| Big back in fashion for retailers | 19-NOV-09 |
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| Small is no longer beautiful for retailers. With customers returning to the shops, almost all retailers are now focusing on large format stores (15,000 to 20,000 sq ft or above) that allow them to sell a larger number of items and trigger higher consumer spending compared to the smaller, convenience formats where it’s becoming increasingly difficult to make money. |
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| Low rentals make mall developers, retailers opt for revenue sharing | 06-NOV-09 |
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| With slowdown seemingly slipping away from sight, an increasing number of mall developers and retailers are now opting for rental revenue sharing model. As vacancy levels and rentals continue to dip especially in the metros, developers are banking on this 'performance based sharing' scheme to make up for the damages. |
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| Retailers expect brighter Diwali, see jump in sales | 16-OCT-09 |
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| Retailers are smiling again this Diwali, but not as widely as they did in the boom time of 2007. Some of the biggest retailers such as Future Group, Spencer's Retail and Bharti Retail, among others, say they expect 20-30 per cent increase in Diwali sales. Last year’s Diwali, when the global economy had skidded, it was just about 5-10 per cent. |
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| It's discount season in jewellery mart | 09-OCT-09 |
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| Jewellery makers and gold retailers are pulling out all the stops to bring back customers. The sharp rise in gold prices has meant dwindling sales and so discount offers have gone through the roof. |
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| Gold Rush boosts retailers' sales 30% | 01-OCT-09 |
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| The Great Indian Gold Rush, a month-long event organised by the World Gold Council (WGC), has received an overwhelming response despite the sky-high prices of the precious metal. |
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| Retailers boost supply chains, forecasting | 19-SEP-09 |
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| Food retailers say they are trying various techniques to cope with the Union government’s extension for a year of the rule on stock limits for rice, sugar, pulses and cooking oil. |
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| PNGRB levies turnover tax on CNG, natural gas retailers | 07-SEP-09 |
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| In an unprecedented move, oil regulator PNGRB has levied a 'turnover' tax on the revenues companies will earn from retailing CNG and natural gas in cities, a move that the industry sees as exceeding its jurisdiction. |
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