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Apparel is set to be the hardest hit retail sector by the COVID-19 pandemic with the global apparel market forecast to decline 15.2 percent this year (equivalent to $297bn), says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Honor Strachan, Principal...

As retailers begin to open UK stores from the beginning of June (at the earliest), they can expect to see a shift in footfall with consumers more willing to visit town centres as opposed to other shopping destinations, says...

J. C. Penney Company, Inc announced that it has received approvals from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, in Corpus Christi, TX for the ‘First Day’ motions related to the company’s voluntary Chapter 11 petitions...

Online travel major MakeMyTrip has rolled out an online gourmet delivery service in partnership with luxury and premium hotel chains and independent properties across cities in India. With traditional dine-in experiences coming to a grinding halt due to the coronavirus...

FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is betting big on its hygiene products range amid the COVID-19 crisis and plans to build the category as its ‘new core’ in the next two to three years, according to a...

Although the fourth phase of the lockdown is yet to begin from May 18, the state government in Rajasthan has extended the scope of exemption to bring the business back on track. From Thursday, restaurants, sweet shops, hardware and construction...

With the novel coronavirus pandemic gripping the world and the government implementing a lockdown – including shutting down of all malls and high streets except essentials – while advocating social distancing, people have been confined to homes, isolating themselves,...

The Delhi government on Thursday submitted a proposal to the Centre on lockdown relaxations post May 17 and suggested opening of markets, shopping complexes and operation of buses and metro services with strict social distancing norms. The government has suggested...

Shoppers Stop, India’s leading fashion and beauty destination released a video, reassuring customers on the precautionary steps taken to ensure a healthy and safe shopping experience. With the stores opening in green zones customers can now shop at stores...

With the coronavirus pandemic severely impacting the food and beverage sector, revenue of organised dine-in restaurants is likely to plunge by 40-50 percent in the financial year 2020-21, said a Crisil report. Organised restaurants account for 35 percent of India's...