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Uniqlo announces second store in Mumbai; plans to enter southern market

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo now plans to enter the southern market to open its stores as part of the next phase of offline expansion in India. Uniqlo India on Wednesday announced to launch its second store in Mumbai as part of the strategic expansion of its retail network in the country. The retailer, which forayed into the Indian market in October 2019, has a substantial presence in North Indian cities like Delhi-NCR, where it operates 8 stores. It is also present in Lucknow and Chandigarh. The company is also on track to achieve 30 per cent domestic sourcing, as per the current FDI policy, with the help of a local supplier. It now works in India with 17 sewing factories and 6 fabric mills, Uniqlo India CEO Tomohiko Sei said. Uniqlo had announced to enter Mumbai earlier this year. Its first store in Mumbai at Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla, will open on October 6, and the second store at Goregaon East is scheduled to be launched on October 20, he said. Besides, the company, wh

BoB announces increased interest rates on domestic retail term deposits

/ -- Bank of Baroda (Bank), one of India's leading public sector banks, today announced increase in interest rates on Domestic Retail Term Deposits, including NRO and NRE Term Deposits, by up to 50 basis points across various tenors up to 3 years. These rates are applicable on deposits below Rs 2 crore, with effect from October 9, 2023. The Bank is offering interest rates of up to 7.40% p.a. for general citizens and up to 7.90% p.a. for senior citizens, which includes 0.50% p.a. of additional interest for senior citizens and 0.15% for non-callable deposits. The Bank has also realigned interest rates on its Tiranga Plus Deposit Scheme for 399 days. Senior Citizens will earn 7.80% p.a. on non-callable deposits under the scheme. Shri Ravindra Singh Negi, Chief General Manager - Retail Liabilities & NRI Business, Bank of Baroda said, "We are pleased to offer attractive interest rates to customers, enabling them to earn higher assured returns. In the 2 to 3 years investment tenor, ...

Philippines raises $1.3 billion from sale of retail dollar bonds

The government sold its maiden retail dollar bonds in October 2021, when it raised $1.6 billion

Centre directs sugar traders to disclose stocks to check hoarding

The Centre on Thursday directed sugar traders, retailers, wholesalers, big chain retailers and processors to disclose their stocks on a weekly basis on a government portal as a proactive measure to combat hoarding and speculation. The food ministry, in a statement, said the country has sufficient stocks for domestic consumption with absolutely no shortage for festivals. The government has been successfully maintaining the stable retail price of sugar in the country, it noted. However, as a proactive measure to "combat hoarding and curb unscrupulous speculation" in the sugar market, the ministry has issued orders to mandatory disclose stock positions for traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors of sugar on the portal (https://esugar.nic.in) on every Monday, it added. "This mandatory weekly stock disclosure for these entities is another proactive step in the Government of India's efforts to maintain a balanced and fair sugar market," the ministry said. By

Jupiter ropes in Swiggy's Anuj Rathi as chief product and marketing officer

With over 18 years of experience, the IIT-Kanpur graduate brings extensive knowledge and insights from his tenures at leading companies such as Swiggy, Flipkart, and Walmart

AI, cloud services disrupting retail industry: Experts at Walmart event

Today's consumers expect options in products, pricing, payments and delivery, and technology powers transformations across each

India's retail grows due to realty supply, consumer resurgence: JLL report

According to JLL India's report, India continues to be a preferred market for international brands

Statsguru: LPG price cut may reduce retail inflation rate by around 30 bps

Consumption of LPG has accordingly been going up over the years. Production was close to consumption in the early 2000s. This has since changed with an increased shift towards clean cooking fuel

Retail trading volumes may bolster momentum: Centrum Broking's S Nayak

Centrum GalaxC will leverage Centrum Group's expertise in wealth management, insurance, and banking to provide schemes for wealth growth, management, savings, and security, said Nayak

Amazon, Flipkart rising as advertising platforms to challenge Google, Meta

The reasons are not hard to find. "Searches (for purchase) originate on Amazon, therefore advertising leads to sales," says Mehta

Online retail market to grow 2.5x faster than offline till 2030: Deloitte

The overall offline market, however, will continue to be the bigger market, with a total value of $1,605 billion in 2030

Strong FPI flows and buoyant retail sentiment to keep bulls snorting

A trend reversal may happen if FPI flows turn negative; Nifty will need to fall below Mt 18,000 to go into serious downtrend

Tyremaker Bridgestone looks to expand retail footprint in India this year

Tyre maker Bridgestone is looking to expand its retail footprint in India by 20-25 per cent this year and is aiming to grow higher than the industry's growth, a top company executive has said. Bridgestone India at present has over 3,200 dealerships across 1,300 cities and towns in India. Bridgestone India, which is a subsidiary of Japanese multinational tyre manufacturer Bridgestone Corporation, has a well-diversified portfolio, mainly of radial tyres which cater to OEM as well as replacement segments. Bridgestone India has been increasing its market penetration over the last few years. In 2022, we increased our retail footprint by 11 per cent, expanding to an additional 218 towns. This year we are looking to increase our overall retail network by 20-25 per cent, Bridgestone India Managing Director Stefano Sanchini told PTI in an interaction. The company is expanding its distribution network to enhance the coverage across tier-III/IV cities giving it a larger footprint in the ...

ONDC aims to hit 100,000 daily orders in the next few months: Report

The goal of 100,000 daily orders is expected to occur over the upcoming few months as network participants (NPs) adopt a new set of network specifications

Walmart looking at sourcing toys, shoes, bicycles from Indian suppliers

US-based retail giant Walmart is looking to source toys, shoes and bicycles from Indian suppliers as the company is targeting to increase its exports from India to USD 10 billion annually by 2027. The company also wants to develop new suppliers in categories such as food, pharmaceuticals, consumables, health and wellness, and apparel and home textiles, a company spokesperson told PTI. Officials from the Bentonville-headquartered firm recently held a virtual meeting with several domestic toy manufacturers here. The company informed toy makers about their requirements and expected quality standards as it is directly engaging with the domestic toy makers for sourcing. Global retailers such as IKEA are already sourcing toys from India for their international operations. The move is significant and highlights India's growing strength in the toy industry, especially since India was a net importer of toys until a few years ago. Confirming the development, a company spokesperson said: ..

IHCL, Kamat: Hotel stocks at 52-week high; check out the trading strategies

Shares of Kamat Hotels India are on the course to double this year, while Royal Orchid Hotels and Oriental Hotels have both gained 30 per cent each.

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 5.79% in March

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 5.79 per cent in March compared to 6.16 per cent in February this year, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. "Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.79 per cent compared to 6.16 per cent for the previous month (February 2023) and 5.35 per cent during the corresponding month (March 2022) a year before," an official statement said. Similarly, it stated that food inflation stood at 5.02 per cent against 6.13 per cent in the previous month and 6.27 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago. The All-India CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers) for March 2023 increased by 0.6 points and stood at 133.3 points. It was 132.7 points in February 2023. On one-month percentage change, it increased by 0.45 per cent with respect to the previous month compared to a rise of 0.80 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago. The maximum upward pressure in the current index came from the fuel &

GAIL, BEL, GMDC: Bullish PSU stocks may see up to 20% upside

Despite benchmark indices witnessing corrective phases in recent months, GAIL (India) and Power Grid Corporation of India, in particular, have been entering uncharted territories effortlessly.

Retailers planning to roll-back discounts offered during Covid-19 pandemic

It is important to note that retailers across the board started offering steep discounts and also ran sudden flash sales in their stores to liquidate stocks during the Covid years

TRAI cracks unauthorised telemarketers; directs cos to stop headers misuse

Telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday cracked down on unauthorised, pesky promotional messages by telemarketers as it issued directions to telecom operators to act swiftly to stop the misuse of headers and message templates. To stop the misuse, the regulator has directed access service providers (telecom operators) to reverify all registered headers and message templates on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) platform and block all unverified headers and message templates within 30 and 60 days respectively. Telecom operators have also been asked to ensure that temporary headers are deactivated immediately after the set time duration. "... Remove confusions among recipients of message and prevent their misuse, no look-alike headers (headers which are similar by virtue of combination of small case or large case letters) are to be registered by access providers in names of different Principal Entities," TRAI said. To curb messages from unauthorised or unregistered telemarketers, includin