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INDIA: Former Wal-Mart executives to join Reliance Retail
4 July 2011
Two former Wal-Mart Stores executives are to join Reliance Retail, India's largest retailer.
In the spotlight: Bolland at M&S - one year in
25 May 2011
Marc Bolland has completed a year at the helm of Marks and Spencer. He outlined the skeleton of his plans for the UK retailer in November last year, and has continued to add meat to the bones as the year progressed. With the retailer's full-year results yesterday (24 May), another layer was added to the body with Bolland outlining the retailer's European ambitions and its plans to segment its stores by demographic. How successful has Bolland's first year as chief executive been? And what do industry watchers make of his plans? Petah Marian reports.
UK: M&S cautious despite rising profits
24 May 2011
Marks and Spencer has posted an increase in annual profits but maintained a cautious outlook, citing pressure on disposable income and increasing commodity prices.
INDIA: M&S appoints two to executive team
21 February 2011
Marks and Spencer's joint venture with Reliance Retail has made two appointments to its executive team in India.
just the facts - Retailing in India
7 January 2011
French retailer Carrefour this week opened its first cash-and-carry store in India after months of speculation.
INDIA: Carrefour opens first wholesale store
4 January 2011
French retailer Carrefour has opened its first cash-and-carry store in India after months of speculation.
INDIA: Carrefour to "enter partnership" with Future Group
9 December 2010
The Future Group is reportedly set to enter an agreement with Carrefour to bring the French retailer to India.
INDIA: Reliance Retail "to enter cash-and-carry channel"
24 September 2010
Indian retailer Reliance Retail is planning to enter the country's cash-and-carry channel, with the opening of at least three outlets in the next six to eight months, according to reports.
The just-food management briefing - convenience stores - part II
18 August 2010
Convenience stores are no longer the preserve of cash-rich but time-poor consumers in developed markets. They are increasingly popular in emerging markets too.
INDIA: Government seeks views on FDI in retail
8 July 2010
The Indian government has opened up the debate on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail by seeking comments on the issue from a range of stakeholders including overseas retailers and industry associations.
The just-food management briefing - private label
7 July 2010
The economic downturn has led consumers to turn to private label for greater value. Own label has been a significant sector in Europe for decades but US consumers are now looking to store brands more regularly - and emerging markets are starting to catch on, too.
UK: Marks & Spencer reaffirms India growth commitments
25 June 2010
UK retailer Marks and Spencer has reaffirmed its commitment to double its retail presence in India through its joint venture in the emerging market.
INDIA: Himalya extends own-label yoghurt supplies
18 June 2010
Indian food group Himalya International has expanded its yoghurt business with some of the country's largest retailers.
INDIA: Reliance Retail turns to profit on tax payout
25 May 2010
Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries, turned its first profit since opening its first store over three years ago.
INDIA: Reliance unveils five-year plan
20 May 2010
Reliance Retail has unveiled plans to expand its presence in the Indian grocery sector over the next five years.
India policy push raises questions for retail FDI
15 April 2010
Unease and uncertainty has been provoked among international food retailers in India by new restrictive guidelines issued that limit the already-restricted foreign investment in the country's organised retail sector.
Top stories on just-food this week
30 October 2009
What goes into food and what is slapped on the outside dominated the headlines on just-food this week. Food manufacturers and retailers continued to fall over themselves to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable palm oil although, as our interview with the WWF revealed, there are those in the industry that have yet to take any action on the issue. One industry-wide action on food labelling in the US has hit the buffers with the country's leading food makers pulling out of the Smart Choices Program. Will US regulators now fill that void? These are the top ten stories on just-food this week.
INDIA: Reliance retail units see continued losses
28 October 2009
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has revealed that its retail businesses ended the year with a loss of INR55.7bn (US$1.17bn) - on sales of about INR400bn.
FDI off India's menu but rural push will help retailers
7 July 2009
The world's top food retailers may not have got the news they were looking for when India's new government published its first annual budget yesterday (6 July). Despite apparent support in some political circles for a loosening of the laws restricting foreign investment in Indian retail, the budget made no mention of any reform. However, as Dean Best reports, the likes of Wal-Mart, Tesco and Metro Group should still be cheered by India's plans for modernisation.
UK: M&S cuts dividend as full-year profits drop
19 May 2009
UK retailer Marks and Spencer posted a drop in annual profits this morning (19 May) and cut its dividend by a third.
INDIA: "Mom-and-pop" stores are fierce retail foes
6 May 2009
Domestic and multinational food retailers doing business in India need to be aware of competition from the country's traditional, “mom-and-pop” traders, a leading homegrown retailer said today (6 May).
FRANCE: Carrefour stays coy over Seventh Continent
6 May 2009
French retail giant Carrefour has declined to comment on reports it intends to buy a 75% stake in Russia’s Seventh Continent.
FRANCE: Carrefour denies Reliance partnership reports
27 April 2009
French retail giant Carrefour has denied reports it has signed a partnership deal with Indian retailer Reliance Retail.
INDIA: Reliance to "expand private-label business"
1 April 2009
Indian retailer Reliance Retail is to expand its private label business nationally, according to reports.
INDIA: Reliance “to close 25-30 stores”
5 February 2009
Indian retailer Reliance Retail is reportedly planning to close 25-30 unprofitable Reliance Fresh stores.
INDIA: Reliance “to exit wholesale market”
3 February 2009
Reliance Retail has confirmed that it is looking at ways to reduce expenditure in response to the global economic crisis, with reports suggesting the Indian retailer plans to abandon its cash-and-carry operations.
INDIA: Himalaya targets domestic growth
12 September 2008
Indian food group Himalaya International is eyeing increased sales in its domestic market, as it prepares to start a supply deal with Reliance Retail and begin production at a newly-built yoghurt plant.
INDIA: Reliance looks to Wincanton for supply chain support
19 August 2008
India’s Reliance Retail is looking to UK-based supply chain specialist Wincanton to increase the efficiency of its back-end food, supermarket and hypermarket operations.
Ten facts on Indian retailing
13 August 2008
India has attracted increasing attention from multinational retailers in recent years. Alongside China, India is viewed as one of the top economic powerhouses of Asia, generating 19.8% of the Asia-Pacific region's food retail value. While India’s organised retail market is still in its infancy it offers huge potential for expansion. Here are ten quick facts on Indian retail.
UK: Rose on defensive at M&S AGM
9 July 2008
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has told the company's shareholders that he takes corporate governance "extremely seriously" following his controversial promotion to executive chairman.
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