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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has rejected Walmart-backed Flipkart’s proposal seeking approval for entry to the food retail sector citing a regulatory issue, an official said on Monday. According to a PTI report: The government...

COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and the subsequent prolonged lockdown has severely impacted the retail industry. The impact has surpassed all predictions and caused severe distortions to supply and demand across the world. According to a recent report by Retailers Association of...

The removal of lockdown restrictions marks a step-by-step approach to restore normalcy and retail and restaurants are expected to benefit from it. According to a research by Motilal Oswal Securities, this is a good calibrated step towards resumption of the...

Over 40 percent of shoppers are likely to visit the malls during the initial fortnight of re-opening, showed a survey finding. The patrons also want the mall management to have precautionary measures in place to make the malls safer...

Our country is together fighting an unparalleled problem and sadly, our industry is hit the hardest. We need to now look at growth restarting from ground zero, taking calculated steps to overcome this situation. The confidence of our guests...

The UK government has set out plans for non-essential retailers to open stores from June 15. Sofie Willmott, Lead Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on this news; “Non-essential retailers whose stores have been...

After being shut for over two months, barbershops and salons will reopen in Delhi, but spas will remain closed, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday while announcing the next-phase of relaxations. According to a PTI report: The announcement came...

Majority of the consumers in India want to buy from locally sourced items going forward that reflects the trust built by kiranas during the lockdown, according to a survey. Consumers in the country are also not rushing to stock grocery...

As lockdown restrictions are eased and the retail fraternity is getting ready to reopen stores and welcome back shoppers, the focus has shifted towards trial rooms. Trial rooms are a huge advantage that the brick-and-mortar stores have over e-commerce,...

Restaurant operators and retailers are now looking forward to resuming business activities after the government on Saturday allowed them to re-open from June 8. According to a PTI report: Several Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) operators have redesigned and reorganised layouts...