Kumar Rajagopalan

Retailers on Wednesday said there is enough stock of essential items and groceries if people do not resort to panic buying, while some organised players put caps on items that a consumer can purchase during the lockdown. According to a...

Budget 2020-21 is just around the corner and retailers have pinned high hopes that the new policies will have a positive impact on the retail market. The retail industry expects the Budget 2020 to revive consumption and spur demand. Apart...

Responding to burgeoning consumerism in India, mall developers are rapidly infusing new retail developments across the top 7 cities, with nearly 10 million sq. ft. new mall supply in 2019. Factoring in the rollover of some supply from 2018,...

The whopping US $16-billion mega deal by global retail giant Walmart with the country's leading e-tailer Flipkart for majority stake makes India an attractive destination for global majors in the digital space, industry experts said on Wednesday.Kishore Biyani, CEO,...

The retail industry has welcomed the budget, saying the Government's move to cut corporate tax for MSMEs will benefit the ecosystem, boost the rural sector and increase domestic consumption.According to a PTI report: Besides, doubling of allocation of funds...

The Narendra Modi Government sought to give a marked thrust to the rural sector in this year's Union Budget, its last full-year budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with the central ministries getting an allocation of Rs 14.34...

In his last full budget before general elections in 2019, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reduced corporate tax for 99 percent of the companies to 25 percent.In keeping with his earlier announcement of reducing corporate taxation rate to 25 per...

Knight Frank India, in association with the Retailers Association of India (RAI), on Tuesday launched the third edition of its flagship report on the retail sector – 'Think India. Think Connected Retail'. The report tracks the evolution of India’s modern retail...

Riding high on mergers and acquisitions, retail players made a strong comeback this year, taking online giants head-on in doling out deals and discounts, and the trend is likely to continue next year. However, the Government's surprise move to pull high...

As the Government finally clears the air on the long-awaited definition of e-commerce in India and norms relating to FDI policies, Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani foresees the creation of a level playing field between online and brick-and-mortar retailers,...