Retail News snapshot

* 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.

* China Has Officially Become The Top Global Consumer Of Red Wine.

* Just Dial bets on search plus service to boost revenues.

* Metros spend most on apparels online, says MasterCard.

* Indian mobile app downloads rise 15-fold globally: Nokia.

* Questions arise on how Chinese Internet giant Alibaba will be run after its IPO.

* Marks & Spencer reportedly gearing up for Australian opening.