After e-commerce, it is now the turn of omni-channel in India. The country’s retail market will primarily be driven by omni-channel as brick-and-mortar retailers enter e-commerce to support their stores, says media reports. ...
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India has risen to 15th position on the back of solid growth in retail sales and strong prospects for future GDP growth, according to global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 that surveyed ...
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The government is working on guidelines for e-commerce sector in the backdrop of ongoing tussle between online and offline retailers, according to media reports quoting a top government official has said. The government is aware of the ...
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China is to reduce import taxes by more than 50 per cent on some consumer goods, including apparel, in a bid to encourage an increase in domestic spending, according to media reports. The Chinese finance ministry has said that it will ...
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UK retail sales increased by 3.2% on a like-for-like basis from March 2014, when they had decreased 1.7% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 4.7%, against a 0.3% fall in March 2014. Adjusted for the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price ...
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Swedish retailer H&M has extended its digital sales service to three new European markets- Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary. According to a latest press release from the company, the newly launched e-commerce service will offer a wide ...
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Retail e-commerce is maintaining its impressive growth irrespective of market size, according to the 2015 global retail e-commerce index published by AT Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm. The index highlights ...
The State Council, China's cabinet, has promised policies to boost e-commerce, including through cutting red tape and liberalizing investment rules covering a sector it recognizes as very important to the economy. E-commerce is ...
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China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce has issued new guidelines to protect the rights of consumers who purchase goods online. Chinese authorities do not require C2C traders to register with local business administration ...
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Valentine's Day brings bonanza for boxed bouquets of blossoms Florists recorded a surge in sales of roses in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, with more people ordering luxurious bouquets of roses packed in boxes. Flower retailers ...
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Apparel is the largest product category in India, with a share of 22 per cent in the occupied modern retail space of the top seven cities, according to property consultant Knight Frank. The seven cities are Bengaluru, Chennai, ...
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As online shopping continues to grow at the expense of store visits, the premium in the future will be on creating unique, brand-defining experiences that keep customers coming back— whatever the channel, says global consultancy firm ...
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Lower-tier cities will be focal point for expansion this year The fast-moving consumer goods market recorded slower growth last year, although momentum picked up in fourth-tier cities. The FMCG sector expanded 5.4 percent last year, ...
According to Bloomberg.com, Apple's latest "bigger than bigger" slogan for the iPhone is turning out more and more apt as the company sets the record as the first US company to be worth more than $700 billion. This is the first time a US ...
Healthy lifestyles, “clean” ingredients, at-home gourmands, value consciousness and e-commerce speciality products are set to be key food and drink trends for 2015, according to market research organisation Mintel. It’s ...
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