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Economic Survey recommends opening of retail to foreign investment (FDI); suggests making beginning with ‘food’ segment

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

All retailers, including those who were initially reluctant to allow rush of foreign capital in the sector, have been asking for full opening retail sector to foreign investment in India.
The main reasons for such an unequivocal demand stems from the realisation that (a) while retail requires heavy investment for expansion, there is hardly any local capital [...]

Tags: Food and Grocery · Fresh Foods · MNC/ Foreign Owned · Policies/ Government · Supply Chain/ Logistics/ Infrastructure · Value Segment · Views/ Opinions

Samsung opens new format; unveils first ‘IT brandshop’ in Hyderabad

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Samsung India Electronics Limited, the consumer electronics giant, opened a new channel for sales, when it launched its first ‘IT brandshop’ in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The new IT brandshop is a conceptually different distribution model as Samsung India, which so far has focused on targeting consumers through channels and to some extent through government sales, [...]

Tags: Brands/ Strategy · Consumer Electronics/ Home Appliances · IT/ Professional Electronics · Lifestyle Segment · MNC/ Foreign Owned · Mobiles/ Telecom · Multi-product Categories · New Ventures/ New Launch/ Expansion/ Investment · Retail Strategy · SBO (Single Brand Outlets) · Specialty/ Concept stores

Koutons reports 2008-09 growth of 32% in sales and 15% in net; prefers franchise model for expansion

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Koutons Retail, Delhi-based fashion retailer, which offers a range of fashion products under apparel, accessories, and footwear catagories, mostly in value segment, has reported a healthy growth of 31.91 per cent in sales over previous year (Rs 1,046.68 cr vs Rs 793.68 crore). The consolidated net profit, however, grew by only 15.01 per cent [...]

Tags: Accessories · Apparel · Expansion/ New Investment · Indian Owned · Leather/ Footwear · Lifestyle Segment · MBO (Multi Brand Outlet) · Multi-product Categories · Research/ Analysis/ Stats/ Trends · Results (Sales/ Financial) · Retail Trends · SBO (Single Brand Outlets) · Specialty/ Concept stores · Value Segment

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