure from the standard practice of FMCG companies delivering goods directly to the retailers’ warehouses and stores....
07 Apr, 2020, 01.24 AM IST
Tesco clinches $10-billion Asian sale to Thai billionaireTesco agreed to sell its Asian businesses to Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont for more than $10 billion, clinching a record deal in Tha...
09 Mar, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
India can become bigger market for Siam Makro than Thailand: Group CEO"I am confident that we can expand very rapidly in India but I don't want to commit any number," Tanit Chearavanont, managing director of L...
13 Feb, 2018, 01.13 PM IST
Siam Makro enters cash & carry biz, to invest Rs 1,000 croreThe company, part of $50 billion Charoen Pokphand (CP) group, will operate under the brand name 'Lots Wholesale Solutions'.
19 Jan, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
Ambanis on top, beat Lees of Samsung to become Asia's richest familyThe net worth of Mukesh Ambani's family rose $19 billion to $44.8 billion.
17 Nov, 2017, 01.13 AM IST
3 Indian names in Forbes' top Asia's richest families listSouth Korea's Lee family, which controls Samsung, topped an inaugural list of Asia's 50 richest families published Thursday by Forbes Asia ...
08 Oct, 2015, 04.57 PM IST