Retailers may target 'fitness' consumers, hints survey DNA India | "There is an opportunity for food manufacturers and retailers to be a solution-provider to the weight-conscious Indian consumer," says Adrian Terron, executive director, retailer & shopper, Nielsen India. He should know. According to Nielsen Global Survey conducted between March-April and August-S...
India lifts restrictions on FDI in single-brand retail The Guardian (Adds quotes, details, background throughout) By Matthias Williams and Nandita Bose NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - India formally eliminated restrictions on foreign investment in its single-brand retail sector on Tuesday, opening the door to the likes of Swedish furniture giant IKEA to open st...
Think long term on Indian realty Gulf News | The non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the UAE and Gulf who purchased property back home in December have already benefitted in the short term after the Indian rupee touched a new low last month and has since gained 6.4 per cent. This does not mean inv...
'52% of Indian SMEs welcome early implementation of 51% FDI in multi-brand retail' Newstrack India | Mumbai, Jan 27(ANI): About 52 percent of Indian small and medium enterprises (SME) have expressed hope for an early implementation of 51 percent of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail with required notification and majority of res...
The Carbon Noose Around Asia's Neck Huffington Post | Mumbai, India -- The story is buried in the business section of the Times of India. India's largely government-owned monopoly, Coal India, is changing its pricing system -- and the result will be a staggering 25 percent projected increase in the pr...
Imran Khan's New Pakistan Foreign Policy | Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is batting to strike out two major "conventional" political parties -- the leftist Pakistan People's Party and the conservative Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz -- simultaneously. He talks about eradicat...
Twitter Feed of A Lawbreaker The New York Times | Writer Amitava Kumar was advised to leave the recently held Jaipur Literature Festival after he had read, along with Hari Kunzru, extracts from Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses.” The novel has been banned in India since its publication in...
Retailers may target 'fitness' consumers, hints survey DNA India | "There is an opportunity for food manufacturers and retailers to be a solution-provider to the weight-conscious Indian consumer," says Adrian Terron, executive director, retailer & shopper, Nielsen India. He should know. According to Nielsen Global...
Maruti Suzuki shares surge 6% Indian Express | Shares of the country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India rallied by nearly 6 per cent on the bourses today even though the company posted dismal results for the third quarter. | Hectic buying by investors in the last hour of trade lifted the company's share prices and they settled 5.77 per cent higher at Rs 1,162.55 on the BSE. During the co...
