Kumar Rajagopalan

When cities went under lockdowns, it was the nonessential items businesses which were forced to temporarily shutter shop, the worst hit by the pandemic. The supply chain too suffered with the closure of retail units. One of the worst...

The staggered relaxations during the two-month-long nationwide lockdown did not have much of an impact on retail business and their businesses witnessed a severe contraction during the period, according to a survey by the Retailers Association of India (RAI). In...

An overwhelming percentage of consumers plan to reduce their shopping expenditure, as only 33 percent are excited to shop post-lockdown, according to a survey by retailers body RAI. According to a consumer sentiment survey by Retailers Association of India (RAI)...

The Retailers Association of India (RAI) on Monday said there is a need for a uniform approach to reopen stores across India as the directives of Home Ministry are interpreted differently by states, thereby inconveniencing customers and retailers, while...

Restaurant operators and retailers are now looking forward to resuming business activities after the government on Saturday allowed them to re-open from June 8. According to a PTI report: Several Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) operators have redesigned and reorganised layouts...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may have announced all relief and reform measures as part of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package to tide over the coronavirus crisis, but a major segment of the economy - the retailers and...

As no economic package has been announced so far and restrictions for shops and retail stores still exist in most states across the country, Retailers Association of India's (RAI) CEO Kumar Rajagopalan feels that the condition of the retail...

Banks have done "sweet nothing" to provide financing to retailers to tide over the lockdown crisis, and the government intervention is needed to avoid mass unemployment in the sector, according to RAI. According to a PTI report: The retail industry...

The retailer associations have urged the government to announce a wage support subsidy that will help them save millions of jobs in the retail space reeling under COVID-19 stress. While lauding all government efforts while dealing with the pandemic, the...

At a webinar hosted by Retailers Association of India (RAI) and Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India (TRRAIN) on Monday – in which top industry associations Retailers Association of India (RAI), National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and The...