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Reliance Retail To Enter Wholesale Business Soon: Mukesh Ambani

June 4, 2011 By economic times retail news 1 Comment

Reliance Retail will soon launch cash-and-carry format stores for wholesale business, while its consumer-focused business will become market leader across all formats in the next two years

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M&S Goes For Tailoring In £600m Overhaul

May 30, 2011 By Retail News From the Guardian 1 Comment

Marks & Spencer is to match the food and clothing ranges in its British shops to the wealth, age and ethnicity of the local area, as part of a £600m overhaul to make its stores “more inspiring” places to shop.

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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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Future Group To Push For Expansion In Sports Category

December 18, 2010 By economic times retail news 3 Comments

Retail major Future Group today said it will push for expansion in the sports category with plans to open up to 10 large format stores of its chain, Planet Sports next year. “Sports as a category is not very

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Future Group To Double Pantaloon Stores In 3-4 Years

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

Future Group on Saturday said it will double the number of its flagship multi-brand ‘Pantaloon’ stores in the next three to four years, as it embarks on an image makeover for the apparel and accessories

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US Shops Go All Out To Draw In Black Friday Shoppers

November 26, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian 1 Comment

Buoyed by improved economic data and signs of returning consumer confidence, US retailers are in an all-out war to get shoppers in the stores and spending tomorrow ,the most significant shopping day

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Tesco Unveils Ambitious Overseas Expansion Plans

November 23, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian Leave a Comment

Tesco has set out ambitious plans to open more stores in Europe and Asia as the British grocer seeks to boost profitability overseas. The supermarket already has more physical selling space abroad than in Britain but its international arm, which

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Chicco Retail Stores In Chandigarh By December

November 23, 2010 By aparna Leave a Comment

Premium baby care brand, Chicco a part of Italy based Artsana group has plans to expand its retail footprint in the country. The company aims at opening 15 retail outlets

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Durables Chains Reach Doorstep, Retailers Wary

November 22, 2010 By economic times retail news Leave a Comment

Large durables retail chains such as Next, Tatas’ Croma and Future Group’s eZone as well as big marketers such as LG , Samsung, Sony and Panasonic are increasingly targeting residential areas for

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Comet Boss Believes Less-Is-More Philosophy Will Beat Best Buy

November 19, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian Leave a Comment

One store is already grabbing shoppers’ attention – a whopping great hangar-style branch of the US electrical chain Best Buy, which opened its doors at the end of October. It is one of 200 such outlets planned

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