2010 | Retail Guru

Global Retail Majors May Come To India In ’11

December 28, 2010 By economic times retail news Leave a Comment

The coming year is expected to see some big-bang entries of global retail majors as the sector looks forward to a positive outcome on the relaxation of FDI norms in retail

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Promoters, Actis To Sell Nilgiri Stake

December 27, 2010 By economic times retail news Leave a Comment

The Mudaliar family, promoter of Nilgiri Supermarkets, and global private equity firm Actis have jointly decided to sell their entire shareholding in the company

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Retailers Breathe Sigh Of Relief As Crowds Turn Out For Boxing Day Sales

December 27, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian Leave a Comment

Despite the one-day tube strike which saw almost all London Underground tubelines disrupted, enough shoppers had found their way to London’s West End by early afternoon today for retailers to say a silent prayer

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Aditya Birla Retail Mulls Expansion Of Supermarket Chain

December 26, 2010 By economic times retail news Leave a Comment

Aditya Birla Retail (ABRL), that operates supermarkets and hypermarket formats under ‘more’ brand, is eyeing a break-even at the company level by

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Sales Begin Online As Retailers Look To Reclaim Snow-Affected Revenue

December 25, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian Leave a Comment

Almost 5 million people are expected to take a break from festivities today to go shopping online as a number of big retail names launch web sales after high street trading was hampered by severe weather

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Like US, India Likely To Release Retail Sales Data

December 23, 2010 By economic times retail news Leave a Comment

As more global retailers flock to India, the country may soon start releasing retail sales data, a key economic indicator, which will help policymakers get a better picture of the state of the economy

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Debt-Struck Koutons In Talks To Shed 15%

December 23, 2010 By economic times retail news 1 Comment

Debt-laden retailer Koutons is considering selling up to 15% stake to raise cash to pay down excessive debt and revive its flagging fortunes. A few private equity funds

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Futurebazaar Website Hacked, Down For 48 Hours

December 23, 2010 By economic times retail news Leave a Comment

Future Group’s plans to boost on-line sales has come across a cyber hurdle with its flagship e-commerce portal FutureBazaar being hacked and has been rendered the site dysfunctional for the last two days

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Reliance Trends To Open 150 Stores By March 2012

December 22, 2010 By economic times retail news 3 Comments

Apparel and accessories specialty store of Reliance Retail, Reliance Trends, today said it would increase the number of stores across the country to 150 by March 2012. At present,

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High Street Sales Plummet With The Temperature

December 21, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian Leave a Comment

The arctic weather is estimated to have cost retailers up to £750m in lost sales as new figures show the number of shoppers who ventured out at the weekend was down 20% on last year, with Wales and London hardest hit

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