COVID-19
Retail Hub
LuLu Mall prepares to welcome back consumers with a cleaner, safer environment
With the Government of India lifting restrictions for the retail industry in a phased manner, retailers and shopping malls pan India are excitedly and exhaustively preparing themselves to re-open their premises post lockdown. For now, the Shopping Centre Industry...
Fashion
Global apparel spend forecast to plummet by nearly $300bn in 2020
Apparel is set to be the hardest hit retail sector by the COVID-19 pandemic with the global apparel market forecast to decline 15.2 percent this year (equivalent to $297bn), says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Honor Strachan, Principal...
International News
Footfall set to shift towards high-streets when non-essential stores reopen, says GlobalData
As retailers begin to open UK stores from the beginning of June (at the earliest), they can expect to see a shift in footfall with consumers more willing to visit town centres as opposed to other shopping destinations, says...
International News
JCPenney receives court approval of ‘First Day’ motions to support business operations
J. C. Penney Company, Inc announced that it has received approvals from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, in Corpus Christi, TX for the ‘First Day’ motions related to the company’s voluntary Chapter 11 petitions...
Retail
New Apple report details COVID-19 precautions in supply chain
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Health screenings, limiting density, and ensuring strict adherence to social distancing are some of the measures that Apple said it has taken in its global supply chain to address COVID-19's challenges, and to ensure people are able to return...
Retail
Mapping Consumer Trends: Every third user on Snapdeal is now buying safety & immunity products
A range of ‘new essentials’ is now becoming an integral part of online buyers’ shopping lists in India. Every third shopper on Snapdeal is buying products relating to safety and immunity. These include masks, sanitizers, traditional immunity boosters like...
Food
MakeMyTrip rolls out gourmet meal delivery service
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Online travel major MakeMyTrip has rolled out an online gourmet delivery service in partnership with luxury and premium hotel chains and independent properties across cities in India.
With traditional dine-in experiences coming to a grinding halt due to the coronavirus...
Food
GCPL bets big on hygiene products segment, expects it to be ‘new core’ in next 2-3 yrs
FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is betting big on its hygiene products range amid the COVID-19 crisis and plans to build the category as its ‘new core’ in the next two to three years, according to a...
Shopping Centres
EsselWorld to host a virtual run May 24
As the lockdown has moved into its 4th phase, EsselWorld is ensuring to keep the spirits high of Mumbaikars. Since most Mumbaikars are concerned about their lifestyle and fitness, it has become difficult for each one of them to...
Retail
Restaurants, electronic, sweet shops to open in Rajasthan
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Although the fourth phase of the lockdown is yet to begin from May 18, the state government in Rajasthan has extended the scope of exemption to bring the business back on track.
From Thursday, restaurants, sweet shops, hardware and construction...
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Fashion retailer Cantabil crosses 550 store mark
The company recently opened four new stores in Delhi, bringing its total number of stores in the Delhi NCR...
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