Indian Retail Sector Focusses On Online Services, Phygital Experiences

H&M, Landmark and Raymond Group make major inroads in expanding their presence in the Indian retail market. Here’s a look at some of the major activities in the sector in the last one month...

Foodforumis Committed to Offer Unique Food Zone Experiences

Good food has an undeniable appeal and increasingly, shopping centre developers are experimenting with tastes and cuisines to woo consumers.

Sold-Out 2018 International Home + Housewares Show Brims With Innovation

The Show’s special preview events attracted nearly 700 buyer and media attendees, increasing attendance over last year. Trending Today spotlighted “A Marketplace for Hydration” and hosted 60 new and current exhibitors of hydration and hydration-related products.

Shoppers Stop Experimenting With Smart Mirrors, Interactive Kiosks

The brand is investing in IOT and location technology to better understand the customers’ path to purchase and dwell time through heat-maps. The management will then use these insights take business decisions on various aspects of customer experience… 

Raiser: The POS Ecosystem That Is About Better ROI, Performance & Efficiency

AS Retail & Hospitality Pvt Ltd’s Make in India’ push has propelled it to be selected as the best-of-the-best, offering a product-line that works best for the end-consumer…

V-Mart Retail to Continue Growing At 25 Pc CAGR; Eyes Warehouse Expansion

V-Mart caters to the fashion needs of the entire family. While apparel is the centerpiece of the product portfolio, the brand is also a preferred one-stop destination for footwear, home furnishings, toys, accessories and grocery.

Bata Bets Big On Youth Appeal To Achieve Double Digit Growth

As a brand, Bata has continuously evolved over the years and has shown strong growth. It has come a long way since its foray into India and has today, grown into one of the largest footwear retailers with approximately 1,400 outlets across the country…

Van Heusen Innerwear: Built On Fashion And Innovation

Van Heusen intends to take over a large share of the innerwear market in India in the years to come since product acceptability has been phenomenal in all the brand’s markets and the management is buoyed by the success…

Nykaa Aims At 100% Growth This Fiscal, To Open 200 Stores By 2020

Nykaa reported a revenue of 570 crore in 2017-18. The brand has been EBITDA positive for two quarters in a row. The retailer is on a path to 100 percent revenue growth in the current financial year

Samir Modi To Open 10,000 24Seven Stores in 5 Years; Tests Cashier-Less Check Out

Some of the tech-based innovations the brand is introducing in keeping with its revamped image include LCD screens, bar-code reading screens, digital bar-codes, self-service and food vending machines

DN Regalia Mall Aims At Unique Retail Experience With A Focus On Exclusivity

Spread across 2,50,000 sq. ft. with two levels of dedicated fashion, lifestyle shops, restaurants and cafs along with a reputed hypermarket, the mall will be a complete shopping experience for both locals as well as tourists

Junction Mall To Set Up Of Interactive Mediums Of E-portals

The young generation is shopping and demanding both fashion and quality along with value for money. Junction Mall is an excellent effort to meet these expectations and demands of consumers

SOLES To Expand Retail Footprint In India, Go International Soon

The brand is all set to establish itself as an iconic lifestyle brand, with a target to become a fast fashion brand to reckon with international market in the coming years…

LOTS Wholesale Solutions To Open 15 Stores In India Over Three Years

LOTS follows a cluster approach. The brand sets up stores basis the supplier/ customer base so that they can provide them with a hassle-free experience and build a robust supply chain and make the delivery process faster…

‘The Future of Retail is a Combination of Self-Owned & Franchise-Based Stores'

In 12 years, Roma Ventures has been working with major retail brands in providing real estate retail services. The brand has been actively giving presence to these brands in the high streets and malls of Delhi NCR, UP, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, Jammu, MP, Punjab, Haryana…

Pepperfry to Double Offline Studios by 2019, Build India's largest Omnichannel Network

The company’s offline stores, Studio Pepperfry, have emerged as key touchpoints for consumer engagement. The increase in popularity led the company to adopt a franchise model in 2017 with an aim to expand its reach in line with its strategy to build the largest Omnichannel network in the country…

Lodha Xperia: Thane's Largest Destination Mall

With plethora of options in premium and international brands across a bouquet of more than 135 stores and 8 large sized anchors spread across four floors, Lodha Xperia Mall at Palava is becoming the new destination for shopaholics in and around Mumbai. 

Transit Retail Maximum Contributor To Overall Revenue Of Da Milano

The brand will be completing 30 successful years in India in the year 2019 and its journey is nothing short of entrepreneurial excellence and astute retail sense…

Busters: Bringing World Class Gaming, Entertainment & Leisure To Indian Malls

The brand offers the best hang out experience by bringing together world-class gaming and entertainment equipment under an ambience that is at par with the best international brands in the world…

Sumeru Helping Indian Kitchens Thaw Towards Frozen Foods

According to a research report compiled by Orbis Research, the Global Frozen Foods market will expand at a CAGR of 6.15 percent and reach market value of US $309.98 billion by the end of forecast period 2016-2021…

Sephora Leads The Way In Omnichannel Transformation, Consumer Connect

Sephora is constantly evolving its experiences for beauty enthusiasts, with e-stores that encourage urban shopping in its true sense, but not dominated by metro cities...

IKEA Says, 'Hej! India'

Opening stores in India is a landmark moment for IKEA after it got FDI approval in 2013 that allowed 100 percent FDI for single brand retailers in India and more so since IKEA has been sourcing from India for its global stores for more than 30 years…

The Indian Mallscape: A Retail Experience Like No Other

The Great Indian Mall Boom began innocuously enough in the early 2000s, with just three malls in existence in the entire country. The rest is, as they say, history as Indian shoppers slowly but surely developed a penchant for shopping in clean, vibrant, climate-controlled and highly enabled malls…

Going Omnichannel Way!

Multi-channel shopping interfaces: physical stores, malls, e-commerce platforms, social-enabled shopping experiences, and smartphone app based services; the consumer is exposed to all. This article delves into facts on how retailers are trying hands on creating an omni channel experience.

CSR: Most Effective & Standard Business Practice Of 'The Modern Retail Era'

CSR: Most Effective & Standard Business Practice Of 'The Modern Retail Era'

Revlon Has An Edge Over Indian Brands In Terms Of 'Technology And Understanding Trends'

Revlon believes that its global brand recognition, product quality, R&D, innovation and marketing experience will enable it to create an eminent position in the leading global consumer brands segment in India

Phy-Gital Experiences: A Convergence Between Digital & Physical Worlds For The Hyper-Connected Consumer

Retailers who are seamlessly using Phy-gital technologies to create a balance of physical and digital touchpoints, and who are providing standardized services are expected to survive and thrive.

Croma's Gadgets Of Desire Focuses On Experiential Shopping

Designed to be compact as compared to regular Croma megastores, ‘Gadgets of Desire’ offers customers the entire range and capabilities of a full-fledged Croma store through the ‘widerthan-store’ service…

Hari Menon Aims For The Biggest Share In India's Grocery Basket

bigbasket, which currently holds 37-40 percent share in the grocery delivery industry, followed by Amazon, Grofers and Flipkart, has started bracing itself to face competition – which is expected to intensify soon…

LuLu Fashion Week 2018: Highlights And Winners

LuLu Fashion Week witnessed the presence of 41 Indian and global brands and celebrities and artists from the Malayam film and TV industry making the event as the biggest fashion event of Kerala in 2018…