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Big in China and tiny in the US, Fast Retailing seen weathering pandemic
Led by Tadashi Yanai, Japan's richest man, Fast Retailing has expanded aggressively in China with 750 Uniqlo stores, roughly the same number in its home market
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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
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Not just the internet, here are the other factors that are killing malls
Yes, the internet has changed the way we shop. But taken together, other factors have caused greater harm to traditional retail stores
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Supermarkets outpace traditional trade amid the slowdown: Nielsen data
Rate of growth nearly double that of traditional trade in July-Sept: Nielsen data
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No customers: India, China retailers singing same tune amid slowdown blues
China indicated growth this year could be as low as 6%, the slowest on record, while India's expansion was the weakest in six years in the June quarter
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After More and Future Retail deals, Amazon smoothens road for offline play
After More and Future Retail deals, the e-commerce giant has access to more than 2,100 offline stores across the country
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Decathlon's new megastore makes sure that you never run out of space
The store has a basketball ring, a football net, a table tennis table and a whole of space to just run, jump, skate and cycle
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Trust continues to be deterrent in smaller markets: 1-India Family Mart CEO
Consumers from tier-II/III/IV geographies still prefer making planned purchases that are affordable, says the CEO
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UP readying policies for retail trade, data centres to boost economy
New policies aimed at attracting private investment in new age sectors
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From Reliance Retail to Future Group, why retailers are wooing 'kiranas'
Reliance Retail has already added over 2.5 million kiranas to its network in the past few months and is looking at another 50,000 stores as launch of the new commerce venture nears
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