Strategy

Swedish fashion retail giant H&M has started work on entering India. The $15-billion Hennes & Mauritz AB, abbreviated as H&M , began business development talks with India's leading mall developers and corporates with interests in fashion as it looks...

Amid weak sales and growing online competition, Best Buy plans to sublease space at its stores to smaller retailers, joining the ranks of big-box giants that are shrinking store sizes.When it comes to retailing, big is not so beautiful...

Premium footwear brand, Catwalk has recently launched three new stores at Bandra, Mumbai; Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh and The Mall, Ludhiana spreading over an area of 1550sq.ft, 525sq.ft and 650sq.ft in Bandra, Itanagar and Ludhiana respectively.At the launch, Rahul Doshi,...

Walmart's chief executive in Japan has resigned suddenly, just over a year after he assumed the post, creating uncertainty about the US retail group’s strategy in the country.Toru Noda became chief executive of Walmart Japan and Seiyu, its Japanese...

Online retail giant eBay has reversed its once ailing fortunes in China after adapting its business model to suit local conditions.The US multinational made its first substantive play in China by spending $100m in Eachnet, with the goal of...

Global Franchise Architects (GFA), builder, operator and franchiser of specialty food brands, has announced the launch of its third brand in Chennai. The first-of-its-kind concept in Chennai - Cream and Fudge - is an international smooth and creamy ice-cream...

Best Buy has put its "big box" strategy under review worldwide, with management braced for considerable shrinkage.The US retailer set up shop in the UK last year - it has ten megastores with another on the way in Enfield...

Many retailers are overlooking the huge potential of transforming their online stores into entertainment destinations by integrating social media, according to a new report retail analyst Verdict. It reveals that although e-commerce and social media are separate entities for...