Real Estate

Before we dwell in 2009, it is pertinent to note that real estate sector witnessed phenomenal accelerated growth from 2005 to first quarter of FY 09, both in residential and commercial segments. The rationale for this spurt in demand...

In India, past few years have seen, across regions and in both metros and smaller cities, several malls being launched which are over one million square feet. Some of these projects have recently become operational and many are in...

Indian retail may lose foreign direct investment of up to Rs 400 crore this fiscal because of last week's recommendations by the Parliamentary Panel on Commerce, which has opposed further leeway to the entry of international retail brands in...

In a latest development, Dheeraj Dogra has as joined mall advisory company Squarefeet Management Private Limited (SMPL) as president – business development. Before joining SMPL, Dogra served Ansal API Group as senior general manager. He also served DLF Retail...

Kidswear brand Toon Kidz is looking to scale up its presence from 28 outlets to 150 by the end of this year. “The company is geared up to have 150 EBOs in the current year. We will have these...

Mango, the Spanish clothing brand whose ads feature Penelope Cruz, says its jeans and T-shirts are a hit with veiled shoppers at a new store in Iran, where laws forbid women from wearing revealing clothes in public. The nation’s...

Up till now, Bollywood has largely been recession proof, a point proven repeatedly ever since the Great Depression of the 1920s. It seems that economic tumult brings out the inherent escapism in all and sundry and movie ticket sales...

The Indian retail landscape remains a territory of unexplored opportunities. A huge latent consumer demand lies fallow at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’ and product innovation and category building have become a yardstick for exposing the Indian consumer to...

Real estate giant DLF has put its Mall of India project back on the drawing board after cash-crunch and falling rentals forced the company to shelve the 4.5 million square feet project in Gurgaon, reports Mint. Mall of India...