Arvind Singhal

Reliance Retail is everywhere, and its consumers can do just about everything - entertainment to payments and financial product purchase - that business model is hard to emulate, writes Arvind Singhal

Multiple factors are fortunately converging and providing the much-needed tailwind this time to the economy and to the growth in consumer spending

Five reasons mall and brand owners should co-opt 'e-tailers' rather than oppose them

Space constraints and pernicious laws restrict traditional retailing formats from efficiently serving the Indian consumer

Or, trends that will fundamentally alter the way we shop

Flipkart's ability to raise $200 mn could be a sign that online retailing is finally gaining acceptance as an idea in the country

The conditions imposed on prospective investors betray a lack of understanding of the dynamics of the business