Category: News & Views

Mall rentals in India have come a long way – fixed rental which were sky rocketing in 2006-07 shifted towards revenue sharing with minimum guarantee in 2008 and now Pay as You Go is the emerging business model. Even as the recovery is still underway, the supremacy of Mall Owners has started (more…)

Reliance Retail has over 900 stores across various formats. The number of stores increased from 590 in FY08 to 900 in FY09 and during the same quarter losses mounted from Rs 0.5 bn to (more…)

It is necessary that you conduct an examination of a enterprise before making any investment decisions encompassing commercial, financial, accounting, legal and tax matters. These help to Validate financial information, understand historic business divers and sustainability aspects, key pricing and valuation issues and recommend matters for the negotiation process.

Key issues that need to be carefully examined under the financial (more…)

India for sure offers huge potential for premium and Luxury watch makers. It has become one of the top 5 markets for Seiko Watch Brand. With global presence in over (more…)

Global Coffee chains – Starbucks, Peet’s Coffee have witnessed increasing demand of Organic Tea from the Hills of Darjeeling. Germany is expected to become a major market for the same. It is gaining lot of (more…)

To unlock shareholder value in non-retail businesses and consolidate Pantaloon Retail as a pure retail play to grow faster as the economy rebounds, Pantaloon Retail / Future Group has undertaken a massive restructuring exercise. (more…)

If you have been a regular reader here, you are already aware of the ongoing fight between Retailers and Manufacturers over product margins, which has promoted retailers to renew their focus on Private Labels. To quench the thirst of our reader’s mind, we decided to research on all the private labels the Pantaloon Retail / Future Market and Consumer Group owns as part of Future Brands and (more…)

This is the second part of the coverage on Foreign Brand premium apparel market in India – as viewed by United Colors of Benetton’s (UCB) MD Mr. Mohanty. Read first Part here.

Retail Model for Growth: UCB is a franchisee driven company. The objective is to work with strong partners in markets where they understand the consumer dynamics and help deliver the brand experience. UCB takes pride in in delivering world class fashion products of high quality at an accessible price. (more…)