Brand Retailers

US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein and Temu

Shein and PDD Group's Temu, which both ship cheap merchandise into the U.S. from China, are raising "specific concerns" for the Commission for their use of de minimis

Uniqlo to expand its manufacturing bandwidth through 20 partners in India

Uniqlo has multiple production partners in India and is looking to expand this network through a large investment; CEO Tadashi Yanai says he wants Uniqlo to become the "best-selling retailer in India"

Soon, retailers may get restricted from asking for your phone numbers

The move is significant since most retailers mandatorily ask for a buyer's phone number as they generate the bill for their purchase

In-store sales back in vogue: Apparel retailers see record revenues in Q2

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Trent, Shoppers Stop, Arvind Lifestyle, and TCNS Clothing Company saw their revenues hitting an all-time high in the September quarter

Reliance Retail launches lifestyle departmental store format Centro

Will have over 300 Indian and International brands in categories such as apparels, footwear, cosmetics, lingerie, sportswear, luggage and accessories

Fintech firm udaanCapital says it enabled Rs 2,200 cr credit to retailers

Company says 'working capital availability in the country is huge as small businesses adopt digital payments

Lifestyle & grocery retailers reverse FY21 trend, hire over 180,000 people

The total number of employees in eight of the top retailers in India went up 57 per cent to 4,90,000 in FY22, with Reliance Retail hiring the most number of people at 1,61,000

From discounts to gift packs, retailers win hearts of shoppers on V-Day

V-Day this year is unlike previous years. It is the first shopping occasion after Republic Day (R-Day) last month

Retailers are offering lowest discounts this festive season: Here's why

Low discount offers with few promotions expected to continue in festive season

Covid-19 impact: Reliance Brands pushes direct sales to boost business

Through a blend of online events, video-guided tours and parties, and digital catalogues called "flipbooks", the company's sales have awakened after the easing of the lockdown.

Retailers, mall owners now willing to resolve differences over rentals

Malls will reopen on June 8 in most parts of the country barring Mumbai, where the state government has decided against it for now.

Lockdown 4.0: Stand-off between retailers and malls over rentals worsens

At the heart of the matter are revenue-share rental agreements that retailers are mooting over fixed-rent contracts that they say are unsustainable

Small and local brands grow big in FMCG market amid coronavirus lockdown

Companies say low-unit packs as well as lesser-known brands seeing greater traction during lockdown

How premium retailers are taking the next big leap with their own brands

Retail-led brands, say experts, are increasingly acquiring an identity of their own, goading some players such as the Future group to have a widespread distribution strategy

Four CEOs found the secret to thriving during the retail apocalypse

A few taps on a screen or a handful of words heard by a smart speaker and within a couple days, maybe hours, packages arrive.

Bad news: What you say doesn't matter

The impact of user-generated content which takes the brand out of the brand owner's control is only growing

Xiaomi becomes India's largest exclusive brand retail network: Channelplay

Xiaomi's retail network is inclusive of all the single brand retail outlets

Retailers look to cash in on small towns' changing fashion needs

Riding on this change in aspirations, the value retail chain is growing close to 22 per cent year-on-year, and is aggressively looking to expand its footprint, with 60 new stores this year

Cabinet may relax 30% local sourcing norms for single-brand retailers

To attract big players such as iPhone maker Apple, single-brand retail firms may be permitted to open online stores before setting up brick-and-mortar shops if they bring in over $200 mn FDI