Foreign Direct Investment

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has reportedly urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail of food products. Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has suggested for a...

The government is working on the definition of 'e-commerce' to clear the air over key issues such as taxation and foreign investment in the burgeoning sector, according to Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The minister on July 15 chaired...

Traders' body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has alleged that e-commerce firms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal are violating FDI norms by holding forthcoming festive season sales and it has complained to the Commerce Ministry. "These companies solicit...

Continuing its endeavour in enabling small businesses prosper, to gain momentum through employment generation and also to harness growth of the nation, Walmart India Private Limited has planned to add 50 more cash and carry stores in next four...

Shopping malls in India have definitely come of the age – from being mere shopping arcades, offering products and services to providing wholesome shopping and leisure experiences to consumers. In other words, malls have gone through a complete learning...

It is no secret that the retail sector in India, traditionally dominated by unorganised players, standalone boutiques and kirana stores, is undergoing a steady makeover. But dare I mark this movement as ‘slow’. Since liberalisation of the economy in the...

The Indian retail scenario has traditionally been dominated by small neighbourhood convenience stores. Such stores, with limited assortment of goods, have helped conceal the state of unemployment in the country and dominated the retail landscape across most parts of...

The Narendra Modi government may reconsider its stand on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, and likely to implement it with more safegaurds to protect the interest of small neighbourhood stores as quipped by Bharatiya Janata Party vice president...

During Master Class Pre-IRF'14 Exclusive Knowledge Series Darrel Wisbey, Retail Mentor and Advisor from Philippines revealed the Importance of Relationship for Retail Success. He took off the session with the 'retail is detail' theme focussing primarily on the retail...