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Retail sales in India up 10% year-on-year in March: RAI surveyIndian retail sales saw a 10% rise in March 2026. This marks a steady end to FY2026. Food, apparel, QSR, and jewellery performed strongly. ...- What is El Niño? How it may impact India’s monsoon in 2026The Reserve Bank of India has flagged El Niño as a potential inflation risk, following forecasts of below-normal monsoon rainfall in 2026. ...
- India poised to benefit from FTAs, says RAI CEO Kumar RajagopalanIndia is emerging as a prime destination for leveraging Free Trade Agreements, boosted by the success of the Make in India program, accordi...
- Retail sales in India see 5% growth in January 2025, says RAIRetailers in India saw an overall 5% growth in January 2025 compared to the previous year, with food & grocery segments leading at 13%. The...
- Retailers report 5% Y-o-Y sales growth in SeptemberRetail sales in India grew by 5% in September 2024 compared to the same month last year, according to the Retailers Association of India. A...
- G20 Summit: Retailers, traders seek 2-hour window to open businesses in DelhiThe Retailers Association of India (RAI) has written to the Delhi government requesting permission to keep the outlets open for a brief tim...
- Retailers body RAI urges Maharashtra govt to allow opening of malls, shopping centresAccording to Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India, this will not only help save employment but will also pave the way for...
- Deliveries stopping a worrying trend for retail: Kumar Rajagopalan, RAI"Ecommerce should be allowed to be able to work because overall understanding of the whole essentials and non-essentials, it is not the sam...
- Retailers Association CEO Kumar Rajagopalan examines the ways in which Covid changed Indian retail"Physical is still predominant and it still accounts for 95% to 98% of the business depending upon where you are. But many consumers have s...
- Retailers should move ahead with cautious optimism: RAI"The festive season provided the much-required tailwind to the Indian retail industry that is now witnessing a steady month-on-month improv...
- GoFrugal eyes Rs 500 crore revenue mark in five yearThe products included RetailEasy for retail businesses, ServeEasy for restaurant businesses and ManageEasy for distribution businesses. Kum...
- Change in FDI single brand retail policy will ease investment process: Retailers AssociationThe apex industry body feels the reform would boost employment, bring in wide product choices for consumers and help grow the economy and c...
- GST could increase cost benefits by 5% in 3 years: Retailers"GST could increase the overall cost benefit of retailers by up to 5 per cent over three years," Kumar Rajagopalan, chief executive officer...
- Govt should first define retail and then frame FDI policies: Kumar RajagopalanOnline marketplaces claim that they are a mere technology platforms which help buyers and retailers meet. They do not consider themselves a...
- Retailers seek early implementation of GST"We are waiting for the details of early GST rollout, which, we hear is now in July. This can be a big game changer for retailers across th...
- Kumar Rajagopalan: Architect of retailers’ fightback against ecommerce companiesA former Shoppers Stop veteran and ex-IBM executive, Rajagopalan is considered by many as one of the architects of brick-and-mortar’s fight...
- Cabinet clears Model Shops and Establishments ActThe Cabinet approval, however, does not mean it has become a law as the onus will be on the state governments to adopt the central governme...
- Retailers Association, Future Innoversity launch Post Graduate Programme in Retail Management courseRetailers Association of India in collaboration with Future Innoversity today announced first of its kind Post Graduate Programme in Retail...
- Retailers to charge for shopping bags from FridayRetailers will start charging for shopping bags anywhere between Rs 1-7 from in line with Govt notification to charge customers from 1st Ju...
- We need a clear retail policy: Kumar RajagopalanKumar Rajagopalan, RAI CEO, spoke to ET Bureau about the effects of the slowdown, FDI in retail and the incentives required from the govern...
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