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sandy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:08:34 GMT

HI THIS IS SANDY AND ON OUR GREAT FESTIVAL I AM WISHING THE BEST THAT
HAPPY NAVRATRI AND DIL SE DEWALI
FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR PGPRM GROUP IN N S H M KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS KOLKATA

IMPACT OF WAL-MARTON INDIAN BUSINESS

sandy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:44:12 GMT

Wal-Mart�s impact on India�s suppliers and small businesses Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States with 1.3 million employees and is moving to dominate retail sectors in other countries including Mexico, Canada, and Brazil. Wal-Mart�s size gives it power to drive down costs in the retail and manufacturing sectors and to ignore and even attack the rights of workers. Workers and unions, small businesses, environmental organizations, investors, and ...

Hey Guys... Made it to today's - The Telegraph Metro news

Anand — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:46:38 GMT

Link:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080906/jsp/calcutta/story_9793743.jsp

Just that as always for gods sake my name is CHANPREET Anand, not Chayanpeet Anand. Second I am not the manager of the Cafe, I own it. My manager for this business is Mr. B. P. Sharma.

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Anand

NSHM is starting a RETAIL UNIVERSITY in PUNE

satyendra — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:58:40 GMT

NSHM is starting a RETAIL UNIVERSITY in PUNE Flag this message Nshm is opening a RETAIL UNIVERSITY in puneSaturday, 6 September, 2008 4:03 PM From: "sonu_kumar shrivastav" Add sender to Contacts To: pgprm0809@yahoo.in India to have first retail university in Pune 5 Sep, 2008 To combat the country�s burgeoning demand of trained professionals in the retail sector, Lavasa Corporation, in association with National School of Hospitality ...

WISHING THE BEST

Sandeep kumar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:34:30 GMT

Hi this is sandeep kumar wishing the best that this 18th month of our course PGPRM will full of career oriented , experienced & intertainment and will be matter of trust within us.

Future looks at foodservice, to pick up stake in Blue Foods

bhuvan.yagnik — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:42:20 GMT

Indivision India partners, the private equity arm of Future Group, is reportedly close to picking up 40-50 per cent stake in Blue Foods, which operates the Copper Chimney, Bombay Blue, Noodle Bar, Gelato Italiano, Spaghetti Kitchen and Cream Centre restaurant chains. It also has a franchise agreement with California-based Coffee Beans & Tea Leaf. According to sources, the new promoters will merge Pan Foods Solutions -- a JV between Pantaloon Retail and Blue Foods -- with Blue Foods and ...

Sequoia Capital to invest Rs 120 cr in Cotton County

Anand — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:29:49 GMT

MUMBAI: Embarking on an aggressive expansion plan for its flagship brand Cotton County, Cotton County Retail Ltd will receive an investment of Rs 120 crore from Sequoia Capital India, which manages $1.1 billion in funds. Cotton County, engaged in ready-to-wear apparel retail business, is an integrated player across the entire value chain of manufacturing and retailing. It has a presence in over 350 cities. With existing more than 500 exclusive outlets, Cotton County is planning to increase ...

Bharti Retail ties up with IBM

Anand — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:29:03 GMT

NEW DELHI: Retail major Bharti Retail on Monday announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with IBM India for sharing of technology and services. Under the terms of the partnership, IBM would provide technology and services to Bharti Retail for scaling up its operations, Bharti Retail said in a statement. "In a dynamic and fast evolving retail sector, Bharti Retail's association with IBM will provide a distinct competitive edge that will assist the company's vision ...

Reebok India plans 55 more Classic stores by year end

Anand — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:28:28 GMT

NEW DELHI: Footwear and apparel major Reebok is planning to open 55 additional stores of its exclusive lifestyle brand Reebok Classics in the country by end of the current fiscal year. "We have already opened 20 Reebok Classics stores till now in key cities of NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Pune, and plan to take the tally to 75 by end of 2008-09," Reebok India Managing Director Subhinder Singh Prem said. He said the brand, which is present ...

Reebok India plans 55 more Classic stores by year end

Anand — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:28:20 GMT

Ten facts on Indian retailing

somdatta — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:21:42 GMT

India has attracted increasing attention from multinational retailers in recent years. Alongside China, India is viewed as one of the top economic powerhouses of Asia, generating 19.8% of the Asia-Pacific region's food retail value. While India's organised retail market is still in its infancy it offers huge potential for expansion. Here are ten quick facts on Indian retail. 1. In 2007 India's food retail sector generated revenues of US$202.6bn. By 2013, just-food estimates that the Indian ...

hey friends welcome to the lounge and explore new ideas .

Sushmita Singh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:59:21 GMT

ITS ME SUSHMITA , AND WELCOME TO ALL MY DEAREST FRIENDS WHO R NOW THE PART OF PGPRM .AND YES THROUGH THIS SITE WE ARE GOING TO SHARE ALL NEW IDEAS AND VIEWS.
SO FRIENDS TRY TO SHARE IT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. :

how small businessess can compete with the retail giants

Sushmita Singh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:50:31 GMT

Competing with the Retail Giants The more information you have about the way the giant stores operate, the easier it will be for you to implement new strategies to compete and stay ahead of the competition. by Bob Nelson Contributing Author The past decade has brought dramatic changes to the world's retail community! This is the toughest climate most retailers have ever faced! Keeping pace in today's fast-moving and unpredictable marketplace isn't easy. ...

RETAIL SECTOR STATISTICS

Sushmita Singh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:02:15 GMT

Opening up of markets have given immense opportunities to the business leaders in India to capture the opportunities over the globe. The time gap in the period of 2001-06 is considered as the best time for India's business leaders. The fast rising economic performance of Indian Economy has created an environment of optimism on the part of the investors to invest more. Indian Industries in the fields of Information And Technology, Steel, Textile, Software and some others have brought tremendous ...

TOY RETAIL GIANT WOOLWORTH ENTERS KOLKATA

Sushmita Singh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:33:09 GMT

Kolkata, June 7 The tie-up between Indian retailing major Spencer and the Woolworth PLC of UK has made the prospects of toy industry quite bright in the state. Finally, UK�s retail major Woolworth has succeeded in crossing the threshold and entered the state. The first Woolworth store was opened at the South City Mall on Saturday. Inaugurating the store at the Spencer, Sanjeev Goenka, Vice Chairman RPG Enterprises said: �Indian toy market is expected to have a growth of 50- 60 per cent within ...

winners dont do different things they do things differently

vishalgupta — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:50:51 GMT

Godrej Moodspace to roll on Lifespace stores

bhuvan.yagnik — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:02:09 GMT

In a bid to attract shoppers emotionally, Godrej Lifespace, the division that looks after Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co�s home and office improvement retail, is all set to launch its new concept �Godrej Moodspace� at their Lifespace stores soon. This initiative has been taken after an exhaustive consumer research and will help create the right mood for the shoppers to get involved emotionally in their selection of the product. In this approach, the shoppers will be assisted by mood consultants ...

Dabur plans plant in Pakistan to boost retail

bhuvan.yagnik — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:50 GMT

Pakistan has emerged as the latest expansion target for Indian FMCG major Dabur, which has announced the start of its plant there from mid-October this year. Initially, it will use the plant to strengthen general packaging and assembly-line operations to boost retail of cosmetics and herbal medicinal products and then transform it into a full-fledged manufacturing unit by November-end. Announcing this, Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur said, �We hope to see a major jump in our turnover from the Pakistan ...

At home with new India's growing middle class

Anand — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:03:50 GMT

British companies are eagerly moving into the market but will need to work harder on brand recognition, writes Peter Hutchinson in Mumbai Tucked away behind a busy street in south Mumbai stands a smart, clean, and modern apartment block. In it, lives the Vas family. Austine, 40, and his wife, Philomena, 35. They are typical of India's burgeoning middle class - a group which has exploded in size over the past fifteen years and is responsible for driving what economists call the 'new ...

Canada`s Ivanhoe eyes investments in malls, retail

Anand — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:03:04 GMT

After setting up its real estate arm SITQ a couple of months ago, Canadian fund manager Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec is starting operations of its mall management and investment arm Ivanhoe Cambridge in India soon. Caisse manages nearly $155 billion of pension and insurance funds in Canada and North America while Ivanhoe has 70 shopping centres in Canada, the US, Europe and Latin America, totalling 46 million sq ft. Last year, Caisse announced that it plans to invest $1.7 ...

Tech firms train sights on domestic retail space

Anand — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:01:02 GMT

Indian IT firms are sharpening their focus on the growing domestic retail sector and revenue projections suggest this is a good move. IT revenues from the retail segment were around Rs 1,100 crore in 2006, according to Springboard Research. The figure is expected to rise to over Rs 4,600 crore by 2010 � a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44 per cent. Retail has been one of the largest growth sectors for all the top IT firms. For instance, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies, ...

Furtados Music partners Yamaha for retail foray

Anand — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:59:28 GMT

Bindu D. Menon New Delhi, Aug. 22 If you are a musician looking for a sophisticated instrument for professional pursuits or a beginner seeking to self-learn an instrument, then your quest ends with Furtados Music. With youngsters patronising Western music in a big way, Furtados is firming up plans to expand its retail presence to become India�s most comprehensive music instrument superstore. �Our aim is to create a stimulus for learning and propagating music. To take a step forward, ...

Rel Retail, Waterstone's planning deal?

moupaliray — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:57:48 GMT

MUMBAI: Reliance Retail's UK connection continues. After Marks and Spencers and Hamleys, Reliance Retail will soon tie up with UK-based book store chain Waterstone's. Though both companies refused to comment, the deal, we're told, will be a lot like what Reliance struck with Marks and Spencer, Office Depot and even Hamleys. Reliance and Waterstone's will form a joint venture to set up book stores in India. Sources say Reliance wants to bring its specialty format Time Out under the new joint ...

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Aditya Birla Retail plans 500 outlets nation-wide by March

Subhajit — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:14:30 GMT

Mumbai: Aditya Birla Retail Limited plans to take the number of outlets across the country to 500 by March this year, its chief executive Sumant Sinha has said. "From the current 350 we will be scaling up our supermarkets to 500 by March 2008", Sinha told a news conference in Bangalore. The news conference was called to announce the rebranding of Fabmall grocery supermarkets to 'More', following the acquisition of the Trinethra Super Retail that includes retail brands Fabmall, ...

Aditya Birla Retails plans expansion in India

Subhajit — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:04:50 GMT

Aditya Birla Group, the business conglomerate is set to increase the number of its retail outlets in India. The company is on an expansion mode and has announced to increase the number to 500 such retail stores across India. The group entered into the Indian retail business a year ago and has 400 retail outlets called 'More'. It has strong presence in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Vadodara, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mangalore, Pune, Mysore, Vizag and Vijaywada. During the launch of its Vadodara ...

Spencer�s first hypermarket in Kolkata launched; plans to invest Rs. 2,500 Cr. in expansion

Subhajit — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:50:30 GMT

Spencer�s, among the oldest names in retail sector, threw open the doors of its Hypermarket store on in Kolkata on the 1st Feruary, 2008. The store was opened by the group patriarch R P Goenka. Besides Kolkata, Spencer�s also operates hypermarket format stores in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Calicut, Hyderabad, Vizag, Vijayawada, Aurangabad and Durgapur. The 72,000 sq ft store with an investment of Rs. 65 crore and stock offering of over 70,000 SKUs is a part of the South City Mall ...

Fabindia adds jewellery to portfolio

bhuvan.yagnik — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:39:24 GMT

In an attempt to accessorise consumers in line with their garment offerings, Fabindia, the handcrafted apparel and accessories retailer, has added crafts-based jewellery to its brand portfolio. Shilpa Sharma, product development head, Fabindia, said: "The synergy with our existing range is clear. We are offering our customers the complete ensemble look." According to the company, the range is sourced from 21 states across the country and is an extension of the Fabindia brand ...

Future Group achieves single-day sales of Rs 100 cr

bhuvan.yagnik — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:32:24 GMT

Future Group has acheived sales figures worth Rs 105 crore on the last day of its much-publicised `Mahabachat Ke 5 Din� promotional campaign. The sales were achieved from its retail operations across its formats in India on Sunday. The turnover was achieved on the last day of the `Mahabachat Ke 5 Din� promotions being held at 96 Big Bazaar outlets across the country. During the five days, Big Bazaar attracted over 6 million customers at its outlets stretching from Bharuch to Guwahati and ...

Indian Retail Fixated on Customers

somdatta — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:45:49 GMT

The retail sector, one of the India's largest industry, accounts for over 10% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and around 8% of the employment. Looking at the increasing demand in the retail market that is driven by customers' changing lifestyles, income growth, and different demographic patterns, the retail sector is expected to grow at a higher rate than the GDP of the country. It's witnessing a dramatic transformation. Retailer's main area of focus is on customers, to transform ...

Retailing in India: Trends and opportunities

somdatta — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:06:08 GMT

Retailing - no marks for guessing this is the most active and attractive sector of the last decade. While the retailing industry itself has been present through history in our country, it is only the recent past that has witnessed so much dynamism. It's the latest bandwagon that has witnessed hordes of players leaping onto it. While international retail store chains have caught the fancy of many travelers abroad, the action was missing from the Indian business scene, at least till recently. The ...

Retail giants focus on discounts to perk up sales

sohini_chakraborty2000 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:59:53 GMT

Retail giants focus on discounts to perk up sales Inflation-hit consumers are steering clear of discretionary spends to gravitate towards value formats and discount stores to stretch their buying power. The slowdown of growth rates has clipped sales in several high-priced categories like mobiles and apparel by over 20-25 per cent (industry estimates) in the past few months while spends on basic food and home items have grown by over 25 per cent, as per AC Nielsen estimates. Bargain hunters ...

Infosys launches real-time store management software

sohini_chakraborty2000 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:58:54 GMT

Infosys launches real-time store management software Our Bureau Bangalore, July 31 Infosys Technologies Ltd, India�s second largest IT services provider, said on Thursday that it launched ShoppingTrip360, a platform that enables a suite of managed-information services to create a 360-degree view of real-time in-store shopper and shelf activity. ShoppingTrip360 uses wireless sensor-based applications within stores, which allows shoppers, retailers and consumer packaged goods companies ...

Spencer�s Retail to recruit 1,000 a month till year-end

sohini_chakraborty2000 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:57:58 GMT

Spencer�s Retail to recruit 1,000 a month till year-end Our Bureau Hyderabad, May 30 Spencer�s Retail Ltd, part of the Rs 13,500-crore RPG Group, has planned a huge recruitment drive, targeting to employ about 1000 a month till end of 2008. This move comes at a time when the Group has decided to more than double its store strength from the existing 400-plus to 1,000 by the end of the year, according to Mr Ramesh Menon, Senior Vice-President (Operations), Spencer�s Retail. Spencer�s ...

Reliance Brands may propel Adidas retail

sohini_chakraborty2000 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:56:58 GMT

Reliance Brands may propel Adidas retail Adidas may bank on Reliance Brands, a subsidiary of Reliance Retail, for expanding its store network in the country. Reliance Brands is in discussions with Adidas to pick up store franchisee rights. Sources said Reliance has pitched in to accelerate store development plans of Adidas. Reliance Brands and its parent, Reliance Retail, till now have stayed focused on striking equity joint venture or exclusive licensing deals to launch lifestyle brands ...

UK's Boots ties up with Reliance Retail

sohini_chakraborty2000 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:56:28 GMT

UK's Boots ties up with Reliance Retail World�s leading pharma and beauty retailer, Boots Company, has signed a Bharti-Wal-Mart type agreement with Reliance Retail (RRL) to enter India�s health and wellness market. The two have decided to get into an equal joint venture for wholesale business and plan to operate front-end stores through a franchisee agreement. The front-end stores may be launched under the Boots brand. The deal may also see Boots and Reliance launch pharmacies, high-street ...

Reliance Retail to bring UK's Hamleys toys to India

sohini_chakraborty2000 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:55:33 GMT

Reliance Retail to bring UK's Hamleys toys to India Reliance Retail has entered into an exclusive pan India franchise arrangement with the UK-based Hamleys, the world�s most famous toy retailer, to bring the latter�s toys to India. This arrangement is aimed at combining the distribution dominance and scale of Reliance Retail in FMCG, food, electronics, consumer durables, apparel, footwear, lifestyle and home improvement categories, and Hamleys� world-class toy retailing experience, said ...

Some 30 shopping complexes are set to come up in the city by 2011

Mohar Chandra — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:16:37 GMT

South City Mall and Mani Square are among the 30-odd malls that have already opened or will take off in and around the city by 2011. Here is some industry leaders have to say:"Calcutta is big enough to absorb 5 to 6 malls since these places, over a period of time, also become strong destinations for food and entertainment, not just shopping," says City Centre's Pramod Dwivedi.Rahul Sraf, who gave Calcutta its first contemporary mall experience with Forum on Elgin Road. He says that ...

Godrej bets on buyers� mood

Anand — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:06:32 GMT

BANGALORE: Godrej Lifespace, the home and office-improvement retail division of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co, is launching its new concept�Godrej Moodspace. As part of their marketing push, the company intends to sell �moods� instead of just products at their Lifespace outlets. The new initiative, according to the company, comes after exhaustive consumer research. �Moodspace is a concept that will draw upon the emotional element within the shopper to help him or her �create the mood� which ...

Tesco to withdraw misleading ads

Anand — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:04:27 GMT

LONDON: British retail giant Tesco, which last week announced a franchise and hyper-market association with Tata group in India, has been asked to withdraw two of its advertisements after the regulator ruled they "mislead" consumers. The Advertising Standards Authority yesterday ruled that the company has shown an "unfair" comparison in the advertisements to claim that a selection of goods sold at its stores are cheaper than those of rival retailers Asda and Wm Morrison. ...

Reliance Retail goes on austerity mission

Anand — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:02:08 GMT

NEW DELHI: Reliance Retail, part of India�s largest private sector company Reliance Industries, has initiated an �austerity� drive. The company has issued strict guidelines on unnecessary travel, mode of travel, courier despatches, use of stationery in office, use of cabs and type of accommodation while on tour, and even on the number of times employees can have tea and coffee. Senior managers have been asked to use AC Indica cars instead of luxury sedans on outstaion tours. While Reliance ...

Ansal Properties to invest Rs.36 bn in SEZ, IT parks

Anand — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:08 GMT

NEW DELHI: Real Estate major Ansal Properties and Infrastructure will invest Rs.36 billion in four special economic zones (SEZs) and two parks in the information technology (IT) sector, the company said on Wednesday. As part of the development plan, The company will construct around 270 acres of land which will comprise an IT Zone, a commercial zone, a residential zone and a recreational zone. The four SEZs, branded 'The Campus' will be constructed in Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Lucknow and ...

Lalbhai taps PE to propel Mega Mart

Anand — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:20:26 GMT

Sanjay lalbhai Weaving funding plans: Sanjay lalbhai BANGALORE/MUMBAI: Textile baron Sanjay Lalbhai has opened discussions with a clutch of private equity players to fuel the expansion of Arvind's discount fashion chain Mega Mart. It is believed that Arvind has mandated Enam to raise around Rs 100 crore in Mega Mart, which is spun off as separate company within the Arvind fold, sources said. Sources said Mega Mart would have received interests from Indian private equity players, such ...

`We are in the first phase of modern retail'

Anand — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:30:52 GMT

Shanthi Venkataraman As Pantaloon is an entrepreneur-driven company, we believe in taking our chances. We believed that the biggest chance was to take up all the land that was available. At Pantaloon Retail's Hyderabad Central. Venturing into multi-store formats is a big idea in a country where people think small. THINK of Pantaloon Retail, and you instantly link its success to Mr Kishore Biyani who is also the poster boy of Indian retailing. His unique perspective on retailing ...

Non Sales Revenue in Modern Retail

Anand — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:15:39 GMT

Non Sales Revenue form a good percentage of the revenue generated for Organized retailers. This concept is ever prevalent in the US where in-store advertising and the fight for best visible shelf space has been around for a while. The non sales revenue earn upto 45% of the operating profits in the case of big retailers like Big Bazaar and even smaller ones like ITC's Choupal Saagar. In Store: * Shop - in - Shop * Gandola advertising * Glow Signs * Display ...

Birla plans big expansion of lifestyle retail chain

Anand — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:18:18 GMT

BANGALORE: Kumar Mangalam Birla is putting his best foot forward almost 10 years after storming the fashion space with the acquisition of Madura Garments. In his most ambitious retail foray move, he is scripting India�s high-street luxury retail play similar to Barneys or Harvey Nichols. Madura Garments Lifestyle Retail Company, a 100% subsidiary of AV Birla Nuvo, is working on setting up 12-14 stores to meet the fashion needs of the urban Indian man. The new store chain � The Collective ...

India: a nation of frustrated shopkeepers

Anand — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:09:28 GMT

Tesco may have finally made its move, but infrastructure problems and restrictive rules are holding retailers back. By Richard Orange The first stop a new British officer used to make after stepping on to Indian soil was the Bombay branch of the Army and Navy store � the British Empire's outfitter of choice. Nowadays the grand Italianate building where it was located, splendidly restored, is once again a department store: the flagship of Tata Trent's Westside chain. So there's a kind ...

US entertainment & media major King Features setting up India shop

Anand — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:35:00 GMT

NEW DELHI: US entertainment and media major Hearst Corporation-owned merchandise licensing firm King Features Syndicate, whose stable includes characters such as Popeye, Betty Poop and Flash Gordon, is setting up shop in India. Its business model will hinge on entering into multi-level non-exclusive deals with consumer products firms across categories. ET has learnt that King Features is in talks with Frito-Lay, Titan, Bombay Dyeing, Lilliput and retail chain Lifestyle, among others, for ...

DLF opens first luxury mall in Delhi

Anand — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:17:09 GMT

Real estate developer DLF Limited has quietly launched the capital�s first luxury mall �The Emporio� in the city's Vasant Kunj area. The company, however, is keeping news of the opening away from the media and is calling it a 'soft launch'. The mall was open to the public with around 20 stores on board after a religious ritual organised by the company. Emporio is slated to house luxury brands including Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Dior, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Harry ...