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Trent Hypermarket To Launch Tesco Products In India

economic times retail news — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:50:00 +0000

Tata Group-promoted retail arm, Trent Hypermarket , today said it would be launching a range of food products from the basket of its joint venture company, Tesco, in India. The UK-based retailer giant, Tesco, entered into a joint venture with Trent in 2008 to provide retail expertise to the latter and help expand its hypermarket operations.

Till now, Tesco used to sell some of its FMCG products, mainly in personal-care such as shampoos, deodorants, body lotions, household cleaners and diapers, in Trent’s hypermarket chain–STAR Bazaar. However, the company will soon be selling a range of food products consisting of cereals, biscuits, juices, pasta, and snacks, initially in Mumbai and Bangalore, the company said in a release here.

“At Star Bazaar, it is our constant endeavour to provide our customers with an unmatched array of high quality products at affordable prices. With the launch of Tesco food products we bring forth international quality and unique products at great prices, thus offering a well defined value proposition to our discerning customers,” Trent Hypermarket’s CEO, Jamshed Daboo, said.

Star Bazaar currently runs seven stores in the country and plans to scale it up to 11 by the end of the year, the company had earlier said. Meanwhile, the move is strategic for both Tesco and Trent as it would boost the revenues of the Tata Group company as well as help the UK retailer expand its presence in the country.

Forever 21: The US Answer To Topshop

Retail News From the Guardian — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:56:42 +0000

Forever 21 was started by enterprising Korean couple Don and Jin Chang who opened their first store in Los Angeles in 1984. Today the retailer has 460 branches and is the closest thing American teens have to Topshop – well, apart from Topshop, which recently started opening stores in the US. Originally called Fashion 21, its cheap chic was an immediate hit and by the end of the first year sales had reached $700,000 (£442,000 at current exchange rates).

The couple, who emigrated to the US from Korea in 1981, reinvested the profits, opening new stores every six months. By the mid-90s it was branching out into other states, opening its first store in Miami. A decade later the chain was clocking up 90 openings a year with outlets in Japan, Malaysia, China and the United Arab Emirates. The shops in Birmingham and Dublin will be its first in Europe.

The UK is the toughest market yet for Forever 21 as it will be going head to head with the cream of the high street from Topshop and Zara to H&M and Mango. Forever 21 may have God on its side, though, as the deeply devout founders stamp their yellow carrier bags with a Bible quote.

Hypercity Hires Former M&S Reliance CEO

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:16:38 +0000

Hypercity Retail, part of the CL Raheja group, said it had appointed Mark Ashman, the former chief executive of Marks and Spencer Reliance, as its new chief executive officer. Ashman will replace Andrew Levermore as the CEO who quit the HyperCity in 2008 and later joined Bharti Retail as its chief operating officer.

Ashman became the CEO of Marks and Spencer in India, when the UK retailer tied up with RIL to relaunch its Indian operations two years ago, and was instrumental in setting up the stores of M&S Reliance India.

Shopping Online from UK Retailers Can be Secure and Fun

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:35:39 +0000

Shopping UK shops through the internet channels might seem foreign to people at first. Especially if they do not understand the degree of organization that shopping in the UK offers. To navigate through UK retailing options properly a person would use the friendly guidance of online retailers and consult the retailer lists that are posted on many shopping directory sites that are located throughout the UK.

Using UK shopping directories for shopping UK shops allows shopping to be secure and the product selection is sure to delight many. People intent on searching through available properties in the UK might also be interested in mortgage services that will make a dream of owning land in the UK a memorable experience that will last a lifetime. UK retailers that are associated with land purchases might offer property buyers the chance to preview prices on home insurance before they close a deal on buying property in the UK.

Most travelers to the UK would be inclined to go shopping online to find the best places for food and drink. Some might search for restaurants that are near the hotels or bed and breakfast establishments that they are staying in. Others might want to entertain a bit and search for recipes for alcohol drinks, and while they are shopping UK shops for food and drinks, they might take a gander at the various retailers that sell the famous teas and coffees.

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The UK shopping directories will always feature many department stores for online shoppers to browse. Some might be interested in the styles of home furnishings that are offered in Great Britain, and others just want to shop at world renowned shops such as Harrods or UK shopping sites located around Piccadilly Square. Shopping UK shops through internet channels allows online shoppers to browse for hours if they want and get a tantalizing glimpse of the wares that are available through UK retailers.

Shopping UK shops for everything needed in a home is a relatively simple process. Online shoppers can check out product reviews to learn about how a device functions, or they can trust the online retailers to sell only the best and order watches, jewelry, home furnishing, tools, video games and other items of interest with the assurance of quality that one would expect of a fine department store. Online payments are easy too because shopping carts are equipped with currency converters that are compatible with many World Banks.

Online trust is never an issue with the retailers that are listed in UK shopping directories, and when these retailers offer free shipping direct to the front door in the United States, it is very difficult for bargain hunters to turn away from the deals found while shopping UK shops exclusively. Online shopping UK shops can be a thrill of a lifetime experience for some because happy couples find outlandish bargains on wedding rings that they will wear for a lifetime and at prices that will enable them to set up housekeeping properly with items found at other UK shopping sites.

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