IndiaRetailBiz

‘Ethnicity’– the newest kid on the block from Future group stable– went on stream this Thursday at Ahmedabad.
The new store format that has been billed as ‘everything Indian, seeks to promote ethnic brands, as opposed to national brands, of apparel, jewllery, handicrafts, home decor, beauty products, accessories, gifts, and other lifestyle products, was launched by […]

Kshitij, an infrastructure arm of Future group, has planned an investment of Rs 1,300-odd crore to create 21 million sqft of integrated (retail, entertainment and leisure) space, over a period of the next three years.
The projects under execution, including Gulmohar Park Mall at Ahmedabad, will comprise 12 ‘malls’ and five ‘market cities.’ These 17 […]

‘Gulmohar Park,’ Ahmedabad’s newest, swanky, lifestyle destination,  is getting ready to host Kishore Biyani’s dream project ‘Ethnicity’ as its anchor tenant from tomorrow.
The ‘Gulmohar Park’ lifestyle mall, located near Iskcon circle (opp Marriot’s upcoming hotel project), is in cl9ose vicinity of major retail names like Star Bazaar, Croma, Reliance Mart, Big Bazaar, and […]

Reliance Brands, part of Mukesh Ambani’s retail arm Reliance Retail, which began its operations from October 2007, has announced signing of an MOU for a 51:49 joint venture with Italian fashion brand ‘Diesel’ on 14th October, 2008.
The new joint venture, according to a company release, is expected to become operational from 2009. Initially, the joint venture will open Diesel fashion stores in […]

Tommy Hilfiger, the international fashion brand that has been rated as the No.1 brand by Women’s Wear Daily as the most recognised brands in the US, is ramping up its India operations.
The fashion brand which has opened 30 stores in the past four years is ready to open another 10 stores by next year. […]

Wills Lifestyle, the lifestyle fashion brand of cigarattes to hospitality major ITC, is expanding its retail network nearly two-fold to 100 stores in the next two years.Wills Lifestyle is presently operating 55 Wills Lifestyle stores, across the country.ITC is also doubling its stores from two to four, while opening new stores at Guwahati […]

Kiah, the diamond jewellery retailer, which currently operates 15 retail stores in India and one store in Dubai, is planning to expand the retail network of  ’Kiah Diamond Jewellery’  stores opening 30 stores by the end of 2009.
All the 15 stores being currently operated by the company in Indian cities like Ahmedabad, Bangalore, […]

As economies across the world are fighting hard to ward off the impact of looming global recession, and retailers are happy maintaining their past sales, there is one luxury product that is making waves in India.Yes, we are talking about luxury cars! The sales of Mercedes-Benz super luxury cars up to September […]

The rollout of Easy Day, a supermarket chain of Bharti Retail, the retail venture of India’s largest mobile player Bharti Enterprises, has not only been slow but restricted to Punjab state only.
In six months, since its launch from Ludhiana in April, this year– the home town of its promoter Mittal family– the retailer so far has […]

“There is a huge opportunity in this area and not many organised players are present in this sector. This made us look at this sector.” — R Srinivasan, Head, Supply Chain Solutions, Future Logistics.
Future Logistics, the logistics arm of Kishore Biyani-led Future group, according to a BS report, may soon begin supplyin products […]