February 04, 2014
* Amazon, eBay and Wal-Mart Are Becoming Truly Mobile-Centric Companies. * Starbucks Made Over $1 Billion From Mobile Transactions Last Year. * Nisaba Godrej to lead GCPL’s innovation team. * Future Lifestyle & Fashions Q3 profit at Rs 93.39 crore. * After low response in footwear retail, Noel Tata plans footwear branding. * Indian ranks […]
January 31, 2014
* Vikram Bakshi Offers Buying McD’s Stake in Connaught Plaza. * Myntra opts for Premji deal over offer to merge with rival Flipkart.com. * Dunkin’ Donuts India has lots on expansion plan. * Hennes & Mauritz says fashion can be cheap and ethical. * Bestseller arm applies for FDI in Jack & Jones brand. * […]
January 30, 2014
* Social Venture Fund Aavishkaar Invests In Four Startups. * CIIE, Angels Invest In Mobile PoS Payment Provider Eashmart. * Mobile Payments Startup iKaaz Gets Seed Funding. * American Express May Pick Up Stake In Yeldi. * Tata Opportunities Fund Buys Minority Stake In Varroc Group. * Kedaara Capital in talks to acquire controlling stake […]
January 30, 2014
* Big online-retailers may push smaller rivals out of business. * Italian brand GAS makes aggressive push for its second India sortie. * HUL to take Magnum ice-cream national. * McDonald’s in tie-up with DirecPay for customers seeking home delivery. * Deepika Warrier, PepsiCo VP, country’s only marketing professional to have 22 brands to oversee. […]
January 28, 2014
* Repo Rate hiked by 25 bps to 8% * Reverse Repo Rate adjusts 25 bps higher to 7% * MSF, Bank Rate adjusts higher to 9% * CRR left unchanged at 4% of NDTL * Repo rate hike consistent with Dec policy guidance * Repo rate hike to set econ on disinflationary path […]
January 27, 2014
* Retail FDI still needs to pass Rajya Sabha hurdle. * Gillette maker says manscaping on the rise. * Myntra weighing competing offers to raise over Rs 300 crore. * Flipkart Forays into Pvt Label Fashion. * A suggestion for Burberry’s next line: toxin-free fashion. * Italian fashion group Roberto Cavalli denies talk of sale. […]
January 24, 2014
* Essel Finance’s realty fund invests $12M in Ariisto Realtors’ project. * GTI Capital infuses additional funds into Brattle Foods. * Aster DM Healthcare in talks to acquire hospitals in Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. * Aavishkaar backs organic textiles maker CAOS Apparels. * WestBridge, SAIF and Baring India up holdings in listed portfolio firms. * […]
January 24, 2014
How you should select the right brokerage plan? (Discount Brokerage in India ) How do you pay your stock broker? The three options that are available in the market – pay as you trade, prepaid brokerage plans and fixed brokerage per trade. Pay as you trade You pay brokerage for each trade, mostly a fraction […]
January 24, 2014
* Retail space supply in Malls up 78% y-o-y in 2013: CBRE. * Foreign Cos wish to expand in India, labour cost most attractive asset: EY survey. * Global retailers put cost cuts over innovation: TCS study. *Composite caps may help retailers double overseas investment. *As Microsoft-Nokia comes calling, smartphones to get cheaper. * Nirav […]
January 21, 2014
The perceived benefits of working from home has enabled you to hire top company with no local geographic limits. “You can do your job wherever and whenever you want…you can even sit in a beach chair with a cocktail in hand for all I care…as long as you get desired results you will get […]
