IndiaRetailBiz

Reliance Dairy Foods, a subsidiary company of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which manufactures and markets milk and other dairy under ‘Dairy Pure’ brand, has begun expanding footprint of its dairy products by roping in retailers outside the group. Apart from state cooperatives which operate within their respective states/ regions, Amul, Nestle, Mother Dairy [...]

Consumers are returning to retail stores with a vengeance. Diwali, which this year was celebrated about a fortnight or so earlier than usual, brought cheer back to faces of harried retailers.
Compared to the boom year of 2007, which had seen a large number of serious and non-serious players entering the sector, the year 2008 turned [...]

Allen Solly, the Rs 250 crore (2009 turnover) fashion apparel brand, which accounts for 28 to 30 per cent of Madura Garments’ turnover, is reinventing itself from the image of ’semi-formals’ and ‘casuals’ brand to a brand of fashion and personalcare lifestyle products. Madura Garments– a Kumar Mangalam Birla group company, is also retailing several [...]

Tanishq, the country’s most prominent gold and precious jewellery of brand, which has deservedly been credited for pioneering and promoting the concept of branded jewellery in India, is expecting to make a big splash this festive season. Tanishq is currently operating a retail network of 117 exclusive boutiques across 78 cities of India.Tanishq is expecting [...]

Pantaloon Retail, India’s largest multi-format, multi-products, retailer operating across ‘value,’ ‘lifestyle,’ and ‘home retail’ segments is rejigging its ‘customer loyalty programme’ with a view to integrate similar programmes being individually offered by different retail chains. This, according to a mydigitalfc report, will help the group in gaining better understanding about buying behaviour of its [...]

Domino’s Pizza, among the world’s largest pizza brands, is exploring new business formats to strengthen its business in the country. The new formats, according to Domino’s Pizza India CEO Ajay Kaul, will include include ‘online’ ordering service and ‘express’ counters.
Domino’s Pizza India, the master franchisee of the US-based Domino’s Pizza in South Asia, was founded [...]

Onam, the biggest harvest festival of Kerala marking the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali, despite clouds of global recession still hovering on the sky, is being celebrated with traditional gaiety, festivity, and feeling of happiness.
While, Supplyco (Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation), a state government retailer, has planned to celebrate the festival beginning the 28th August, [...]

Pondicherry-based Hidesign, which specialises in making premium leather accessory products, across the world, given current recessionary trends following global financial meltdown, is looking at focusing on India and other emerging markets for growth of its business in coming months.
Hidesign, which has earlier entere into an agreement with Kishore Biyani-led Future group for launching a range [...]

Pantaloon Retail, the country’s largest multi-product, multi-segment, multi-format, listed retailer, part of Kishore Biyani-led Future Group, is expecting a good response to its 5-days long “Maha Bachat” shopping offer. The promotion is being offered across the country between 12th and 16th August, 2009, as part of 63rd Independence Day celebration.
While, the response may be slightly [...]

Van Heusen, among the leading men’s formal wear apparel brands of Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Madura Garments, is looking at expanding formats and adding new stores across the country in the coming months.
Van Heusen, the leading formal wear apparel brand mainly catering to the needs of men, is looking at adding new stores across the country [...]