Retailers had high hopes on holiday season having lived through perhaps the most depressing period since Great Depression. All were agreed that sales will pick up, but how much, nobody knew. The...

With growing competition and diversifying markets in the volatile fashion world, companies are looking at gaining market share by increasing product diversity in apparel. This factor - determined by...

Retailers have posted a healthy increase in operating profit margins (OPM) this quarter ended September 2009. Sales of organised retail formats and brands have increased and hope to grow the next...

The emphasis given by sectoral players to reduce costs and improve efficiencies has lead logistics players to muscle their expansions Recent meltdown and its after effects saw more than half a dozen...

Nik Davis, Director of Consultancy Services at Retail Assist, believes that retailers cannot afford to wait for the recession to end in their quest to improve sales and profitability. She advocates...

With the economy on revival path, Indian retail majors are once again in experimentation mode. And this time it's destination shopping. An extremely successful format in the West, destination...

New Year is likely to give new hopes for everyone. The same applies to the retail sector as well. Retailers are buoyant about their revival in the coming year, 2010. Plausible revival signs for...

Booming economy, favorable demographic patterns, increasing per capita income and urbanization gave rise to a new sector in India: Organized Retail. Opening up of retail sector for FDI can be...

Effective and efficient management is necessary for retail businesses to run according to plan. Managers need to constantly improve themselves to keep up with the ever-changing demands of the...

Drastic growth in the retail segment is boosting the necessity for the businesses to build a strong brand image about their products in the minds of the consumers. Already established businesses are...