IndiaRetailBiz

Organised retail is back on the firing list of Mamata Benerjee, the firebrand Chief of Trinamool Congress.Following strident political opposition to the entry of organised retail in West Bengal, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail, was last year compelled to abandon its retail foray into in West Bengal.Apart from violent opposition of All India Forward Bloc– a ruling Left front constituent, political […]

“The Rs 1,500 crore Indian market is witnessing a growth of around 15 per cent annually and we want to emerge as the market leader with at least 25-30 per cent share.” — S Ravi Kant, Chief Operating Officer (Eyewear Business), Titan Industries.
Titan Eye+, a part of the Tata group promoted watch […]

“We would be covering all the tier II and III cities and all the stores would be company owned.” — Trent Official.

While, Birlas are getting into super-premium, luxury fashion apparel and accessorie segment through a new retail venture under “The Collective” brand name, Trent Ltd, one of the two retailing arms […]

 ”Our wholesale cash-and-carry format will bring improved value, range and service to thousands of Indian businesses. We are delighted to be working with Tata, one of India’s largest and most respected business groups.”– Sir Terry Leahy, Chief Executive, Tesco plc.
“Tesco had first considered expanding into India 10 years ago, and had […]

Tata Ceramics Limited, which manufactures a wide range of ceramic products like flatware ceramics (Dinner plate, Dessert plate, Saucer) and holloware ceramics (Vegetable Dish, Oatmeal, Sugar Pot, Creamer, Coffee/Tea Cups and Pots, Salad Bowl etc.) in plain as well as fluted shapes, under the brand name of CERA, launched its first exclusive branded store in […]

Woolworths, the Australia-based multi-format value retailer, which provides buying, wholesale, supply chain and general consulting services to Croma — a Tata group owned retail chain of 22 stores for durables, electronics and IT products in India, could easily move into food and grocery retailing in India, says a Fairfax report .Woolworths, an […]

“There is a huge opportunity in spectacles retailing as 30% of the population in the country is using spectacles for vision correction.” –  Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Industries Limited (A Tata Group Company).

Titan Industries, the country’s largest maker and retailer of watches (Titan) and jewellery (Tanishq), has announced the national launch of […]

“They (Pantaloon) are luring my customers by using my name in an unfair manner.” — Sandeep Mittal, Legal Counsel representing Shoppers’ Stop & Lifestyle.
“It was a pure marketing initiative. Why so much fuss about it? ustomers own multiple loyalty cards but they still have the right to choose wherever they want […]

“… with high input cost pressures is gnawing at margins, the only way to survive in retail industry is though scale.”
“The best way to drive the costs down is to open more stores quickly. Till now we had been able to absorb the pressure of rising raw material and staff costs, but […]

“We believe that there is a huge business potential in Tier II and III markets. Consumers in these cities are well informed about the latest trends and are willing to spend… We aim to reach out to them and give them a world class shopping experience at affordable prices.” — Neeti Chopra, […]