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Kickstarting the second day of ISCF 2014 was international expert, Christian Olofsson, President, Megabangna and Regional Business Head, Ikano Pte. Ltd. (IKEA’s franchisee in South East Asia), with a masterclass on "The Role of the Centre Management Team–What do...

Kickstarting the second day of ISCF 2014 was international expert, Christian Olofsson, President, Megabangna and Regional Business Head, Ikano Pte. Ltd. (IKEA’s franchisee in South East Asia), with a masterclass on "The Role of the Centre Management Team–What do...

What India wants – Malls or social spaces - Shopping Centre industry stalwarts to brainstorm on the future India's biggest shopping centre forum kickstarts on 7th may, 2014The seventh edition of India Shopping Centre Forum, India’s only knowledge sharing...

 FDI In Retail – As It Happened India’s decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail towards the end of 2012 and its FDI policy modified in April 2013 put the country back on the retailing map of...

Understanding the customers’ mindset in terms of purpose and the size of the purse, and serving them accordingly is the key to successful retailing. Market and consumer segmentation is as clichéd a management concept as it can get, but I...

Good news for home decorators: Fans of IKEA's ready-to-assemble furniture can expect lower prices in the near future. The company said it is dropping prices by 2% to 3% this year, and anticipates similar price cuts next year, across...

Retailers including Wal-Mart, Ikea and Tesco are adapting their business models in China, reflecting several long term changes in consumer habits.Wal-Mart currently runs 339 branches in over 120 cities across China, and first purchased its own trading sites for...

It's been a big two weeks for Ikea's Chinese operations, with the opening of a massive new store in Shanghai - its second-largest outlet in the world - and the announcement that the Swedish retail giant plans to continue...

What used to be a dreadful shopping exercise earlier, has now become a pleasant experience, thanks to the retail boom in India. By saying dreadful shopping exercise, the reference is to shoppers who used to spend hours on a...

Indian retail may lose foreign direct investment of up to Rs 400 crore this fiscal because of last week's recommendations by the Parliamentary Panel on Commerce, which has opposed further leeway to the entry of international retail brands in...