In India, a nation of shopkeepers frets over retail reform

India has emerged as a strong potential market for investments in training and education sector, due to its favourable demographics (young population) and being a services-driven economy. Further, India’s expanding role in sectors such as software develo

Increasing at an unprecedented pace, India was home to the fastest growing online market among the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations last year, fueling a booming e-commerce market. The number of unique online visitors in India grew 50 percen

Homeware chain Dunelm has said it will consider opening a fifth store in the county. The Syston group wants to grow its branch network by more than 60 over the next few years, with particular focus on the south. Chief executive Nick Wharton said the comp

By Rajesh Roy NEW DELHI--India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board has cleared the proposals of four overseas retailers to set up operations to sell their own brands of goods, two top government officials said Wednesday. The agency has cleared the propo

NEW DELHI: India has traditionally been a tea-drinking nation, but over the years, the young urbane class has developed a taste for coffee. Big international chains like Starbucks are being embraced by Indian coffee lovers, but the country's domestic cof

NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry today cleared four foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals in single brand retailing, including that of Decathlon and Fossil Inc, worth about Rs 750 crore, sources said. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), headed