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India Infoline raises Rs 750-cr realty fund

IIFL Wealth Management also has an option to co-invest Rs 500 crore more under the fund

Godrej Properties Q3 net up 5% at Rs 37 cr

The company's total income also went up 5% at Rs 254 cr

Mumbai property registrations rise 12% in Dec

Rise in ready reckoner rates each year usually is effective from Jan of next calendar year

Move to raise repo rates to hit realty sector: Developers

They complain about declining home sales in many cities such as Mumbai due to high prices and slow economic growth

DLF Brands, Kiko to sign JV next month

RBI order on notes to fuel real estate deals

People might use cash to buy realty or gold before the April 1 deadline to phase out pre-2005 notes, say realty consultants

FDI rules may stump even Indian chains

Since allowing FDI in multi-brand retail has been left to the states, Indian companies may not benefit as foreign investors are wary of the politics

Attrition by disabled in Indian retail half than normal staff

There are 70 million PwDs in the country but less than 1% is employed in the retail sector, says a study

Biyani bets big on small lifestyle companies

After making handsome profits on Biba and AND, the homegrown retailer plans a string of similar investments

Forever 21 gets its act together

The US apparel retailer is turning its inventory 10-11 times a year and scaling up fast in its second innings

End-season sales cheer retailers

These register 35-50% growth over last year in first fortnight

Despite slowdown, investors pump money into realty funds

Essel Group's financial services arm Essel Finance and Red Fort Capital are also in market to raise offshore funds

Unitech puts two hotels on block, eyes Rs 600 crore

The first is a 200-room operational hotel in Gurgaon, second is a 250-room under construction property in Noida

Realty firms' net profit to halve

Volumes fell most in Gurgaon, Noida and Mumbai in the primary markets

Unilazer Ventures' MD Banka quits

Office offtake grows 35% in Dec quarter

Transaction activity was mostly led by office leasing in Bangalore, Delhi NCR and Mumbai

Zara's fast fashion finds its shopaholics

With frequent refreshes and inclusive pricing, the fashion brand has been one of the fastest to clock profits

Retailers advance discounted sales due to low festive revenues

Mall developers said lower than expected sales was the main reason for advancing the end-year discounted sale

Unfazed by losses, Birla invests Rs 1.2k cr in retail business

Aditya Birla Retail made losses of Rs 510 cr on net sales of Rs 1,037 cr in FY13

Essel Finance to launch $100-mn Shariah fund

Is looking to forge partnerships with Shariah funds by February-March