Sapna Agarwal
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India: Tata Group becomes latest entrant into e-commerce with TataCLiQ
The portal would be the first-of-its-kind multi-brand phygital (physical cum digital) e-commerce marketplace that will blend online and in-store shopp
India: Biyani to spin off home retail biz, HomeTown-FabFurnish.com to be combined
The company has been operating the HomeTown retail chain for the last 10 years and creating a standalone home furnishings company is a move towards un
India: Shoppers Stop in talks to raise $15m for expansion
The retailer has planned capital expenditure of Rs.140 crore which will include spending on opening of six department stores in the current fiscal yea
India: Future Group’s Kishore Biyani goes online, and the watchword is caution
The Future Group is looking at more online retail acquisitions, but Kishore Biyani is unsure how much e-commerce can contribute to his business.
India: SSG Capital to buy 40% in Future Supply Chain for $86m, Fung Capital unit exits
The deal values Future Supply Chain Solutions Ltd at Rs.1,450 crore. SSG will buy 14% stake held by Future Retail Ltd and 26% from SKC, part of Fung
India: Reliance Industries launches fashion portal Ajio.com
Conglomerates including the Tata Group and Aditya Birla Group have evinced interest in the high growth online market place business. Aditya Birla Gro
India: Godrej Consumer buys haircare products firm Strength of Nature
“Over the past few years, we have been scaling up our international presence with acquisitions that fit well in our 3 by 3 strategy—a presence in
L Capital Asia will not commit more funds to Indian portfolio
L Catterton, the combined entity after the L Capital-Catterton merger, will also look at categories like packaged consumer goods, fast food and consum
Future Group’s Kishore Biyani predicts some Indian online retailers will shut shop in next 6 months
“The current business model of e-tailers with its high costs is not sustainable and in the next six months the sector will be in the news for closur
From entrepreneurship and startups to digital future and sharing economy: Nine dominant trends that will shape India’s future
India has produced billion-dollar start-ups such as Flipkart and Snapdeal. That would not have happened without the advances in technology. With the r
