Strategy

The Turkish subsidiary of Carrefour has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent stake in Ipek — a local supermarket chain. Ipek operates 27 supermarkets in Istanbul under the Alpark banner. It recorded net sales of 79 million...

Retailers continue to use Private Label Merchandise to highlight their “value message” and also support gross margin improvements, but economic conditions have hampered the ability of small and mid-sized retailers’ ability to grow that side of their business. Not...

Coffee seems to be the flavour of the season in Kolkata. After Cafe Coffee Day, Barista, Aqua Java and Coffee Pai, the city has added another name — Kafe Bindass — to its list of happening coffee shops. Designed...

V Mart Retail Ltd, value retailer, has plans to expand agressively across tier II and tier III cities. "V Mart is all set to open 25 more stores in FY 2010-11, out of which eight stores will be open...

Four retailers have been chosen by retail leaders and experts across the globe in recognition of their achievements and dedication to the sector who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during a special ceremony at the World...

StayinFront, Inc., a global provider of CRM and decision-support solutions, announced that the in-store unit of Momentum Worldwide, a retail marketing agency, has selected StayinFront Consumer Goods' CRM solution to enhance the in-field performance."As retail marketing experts, Momentum is...

A report by Bharat Book Bureau, market research information aggregator, says that the coffee marketers and foodservice operators moved in the opposite direction during the 2009 recession in US, digging out of the trench of 2008 with a variety...

With a prime objective to bring quality entertainment to all segments in tier I, II and III cities, Eylex Films Pvt Ltd, Ranchi-based multiplex, is primarily focusing on East India to expand its multiplex network.Talking exclusively to IndiaRetailing, Anand...

Micro Star International (MSI), company specialising in design and manufacturers of main boards, graphics card and notebooks, has opened one store each in Bengaluru and Kottayam with an individual size of 200 sq.ft and 350 sq.ft respectively.“With these new...

Big Cinemas, a division of Reliance MediaWorks Limited and a member of Reliance ADA Group, strengthened its global footprint with the reopening of ImaginAsian Theatre as Big Cinemas Manhattan in Midtown East - New York.Commenting on the occasion, Anil...