IndiaRetailBiz

MedPlus Health Services, one of the fastest growing small format pharmacy retail chain, which was founded in February, 2006, by Hyderabad-based Dr Madhukar Gangadi, has decided to embark on a massive expansion of its retail network.
MedPlus, which is currently operating 500-odd stores across the country, is looking at doubling the network by scaling up the number of stores […]

“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 […]

Nature’s Essence Pvt. Ltd., a New Delhi-based manufacturer, exporter and importer of a wide array of skin, hair and body care products, is foraying into organised retail. It plans to set up a chain of 100 beauty salons cum sales centres at an investment of Rs 30 crore, two-thirds of which will come […]

The Body Shop (TBS), a global manufacturer and retailer of naturally inspired, ethically produced beauty and cosmetics products, which operates over 2,100 stores in 55 countries, with a range of over 1,200 products — all animal cruelty free, and many with fairly traded natural ingredients– is now getting ready to vigorously […]

“The rebranding along with the acquisition is a significant move to take our interest in the wellness retail space to the next level.” — Sunil Godhwani, CEO and Managing Director, Religare Enterprises.

Fortis Healthworld, a Shivender Singh-led, pharmacy and wellness retail chain, owned by Religare Group (erstwhile owners of Ranbaxy group) […]

“Following the FDA order against suspending Subhiksha’s warehouse license for 20 days, Subhiksha went ahead and appealed in the Bombay Hi gh Court against the order and has managed to get a stay order from the Bombay High Court.” — R Subramanian, Founder and Managing Director, Subhiksha.
Subhiksha, the Chennai-based, country’s largest […]

 ”The verdict is absolutely absurd and wrong. They have no basis to pass such an order because to an appeal on an existing verdict, they can only retain the original verdict or modify it in appellant’s favour. We will move the high court against this suspension.”– R Subramaniam, Managing Director, Subhiksha Trading.

Earlier claims of Subhiksha […]

“It is quite sad that agencies saddled with the task of consumer protection can be used as tools by competition and vested interests to settle scores.” — Mohit Khattar, President (Marketing), Subhiksha Trading.
Subhiksha, the Chennai-based food and grocery discount retail chain, which is currently under the scanner of state FDA of Maharashta for alleged […]

Keeping in tune with its revised philosophy of striking partnerships with global iconic retail brands in several speciality areas, Reliance Retail, Mukesh Ambani managed retailing arm of Reliance Group, has gone ahead and stitched up yet another agreement. This time it is with the UK’s pharmacy and wellness highstreet retailer Alliance Boots, which […]

Close on heels of the clearance of its proposal to invest in  single brand front-end retail in India, the Netherlands-based Pearle Europe, is ready to soon unveil a retail chain of eyewear and other optical products stores.
The company’s proposal to bring in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) was among the 28 such proposal cleared […]