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Premji buys 10% stake in Subhiksha

Ajim Premji has bought 10% stake in Subhiksha for Rs. 230 crores. Subhiksha was planning an IPO to raise Rs. 350 crores earlier, but given the current market situation decided to raise money from Read More →

Subhiksha’s License in Maharashtra Suspended

Subhiksha, the retail chain outlet's license in Maharashtra has been suspended over hygienic issues in it's warehouse. While Subhiksha will appeal to the Maharashtra High court and has blamed the rivals for manipulating the case:
As everyone is Read More →

Top 20 Indian Cities that accounts for 1/3rd of Disposable Income

20 Indian cities account for 10% of India's population, but generates 31% of disposable income! A study by Roopa Purushothaman and Rajesh Shukla (co-authored Goldman Sachs' famous BRIC report) has conducted a study (on behalf of Kishore Biyani's Future Capital Research Read More →

ZeroStock – Retail Innovation with Zero Inventory Model

Imagine going to an apparel shop that allows you to try out shirts, but not to collect the delivery (even after the payment!). That's Zerostock! ZeroStock is an interesting retail startup that is attempting a breakthrough in supply chain. Their stores do not Read More →

Future Group forays into self-publishing

Future group is foraying into self-publishing vertical and apart from enabling authors to publish their books, Depot (Future Group’s book, music and stationery retail arm) will also sell these books in their retail stores across the country.
Writers, most of the Read More →

Retail Industry Updates: Reliance shuts Petrol Pumps, Indians #3 in buying foreign brands..and more

Reliance has decided to shut down it's petrol pumps stations over denial of subsidy on par with public sector retail companies 'Reliance plans to shut two-third of its 1,400 petrol pumps in the country by next month as it Read More →