Retail News Round Up_April 20,2016

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“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact”

-William James

 

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Retail news Round Up_April 17,2016

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“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”

-Carl Bard

 

 

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Today’s M & A Deals_April 13,2016

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Today’s Wealth Mantra !

The most important organ in the body as far as the stock market is concern is the guts, not the head. Any one can acquire the know-how for analyzing stocks
-Peter lynch

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Retail News Round Up_April 11,2016

Retail news :

  • Alibaba set to bring back the Walmart for Indian retailers Business Standard
  • Not just phones, Snapdeal to deliver more products in 4 hours
  • Flipkart logistics arm Ekart bags offline clients like Lifestyle, Madura Fashion as it aims to become independent powerhouse
  • NGT appoints local commissioner to inspect Coca Cola’s plant in UP
  • Burrp eyes Rs 150 crore revenue by March 2019
  • 3,000 jewellers resign from BJP in Rajkot
  • Jewellers Strike on Gudi Padwa day cost jewellers Rs 2,000 crore
  • From July, big info display on food packs
  • Lulu group to invest Rs 5,000 crore in India in next 4 years
  • Hard Rock Cafes India franchisee to raise Rs200 crore

 

 

“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.”

-Debbi Fields

 

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Retail News Round Up_March 22,2016

Retail news :

  • P&G now introduces six-month adoption leave for employees
  • India looks to widen ambit of Google Tax on internet companies
  • Patanjali to raise Rs 320 crore forR&D Financial Express
  • Infibeam’s Rs 450-crore IPO subscribed 21% on Day 1
  • L Capital Asia will not commit more funds to existing Indian investments
  • LG overtakes Bravia maker Sony in flat panel television sales
  • Paytm inks strategic deal with PVR, invests Rs 120 crore in online movie ticket market
  • Alibaba annual transaction volumes cross $463 billion
  • Online C2C marketplaces can close Indias consumption gap
  • Big jewellers begin to register with excise authorities
  • Woodland to roll out wearables, sports gear
  • Aditya Birla Group firm launches fabrics brand Liva
  • Reliance Industries in branding alliance with Tamil Nadu firm for Recron fibre brand
  • Licences of 9 food outlets suspended in Thiruvananthapuram
  • BigBasket now to deliver goods on electric vehicles
  • Paylo.in acquires in-restaurant payment app Ruplee
  • Samsung plans range of exclusive online products
  • Foxconn to reduce offer for Sharp by around $900 million
  • IKEA donates Rs 92 crore for safe water projects in India, Indonesia
  • Cookware brand Wonderchef to raise Rs 100 crore
  • BSNL Announces Rs 2000 Crore Modernization Drive; 3G & Rural Areas To Be Major Focus
  • Alibaba All Set To Enter Indian Ecommerce Market By End of 2016; Govt. Promises‘Full Support’

 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

-Margaret Mead

 

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Retail news Round Up_March 21,2016

Retail News :

  • Paytm plans to spin off its marketplace to allow Alibaba Group establish a direct presence in India
  • Alibaba may tieup with Tatas to venture into online retail market in India
  • iPhone maker plans fifth avenue-like store, to set up smaller outlets in the country
  • Noida jewellers sell vegetables in protest against excise duty
  • Patanjali has plans to open food parks in 4 or 5 locations
  • Infibeam’s Rs 450 crore IPO to hit markets today
  • Alibaba may set up a technology development centre in India
  • Jewellers call off 18-day strike after assurance from government; gold imports to rise
  • Paytm-backed LogiNext targets treble sales to $3mn in FY’17
  • Craftsvilla expands services to Middle East, New Zealand and Australia
  • Jewellery industry incurs Rs 60K-70K crore loss in 18-day long strike
  • WB govt offers land for footwear park in the state
  • Jewellers back in business after strike, task force to decide on gold cess
  • India soon to be among RB’s top three markets
  • Acquiring HUL’s rice business will firm position in mid-east
  • Parliamentary panel favours bringing tobacco production under regulatory regime
  • Micromax founders eye 40% revenue growth in FY17
  • Anil Agarwal’s $10 billion LCD plant to start production in 2018
  • AC sale set to pick up with onset of summer
  • Bang & Olufsen enters into a partnership with LG
  • Firstcry to use analytics to boost offline sales
  • WhatsApp Update Brings Rich Text Chats, Google Drive & OneDrive File Sharing & More
  • Indian Startup CREO Debuts Unique Mark 1 Smartphone With Monthly OS Updates

 

 

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”

-Harriet Beecher Stowe

 

 

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Retail News Round Up_March 08,2016

Retail News :

  • Paytm to invest in support of women entrepreneurs
  • Alibaba’s Ant Financial could be valued at nearly $50 billion
  • Snapdeal, FLO collaborate to bring women entrepreneurs online
  • Homepreneurs setting up ecommerce shops to scale up businesses
  • Paytm, US firm in tech tie-up for payments bank
  • Guess to launch smartwatches in India by middle the of the year
  • Gems and jewellery exports dip 14.5% during April-January over lower global demand
  • Woodland eyes global expansion, to open stores in countries like Russia and China
  • Oral-B plans to stop supply of toothpaste as it fails to shine
  • Manpasand to flavour Baskin-Robbins experience with fruit drinks magic at 250 ice cream outlets
  • Jain Irrigation’s Rs 792 crore stake sale gets CCI approval
  • Canon India to expand woman workforce from 12% to 20%
  • FDI in food processing to act as catalyst: Minister
  • Investor queue gets longer outside micro loan startups
  • InMobi, TaxiForSure founders invest in fashion app Wooplr

 

“One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.”
-Ruth Reichl

 

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Retail News Round Up_Feb 18,2016

Retail News :

  • Worlds cheapest smartphone priced at Rs 251 hits Indian market
  • Paytm to leverage merchant partnerships & consumer base to triple its wallet transactions to $10 million a day
  • Fashion brand Ws parent plans to raise $100 million from PE funds
  • Google makes fresh push into grocery delivery

  • Britannia to invest Rs 900 crore on new greenfield plants, innovation
  • Amazon launches ‘Tatkal’ initiative for small and medium businesses
  • Abof clocks Rs 100 crore gross merchandise value within 90 days of launch
  • Alibaba to work with NDRC in rural areas
  • Amazon expanding deliveries by its ‘on-demand’ drivers
  • Small sellers skip add-on options in online marketplaces
  • PepsiCo inks pact with Maharashtra to promote fruit processing
  • Big Bazaar Direct ties up with Oxigen Services to expand its e-commerce reach
  • Tracxn raises fresh funding from Nandan Nilekani, Mohandas Pai, Neeraj Arora & Anand Rajaraman
  • Uber Signs Agreement with Maharashtra Govt to Create 75,000 Jobs #MakeinIndia
  • Foodpanda launches 30 Min Express Delivery in Gurgaon
  • Freedom 251 Quadcore Smartphone 1GB RAM Launched For Rs. 251 ($3.8)

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“Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.”

-Robert Kiyosaki

 

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Retail news Round Up_Feb 02,2016

Retail news :

  • Baba Ramdev accuses HUL and Nestle for conspiring against Patanjali
  • Flipkart to offer its logistics services to third-party e-commerce firms
  • China economy is going to be just fine, says Alibaba
  • GST, competitive logistics, e-mandis and food processing parks may integrate to sell daal at Rs 20/kg and mangoes at Rs 10/k
  • Craftsvilla.com finds the logic in Sendd buy, values company at $5 million

  • Snapdeal partners EESL to sell LED bulbs
  • These startups will provide direct connect between retailers and customers
  • Vatika Group to invest Rs 100 crore for 200 ‘Nukkadwala’ restaurants
  • LeEco to sell subsidised Le 1s smartphone on Flipkart tomorrow
  • Emami expects to start Guwahati plant in October
  • Sequoia closes $920m fund, largest by any VC for India
  • VIP Industries Q3 Net rises 32.94% at Rs 11.3 crore
  • Govt plans 20 textile parks to boost industry
  • Myntra Plans US Expansion, Sets Up Myntra Inc Subsidiary!
  • Reliance Jio LYF 4G Smartphones Available via Grofers; Moto X Force Spotted on Amazon India Before Launch
  • Very Soon Govt to Allow Cinema halls, Restaurants, Shops, Banks To Be Open 24X7

 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

-Margaret Mead

 

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 21,2016

Retail News :

  • Companies like Pepsi, Wal-Mart, McDonald’s victim of illegal domain names
  • Etailers, startups leased 4.3 million sq ft office space in 2015: CBRE
  • With a new CEO and strategy, the desktop is back at Flipkart
  • FirstCry becomes Ratan Tata’s fourth investment in 2016

  • Freecharge eyes Rs 20,000 crore business next fiscal
  • Maharashtra gives in-principal nod to retail trade policy
  • Amazon expands its global selling service
  • Paytm in talks with ICICI for banking and insurance ventures; also in talks with Citibank
  • Alibaba determined to inject optimism despite a faltering Chinese economy
  • India Post opens counters in Gurgaon and Faridabad for eBay India sellers
  • Adidas eyes 20% revenue from own stores
  • Yoga guru Ramdev eyes Maharashtra forests for Patanjali’s ayurveda products
  • Drew Barrymore to turn international retailer for her beauty brand
  • Mahindra Retail to bring US brand Carter’s to BabyOye chain
  • FSSAI directs state food safety commissioners to implement new norms on additives

 

“Price is what you pay; value is what you get.’ Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.”

-Warren Buffett

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