Future Group

‘Prices must be globally competitive to encourage purchases in India’Mumbai, January 24, 2007: Dealers in luxury brands today urged the Government to rationalise the taxation structure in the country so that luxury brands, which were still largely purchased abroad,...

CALL TO ‘WAKE UP’ AND ‘EXPAND FASHION’ INTO AN ORGANISED INDUSTRY TAILORED TO INDIA’S NEEDSMumbai, January 23, 2007: Mr Kishore Biyani, Co Chairman of Fashion Alliance and CEO of The Future Group, today challenged the retail industry to “wake-up” to...

‘INDIA BRAND SHOW’ TO KICKSTART IMAGES FASHION FORUM 07FASHION INDUSTRY AWAITS MOST COVETED ANNUAL LYCRA AWARDMumbai, January 22, 2007: Lifestyle & luxury brands and retailers from across the globe are converging on The Renaissance at Powai in Mumbai for...

Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today a joint venture with India’s leading retailer, Pantaloon Retail Limited, and its new office products business unit, Future Office. The agreement establishes a platform for Staples to enter the $10 billion office products...

Mr. Bipin Gurnani has left Piramyd Megastore and is said to have joined Future Group, as CEO Business Development Joint Venture. Mr. Gurnani, 37, was the CEO of Piramyd Megastore the lifestyle retail division of Piramyd Retail Limited.Mr. Gurnani...

Kishore Biyani, of the Future group is expected to sell a part of his 49 per cent stake in Planet Retail Holdings (PRHL) back to its Indonesian promoter. These reports have been denied by Mr. Biyani, but sources close...

Home Solutions Retail (India) Ltd., part of the Future Group, has announced the first-of-its-kind ‘Electronics December Dhoom’ shopping bonanza at all E-Zone electronics specialty stores between December 23 and 31, 2006. Between Christmas and New Year, every E-Zone store,...

Brand business is huge in retail industry, and designing and establishing a brand is where all the creative and innovative skills are required. Now that's where the top-level creative talent is getting attracted.Recently, well-known advertising professional, Santosh Desai, President...

Increasing competition is forcing retail chains in India to strengthen their brands. As a post Bharti-Wal Mart JV impact, all major brands like Pantaloon, Shopper's Stop, Ebony, and Trent, have increased their marketing budgets, and are devising innovative marketing...