Strategy

Baristas has executed a development franchise agreement with Baristas Texas, an affiliate of Jag Capital, that includes the Texas territories of Houston, Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, and New Braunfels areas. The agreement is to open 10 locations over...

Considering that success in developed retail markets has become more challenging, large global retailers are increasingly being compelled to look at the emerging markets to pursue their growth ambitions. This has been revealed in a recent report by Deloitte...

Marks & Spencer has planned to return to France towards the end of this year with a combined e-commerce and retail ‘bricks & clicks' strategy in line with its business plans announced in November 2010.The move will see Marks...

One of the highlights of the ongoing Food Forum India 2011 was 'The Evening of Food Titans' held on March 28, 2011 at the Hotel Renaissance, Mumbai to felicitate outstanding achievers in food retail and catering business with Coca-Cola...

Mumbai-based FMCG player, Elder Health Care, has decided focus on building its own brands and has lined-up about half-a-dozen launches this year, a top company official said. The company is also aiming for a massive jump in its turnover...

US based consumer company Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Co. has made several key changes to its executive line-up within beauty. Pericles Stamatiades has been named company group chairman, Global Franchise Organization. In this new role, Pericles will be...

German beauty group Beiersdorf's Nivea brand celebrated its 100th birthday on March 4, 2011, preparing the ground for future growth and with the business strategy “Focus on Skin Care. Closer to Markets.” The company will concentrate on its...

The Barbie Shanghai store, a six-floor palace of shiny pink featuring a spa and café has closed down. The store had been there for two years but as per Mattel's reports, the company that owns the brand, the decision...

Home shopping channel HomeShop18 has unveiled its next generation e-commerce portal, homeshop18.com. The new website promises to deliver a superior shopping experience, armed with high-end technology infrastructure, improved search and browsing and a great product catalogue with new launches...

For the Indian retail sector to reach its true potential, modernisation of front-end is an important requirement.This was stated by Vikram Bakshi, MD, McDonald's (North & East), at the recently held India Retail Summit, which was organised by Birla...