New Delhi: Delhi may soon become the first city in the country to have global retail chains like Walmart and Tesco, with Delhi government all set bring a bill in the Winter session of assembly beginning Tuesday to remove hurdles in ensuring "effective" implementation of FDI in multi-brand retail.
The city government will bring an amendment to the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act for facilitating direct purchase of produce from farmers by multi-national retailers. The amendment to the existing legislation will allow direct connectivity between retailers and farmers.
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02:21 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Ludhiana: The shop owners in Ludhiana in Punjab are confident that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail will not affect them. CNN-IBN travelled to Punjab's boom town Ludhiana to see if retailers and consumers there are wary of FDI or are ready to embrace it. Ludhiana is no stranger to organised retail, mega malls and modern merchandising. Multi-brand retailers EasyDay and more have an established presence in the city....
09:31 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Bangalore: A cash and carry joint venture between Wal-Mart Stores and Bharti Enterprises plans to add three-five stores by end of the year, a spokeswoman for the world's largest retailer said on Tuesday. US group Walmart operates 17 cash and carry, or wholesale stores, in India in partnership with Bharti Enterprises, which owns India's top mobile telecoms operator Bharti Airtel Ltd. Foreign ownership regulations in India do not allow global...
01:20 AM, Sep 12, 2012
Reliance Fresh, once again faced the brunt of public ire after a mob attacked a Reliance Fresh outlet in Bhopal. ...
06:18 PM, Nov 22, 2007
Playboy launched its flagship retail store in London yesterday. ...
08:58 AM, Sep 30, 2007
Smaller towns are reaping the benefits of retail giants. ...
09:44 PM, Sep 20, 2007
Reliance Retail is investing 25,000 cr to become the nation's biggest retail player. ...
10:23 PM, Sep 18, 2007
Walmart has its eyes on the $50 billion Indian retail market. ...
10:59 PM, Aug 08, 2007
With global retailers entering India, Walmart has advised small shop owners to "learn to change" in order to survive. ...
01:44 AM, May 23, 2007
Bharti-Wal-Mart retail deal will be finally signed this month amidst concerns expressed by various political parties. ...
11:12 PM, Apr 10, 2007
Since its launch in Hyderabad in November last year, Reliance has so far opened 96 such stores in the country. ...
09:09 PM, Mar 26, 2007
Hundreds of retail outlets that Wal-Mart plans to open in India over the next five years might not carry the Wal-Mart name at all. ...
04:00 PM, Feb 18, 2007
Metro Cash & Carry has set foot in Mumbai and has taken up a 1.75 lakh sq feet property in Bhandup suburb. ...
08:12 PM, Feb 05, 2007
Despite sky-rocketing land prices and sealing, RIL has acquired 74 properties in Delhi for Rs 2,000 crore. ...
08:19 PM, Jan 29, 2007
Reliance announced launch of 9 big grocery stores in the national capital region of Delhi on Monday. ...
05:16 PM, Jan 29, 2007
Wal-Mart's entry into India through a tie-up with corporate major Bharti has got sucked into a political whirlpool. ...
08:55 PM, Nov 28, 2006
Reliance Fresh' format stores in Hyderabad assure petty traders that the company is no threat to them. ...
12:03 PM, Nov 03, 2006
The first store is all set to come up in a Mumbai suburb and Tatas hope to have 100 Croma stores in India by 2010. ...
10:28 PM, Oct 03, 2006
