In Conversation

With an aim of opening 100 outlets in 12 months, Kamats is on a growth trajectory since the opening of the first outlet in 2010. FoodService speaks with Vikram Kamat, Managing Director, Kamats Restaurants & VITS Hotels, about the...

Progressive Grocer spoke to K. Vijaya Kumar, Owner, Ponnu Super Market, about the evolution of his brand from a small provisions store to the instantly-recognized supermarket brand with eight stores in Chennai that pull in a turnover of over...

Progressive Grocer spoke to C.K. Sreenathan, Managing Partner, Cothas Coffee, about the journey of the brand over the years and the attributes that makes it stand out in India’s coffee market.Give a brief description of your company and its...

Artdeco Group - Germany's undisputed market leader in cosmetics - has recently launched two new cosmetics brands in India - ANNY (premium quality nail care brand) and Make up Factory (professional make-up brand).Prior to this, Artdeco Group introduced BeYu...

Shopaholics be warned! Vegas Mall – with its innumerable retail experiences, the sheer opium of retail therapy – is coming up in the heart of Dwarka. The mall is a prime project of the Pratham Group, an initiative of...

With a keen insight into restaurants and their trends, restaurateur Mihir Desai’s 7,000-square feet outlet – The Bar Stock Exchange at Kamala Mills, Mumbai – has proved to be a roaring hit with the city’s eating-out crowd. In just...

QSR chain, Wow! Momo has found the recipe for success. The startup, which began with an initial investment of a paltry sum of Rs 3,000, is 155 outlets strong today. The company opened its first store in Kolkata 8...

innisfree, the Korean naturalism brand from the pristine Jeju Island in South Korea, has recently launched its flagship store in Gurugram at Ambience Mall. The opening of this store marks their seventh outpost in India.The new innisfree store encompasses...

SPAR Hypermarket, part of the Dubai based Landmark Group, has introduced innovation-led experiential shopping at its new store in Vega City Mall, Bengaluru.The latest store spans across 55,000 sq. ft. and has on offer over 50,000 products with 25...

Sunil Jindal, Managing Director, SRS Limited, which runs the neighbourhood convenience format SRS Value Bazaar stores in Delhi-NCR, spoke to Progressive Grocer about how his 25-store chain has been able to thrive in a difficult and intensely competitive retail...

Blackstone Group, one of the world’s leading investment firms, forayed into India’s shopping centre sector with its fully-owned subsidiary, Nexus Malls last year. The aim of the Blackstone Group was to transform the shopping experience of Indian consumers. The...

Growel’s 101 aspires to be a super-regional centre. In a one-on one interview, Vikas Shetty, Mall Head, says that the shopping is on its way to becoming a preferred,one-stop destination for retail, F&B and entertainment of the catchment it...

Manik and Rajat Kapoor’s popular F&B brands Gola Sizzlers and Café Hawkers in Delhi-NCR have struck a chord with diners with their right location, good food quality, right target audience and a good marketing team. The brothers, who want...

Gone are the days when malls were only about shopping. Today, they are all about offering shoppers experiences – F&B options, special promotions and entertainment hubs are fast becoming the norm rather than the exception…In an exclusive conversation with...