Bharti Walmart to raise Rs 500 crore to fund expansions

Politics puts brakes on FDI in multi-brand retail: Sharma The Hindu Referring to the withholding of the Cabinet decision on allowing 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Tuesday said the issue had been dragged into partisan politics, ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Angry Birds partners with major US retail chain Reuters India By Georgina Prodhan | LONDON (Reuters) - Angry Birds maker Rovio is teaming up with a major US retail chain to put its branded toys, books and T-shirts in dedicated areas of thousands of stores nationwide, the Finnish company's marketing chief told ... See all stories on this topic »

SuperGroup hires retail heavyweights Financial Times Shaun Wills, formerly COO at Habitat, the homeware retailer, will also join the group next month as chief financial officer. He replaces Chas Howes, who is stepping down from the board for personal reasons but will remain at the company. See all stories on this topic »

Retail demand set to grow in emerging markets just-style.com Retail demand in several emerging markets will grow at double-digit annual average rates in the five years to 2016, according to new research. The fastest growth will be in China and India, where demand is set rise by an average of 16.9% per annum in ... See all stories on this topic »

Wal-Mart Suffering Customer Defections to Booming Amazon: Retail San Francisco Chronicle Five years ago, the world's largest retail chain didn't have to worry much about the world's largest online mall. After all, only about a quarter of Wal-Mart customers shopped at Amazon, according to data from the research firm Kantar Retail. See all stories on this topic »

Belgian Zetes seeing retail slowdown in 2012 Reuters BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - Belgian barcode and passports firm Zetes has seen a slowdown in the first months of this year as the financial crisis has impacted key retail customers, its chief executive said on Tuesday. "It's more at the level of ... See all stories on this topic »

Bahraini tops Tamkeen retail certification Trade Arabia A young Bahraini national was honoured today (March 20) for placing first in the City & Guilds (UK) international qualification exam for retail certification offered by Tamkeen, Bahrain's labour fund. Mohammad Yousef Ali Marhoon was recognised in a ... See all stories on this topic »

Starbucks to open first Evolution Fresh retail location Fast Casual In November, Starbucks announced its purchase of Evolution Fresh, a producer of "never heated" juices sold in retail outlets primarily along the West Coast. Five months later, Starbucks Corp. is getting ready to open Evolution Fresh, its first retail ... See all stories on this topic »

Silver Institute Announces Results of Annual Nielsen/NJ Retail Survey MarketWatch (press release) 77% of jewelry retailers said their silver jewelry sales increased in 2011 with 27% having an increase of over 25%; -- 53% of retailers rated silver jewelry as having provided the best maintained margin during the 2011 Holiday Season; and -- Silver ... See all stories on this topic »

GlobalShop's 20th Anniversary Marks Growth with New Events, More Attendees MarketWatch (press release) LAS VEGAS, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- GlobalShop reflected the growth evident in retail this year by bringing together thousands of retailers, designers, marketers and suppliers in Las Vegas. The retail design industry's largest annual ... See all stories on this topic »

Bharti Walmart to raise Rs 500 crore to fund expansions Hindu Business Line Days after the Finance Minister opened another door for FDI in multi-brand retail in his Budget speech, Bharti Walmart said it is raising Rs 500 crore for expansions. "We are in talks with various banks to raise funds. The money is being raised for ... See all stories on this topic »

One-stop is passé, it is now one-touch shopping Hindu Business Line He sold cosmetic products through virtual studios within his pharma retail outlets. Now MedPlus founder and CEO, Dr Madhukar Gangadi, is replicating the same model to sell general merchandise. mySmartShop, his new venture, leverages the power of ... See all stories on this topic » Hindu Business Line

Industry Retail Group Supports Folds of Honor Foundation and Calls for ... Albany Times Union Industry Retail Group, Inc. (IRG) (http://www.industryretail.com), a leading provider of retail-centric, broadband-based applications and services, has selected Folds of Honor Foundation as its charity of focus beginning in 2012. See a