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Bharti teams up with Kotak for payment bank
Vodafone-YES Bank, Future-IDFC in talks; Idea Cellular may go solo
 "Bharti teams up with Kotak for payment bank")
Heavy advertising by e-tailers hits physical retailers' sales growth
Online retailers spent Rs 300 cr on advertising in December quarter, almost ten times higher than the physical retailers
 "Heavy advertising by e-tailers hits physical retailers' sales growth")
Mall closures rise, future tense for many more
Over a dozen malls have been closed down or converted into office spaces in Mumbai, NCR and Bengaluru in the last two years, with Mumbai accounting for half the closures
 "Mall closures rise, future tense for many more")
IDFC group to pick up stake in Future's payment bank
Future had earlier owned an NBFC named Future Capital now called Capital First
 "IDFC group to pick up stake in Future's payment bank")
Singapore's GIC bets heavily on Indian realty
GIC is ahead of Blackstone, another prolific global investor in Indian real estate, which has reportedly done deals worth about Rs 1,500 crore in six months
Mumbai home sales fall 9%
Knight Frank expects price growth to be marginal during first half of 2015
 "Mumbai home sales fall 9%")
Office rents to rise 5-10% in Mumbai, Southern cities
Property consultants say there is pick up in demand
 "Office rents to rise 5-10% in Mumbai, Southern cities")
Reliance to make small digital stores base for Jio experience
Digital Express, 2,000 sq ft stores that focus on mobile phones and electronic accessories, are meant to be experience stores
 "Reliance to make small digital stores base for Jio experience")
New launches to keep Mumbai home prices stagnant
Huge inventory at 50 months to also keep prices down
 "New launches to keep Mumbai home prices stagnant")
Bulge-bracket US banks set to enter Indian real estate
Institutions showing interest in market for the first time since economic collapse of 2008
 "Bulge-bracket US banks set to enter Indian real estate")
Reliance focuses on digital format to drive retail growth
Reliance Retail now operates 2,285 stores across the country
 "Reliance focuses on digital format to drive retail growth")
Reliance Retail opens 3 stores a day in Dec quarter
Reliance Digital format opened a record number of 231 stores during the quarter
 "Reliance Retail opens 3 stores a day in Dec quarter")
RBI rate cut: Realty developers heave a sigh of relief
Many property developers, struggling with falling home sales and high cost of borrowing, believe the cut would help bring back prospective buyers
 "RBI rate cut: Realty developers heave a sigh of relief")
ADIA in talks with Runwal for a joint development venture
It has reportedly set up similar platform with US based property investment and management firm Hines to invest in properties across North India
Meet the new age landlords
Companies like Lodha, Piramal, Supertech have bought highest number of land parcels in the last couple of years
 "Meet the new age landlords")
Bengaluru posts highest office absorption in 2014
Total absorption at 30 million sq ft, 3 million more compared to last year
 "Bengaluru posts highest office absorption in 2014")
Flipkart sets up store for Banarasi sarees
In Sept last year, Flipkart tied up with local Varanasi weavers as part of 'Flipkart Karigar Ke Dwaar' initiative
 "Flipkart sets up store for Banarasi sarees")
Just 22% of India Inc have plan for new accounting norms: Survey
Grant Thortan survey reveals just 13% have initiated impact assessment process of new standards
 "Just 22% of India Inc have plan for new accounting norms: Survey")
After lacklustre 2013, big ticket land deals make a comeback
Experts expect transactions worth Rs 6,000 crore in 2015
 "After lacklustre 2013, big ticket land deals make a comeback")
Brick Eagle founder forays into realty development
Company has announced launch of its first project Olympeo Riverside
