Foreign Direct Investment

Niche luxury retailers are putting expansions back on track after a brief hiatus. Despite foreign direct investment restrictions, companies such as Versace, Oakley and Nike Golf are increasing area and product assortments to draw consumer interest in what they...

For the second year in a row, retailers in country found facing highest incidence of shoplifting, employee theft.India’s fledgling retail industry has topped the ‘Global Retail Theft Barometer’ survey for 2009. The country topped the retail “shrinkage” rate —...

Apparel company Koutons Retail is in a consolidation mode and is assessing the performance of its existing 1,400 outlets. In the past six months, the company has relocated about 50 outlets across India and converted over 150 exclusive men's...

With a presence in over 30 cities in India, McDonald's, one of the largest fast food chains of the world, has sketched a drastic expansion plan for the current financial year in the country. According to Amit Jatia, joint...

Tracking the reforms Liberalisation has always been treated with caution by Indian government. It has evolved with time through constant reforms. Allowing international investors to enter Indian retail business was another step in this direction. Companies relied on...

The hopes of the lobby that wants foreign investment in retail trade were dashed on Monday as the government said that there is no proposal to allow FDI in the retail.“There is no proposal to change the current (FDI)...

Despite the economic slowdown, India’s fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has grown consistently during the past three to four years, reaching a size of USD 25 billion (Rs 120,000 crore) at retail sales in 2008. The industry is...

As the trading day began, most stock market players were predicting a bold, impetus-led Union Budget 2009-10 that would invigorate corporate and retail investors alike. But after handsome gains made in the initial trade in the early morning, the...

Retail sector in India is predominantly unorganised, having one of the highest density of retail outlets per capita in the world and lowest per capita retail space. Only 2 per cent of the Indian retail sector is organised while...