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Jan04

Carrefour and Reliance negate prevailing grapevine

by admin on January 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
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Even as French retailer Carrefour is yet to finalise a partner in India for launching its operations and a decision in this regard could be expected this month, “whatever is appearing in a section of the media is just speculative,” a spokesman for the French retailer told Indiaretailing referring to the possible joint venture between […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

Pantaloon Retail to expand Future Money outlets pan India

by admin on January 8th, 2008 at 5:50 am
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Pantaloon Retail India Ltd (PRIL) – the flagship company of the Future Group – is planning to expand Future Money outlets from the existing 95 to 400 in about 50 cities across India by 2010. The formats would vary from shop-in-shop formats within Big Bazaar, Central, Home Town and E Zone stores, apart from standalone […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

Tata wants greenfield rider to keep Mittal away

by admin on January 8th, 2008 at 6:04 am
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Hinting that the world’s largest steel producer Arcelor-Mittal should not get mining leases in Chiria hills, managing director of Tata Steel B Muthuraman has said approval to mine iron ore should only be given to steel Companies with experience in setting up greenfield units. The company recently evinced interest to secure iron ore from the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan13

Tata Nano – The promise accomplished by Ratan Tata

by admin on January 13th, 2008 at 10:10 am
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Ratan Tata on Thursday delivered on the promise he made four years ago with the launch of the “people’s car”, even if buyers will have to fork out a little more than the much-talked about Rs 1 lakh price tag for the basic model.    They will have to pay an additional 12.5 per cent […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan15

International Eyewear Brand – Luxottica to open exclusive outlets in India

by admin on January 15th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
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In an effort to retail its high- end eyewear brands through its own shops, Luxottica Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of sunglasses, will open its exclusive brand outlets in India. The first company owned outlet is expected to open this month. Other than Rayban, the outlet will retail premium eyewear brands including Vogue, Persol, Arnette […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan16

Carrefour may partner with Reliance in retail

by admin on January 16th, 2008 at 5:56 am
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NEW DELHI: French retail giant Carrefour has been trying to enter the Indian market for a while with little success so far. Numerous attempts to enter into partnerships with Indian companies have gone nowhere. But for two weeks now, industry has been abuzz with talks of a possible deal between two giants — the French […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan16

Videocon to enter lifestyle, grocery cash & carry retail

by admin on January 16th, 2008 at 6:04 am
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MUMBAI: Consumer durables heavyweight Videocon Industries is venturing into the grocery and lifestyle retailing space through cash & carry format across the country. The company has hired several senior expats with global retail experience, headed by an Italian Marco Padella who has worked with Carrefour and Metro AG in Italy for the cash & carry […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan16

SPAR International may launch large kirana stores in India

by admin on January 16th, 2008 at 6:11 am
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BANGALORE: The $37-billion Dutch retail giant SPAR International, which has tied up with the Landmark Group for its hypermarket foray in India, may bring in large format ‘kirana store’ under its fold. This could happen in SPAR’s second phase of expansion beginning 2009. Along with its India master licensee, Max Hypermarkets, the Dutch behemoth plans […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan17

Italy’s ‘food valley’ in pact with Bharti group’s venture

by admin on January 17th, 2008 at 9:41 am
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Authorities of Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, referred to as the food valley of the European nation, Wednesday signed a pact with the Bharti group’s FieldFresh Foods to establish a supply chain in India and sell fresh and processed Italian food. Emilia-Romagna region is also known as the global hub for the production of farm and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan19

Global retailer Giordano International planning to expand in India

by admin on January 19th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
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Global apparel and accessory retailer Giordano International is planning to expand in India. The company is present in India through its exclusive distributor, Giordano Fashions India, which is owned by Dubai-based Emirates Trading Agency (ETA) group. While talking to Indiaretailing, Ramesh C Rath, chief executive officer, Elite Brands Pvt. Ltd, Giordano said, “The expansion is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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