Page 4 - Indian Retail Sector

From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021

India's nearly trillion-dollar retail market is hoping to touch 85 per cent of the pre-Covid business in the first half of the new year

Myntra onboards 200 fashion brands to help them tackle coronavirus impact

Walmart-owned firm integrated 1,200 physical stores during pandemic, is taking brands like Mango, Puma, Movado and ELLE jewellery across the country including tier-2 and tier-3 towns

New national retail policy: Licence rationalisation among five focus areas

The five areas that would be addressed in the policy are ease of doing business, rationalisation of the licence process, digitisation of retail, focus on reforms and open network for digital commerce

Online grocery segment to touch $3 billion by year-end: Report

COVID-19 induced tailwinds, coupled with participation from large conglomerates like Reliance are expected to drive growth in the online grocery segment in India

Retail experts call for digital integration of supply chain amid Covid-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the retail supply chain, the industry needs to adopt digitisation and connect with rural and urban population digitally, say experts.

Traffic, power generation and others weekly economic indicator insights

Although numbers are better than June, traffic growth is now stagnating in major cities and electricity generation is slipping even as pollution in the capital showed signs of falling again

Retail trade suffered Rs 15.5 trillion business loss due to Covid-19: CAIT

CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said the domestic trade is passing through its worst period in the current century

India's retail and SME loans to deteriorate as well, says Moody's

Moody's Investors Service has said that policymaking institutions face increasing challenges from lower growth, weaker fiscal conditions and rising financial sector stress.

Bonanza after curbs: India Inc goes all out to woo buyers amid Covid-19

Carmakers have joined hands with commercial banks and NBFCs and launched EMI schemes aimed at reducing the initial purchase cost and monthly outgo

Top 10 biz headlines: FM interview on stimulus, RIL rights issue and more

Here are the top 10 headlines on Wednesday morning

Digital queues to virtual trial rooms: Retail's answer to Covid-19

From digital queues to virtual trial rooms, retail stores are adopting new technologies to adapt to the post-Covid world, reports Sai Ishwar

What to prioritise? Challenges galore for business leaders post lockdown

What will be the priorities for business leaders as and when employees come back to work?

Industry shutdown must end

Industry must be allowed to resume operations in areas other than the identified hotspots with proper safety guidelines in place as soon as possible

Retail sector to have muted sales; recovery may be gradual: Report

The focus of larger players is likely to be on ensuring that supply chain is ready with new-season launches so as to benefit from potential demand recovery in the second half

Budget 2020 wishlist: Here are the key challenges for retail sector

There are disparities in interpretation and implementation at all levels of the government

With billions in pockets, Amazon, Walmart run into 70 mn Indian shopkeepers

The conflict comes amid a broader global backlash against the breakneck expansion of tech firms

Changing the way India shops... forever

Kirana stores hold the key to retail and ecommerce growth in India

Indian Retail sector attracts Rs 9.5 bn PE investment in 2018, up 35% y-o-y

Cumulative investments into the sector between 2015 and 2018 stood at Rs 55 bn