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Walmart, satisfied with local results, is ready to open 40 C&C stores in India, says Anand Sharma

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Walmart Stores Inc, the world’s largest retailer, which operates a retail JV with India’s telecom behemoth Bharti Enterprises (Bharti Walmart Retail Limited), is satisfied with its results and is looking at expanding the footprint of its cash and carry stores in India. This was stated by Anand Sharma, Commerce & Industries minister of India, while [...]

Tags: Bharti (Bharti Retail/ Bharti-Wal-Mart) · Cash & Carry / B2B/ Wholesale · Education/ Training · Expansion/ New Investment · HR/ Employment · JV/ Franchisee · Lifestyle Segment · MNC/ Foreign Owned · Policies/ Government · Value Segment

Bharti-Walmart scans South and West for expansion; real estate prices to play major role in final decision

October 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt Ltd, the 50:50 joint venture between Wal-Mart Stores –the world’s largest retailer– and Bharti Enterprises– India’s largest mobile service provider– is looking at either the West or the South zone for expansion of its ‘Cash and Carry’ wholesale centres.
The JV has already launched its first C&C store under the brand name of [...]

Tags: Bharti (Bharti Retail/ Bharti-Wal-Mart) · Cash & Carry / B2B/ Wholesale · Expansion/ New Investment · JV/ Franchisee · Multi-product Categories · Value Segment

Reliance to revive retail operations in West Bengal; may buy real estate, settle dispute with local body in Kolkata

October 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Reliance Retail, a retail initiative of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, which in the past has faced many political hurdles in West Bengal, may afterall revive its retail business in the state “in a
major way” according to Tarun Jhunjhunwala, President of Reliance Industries, who was speaking to reporters in Barasat (WB).
“We are currently working on how [...]

Tags: Cash & Carry / B2B/ Wholesale · Consumer Electronics/ Home Appliances · Expansion/ New Investment · FMCG · Food and Grocery · Fresh Foods · Homeware/ Household · Indian Owned · Lifestyle Segment · Mukesh Ambani (Reliance) · Multi-format · Multi-product Categories · Property/ Realty · Specialty/ Concept stores · Value Segment

Walmart eyes India and China for future expansion; Asia will lead global recovery, says Walton

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Walmart– the world’s largest big box retailer– which operates in India via its 50:50 JV with India’s private telecom giant Bharti group, is keen on expanding its operations in India. According to S Robson Walton, its chairman, the retailer is also looking at expanding its presence in China.
“Internationally, we’re focusing on larger markets. China is [...]

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Bharti-Walmart JV undertakes several social initiatives; provides push-carts, adopts schools, trains youth, plants saplings and maintains roads

September 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Bharti Wal-Mart, which began its India operations with opening of cash and carry (B2B) wholesale store under the banner of “Best Price Modern Wholesale” in the holy city of Amritsar in Punjab, has also begun partenering with the government (PPP) as well as large multi-national private sector corporates to undertake projects of social importance.
Bharti walmart [...]

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Wal-Mart continues to remain bullish on India; no derth of funds for expansion says Doug McMillon

July 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Doug McMillon, 42, CEO, Wal-Mart International, among the top ranking officials of the company, is on visit to India.
The world’s largest retailer and largest employer, which garners annual revenues of $404 billion and employee strength of 2.1 million persons worldwide, has set up a retail joint venture in India.
The Wal-mart’s  joint venture with Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Enterprises has already begun [...]

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CAIT demands speedy implementation of Joshi report on retail trade; seeks formation of a national commission on retail trade

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), a body of traders in the unorganised sector, is seeking immediate implementation of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Committee on retail trade.
“The recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by Dr Murli Manohar Joshi laid down in Parliament few days back for imposing blanket [...]

Tags: Cash & Carry / B2B/ Wholesale · HR/ Employment · MBO (Multi Brand Outlet) · Multi-format · Multi-product Categories · Policies/ Government · Social Responsibility

Parliamentary panel recommends ‘blanket ban’ on FDI in retail and ‘Cash & Carry;’ comes down heavily on big corporates for foraying into modern retail

June 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments

A parliamentary standing committee on commerce in its report titled “Foreign and Domestic Investment in Retail Sector” submitted to the government has recommended imposition of a blanket ban on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail.
“The committee…recommend that a blanket ban should be imposed on domestic corporate heavyweights and foreign retailers from entering [...]

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Pantaloon reopens tieup talks with Carrefour SA of France

June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Pantaloon Retail, the country’s largest listed retailer, which recently obtained shareholders’ approval to restructure its businesses mainly with a view to induct foreign capital as well as to sew up partnerships with multi-brand MNC retailers, is belived to be finalising an equity partnership with the world’s second largest retailer Carrefour SA [...]

Tags: Cash & Carry / B2B/ Wholesale · Convenience Store · Discount Store · FMCG · Food and Grocery · Fresh Foods · Homeware/ Household · Hypermarket/ Supercentre · Indian Owned · Kishore Biyani (Future Group) · MBO (Multi Brand Outlet) · MNC/ Foreign Owned · Multi-product Categories · Policies/ Government · Supermarkets/ Megastores · Value Segment

Bharti Walmart announces investment of over $100 mn. in C&C chain over 3 years; unveils first store marking Walmart’s foray into India

June 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Bharti Wal-Mart, the 50:50 joint venture between India’s telecom behemoth Bharti Enterprises and the world’s largest US-based retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc, rolled out its first store on Saturday, the 30th May, 2009, at Amritsar in Punjab.
The first store named “Best Price Modern Wholesale” is a Cash & Carry format based store. [...]

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