si CBI has quizzed six officials of Bank of Baroda in connection bank fraud involving Rotomac case By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-04-18T08:26:23+05:30 The total outstanding amount, according to the agency, is approximately Rs 3695 crores. The agency had sealed the office and house of Vikram Kothari’s residence, in New Delhi. Full Article
si Navneet Education signs Prithvi Shaw as brand ambassador for Youva By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-12-04T16:09:13+05:30 Shaw will feature in a line of exclusive limited edition stationery, inspired by and with inputs from him. Full Article
si An inside view of India's pencil business and the four families that control it By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-01-29T15:41:39+05:30 Complicated manufacturing and investment needs may have a role in keeping new players out of the business. Full Article
si Expect stationery business to get back to double digit growth from Dec: ITC By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-08-26T07:59:24+05:30 The company had also brought the Classmate Pulse Selfie notebooks, allowing personalisation of notebooks with a selfie on the cover. Full Article
si CBI gets one-day transit remand for Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari, son By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-02-24T09:13:46+05:30 The court allowed a day's transit remand for both the accused, who were arrested on Thursday for alleged default on loan repayment. Full Article
si Boutique Living to be a Rs 500 cr brand in 5 years: Asim Dalal, MD, Indo Count By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-08-24T16:52:07+05:30 The Rs.13000 crore domestic bed linen market is expected to be more than Rs 19,000 cr market by 2021 and there is a scope for us to explore the domestic market at this point in time. Full Article
si Bombay Dyeing draws strategy to revive retail business By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-01-04T08:10:22+05:30 The reinvention started more than a decade ago, soon after the company decided to exit textile manufacturing. Full Article
si Lacasa store concept will grow our business 2 times by 2020: Manish Bhatia, HSIL By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-10-10T15:25:35+05:30 We will be investing approximately Rs 2-3 crore each in setting up 10 Lacasa stores covering around 40,000-50,000 sq. ft. area till 2020. Full Article
si Jaquar aims to make lighting Rs 1,000 cr business in 2-3 yrs By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-11-01T13:03:26+05:30 The capex for FY'18 is about Rs 300 crore to expand lighting and bathroom fitting plants Full Article
si HSIL eyes Rs 700 crore sales from consumer biz in 4-5 years By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-11-06T08:15:02+05:30 The company is present in built-in kitchen appliances and claims to be the number three brand in the country. Full Article
si Ricoh India case: Sebi bans seven from mkt; orders forensic audit By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-02-13T15:18:40+05:30 Sebi shall also appoint an independent audit firm for conducting a detailed forensic audit of the books of accounts of Ricoh for the financial year 2012-13 onwards till date, the cost of which shall be borne by Ricoh. Full Article
si Sanjay Kalra appointed as President of HSIL's Bath Products Business By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-03-28T17:58:34+05:30 Kalra was earlier associated with HSIL as Senior Vice President – Sales. Prior to joining HSIL, Kalra has held leadership positions at Sintex Industries, Somany Ceramics, and Pidlite Industries. Full Article
si Bed Bath and Beyond sinks as doubts around turnaround linger By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-04-12T13:04:11+05:30 Bed Bath and Beyond has been struggling to boost sales in the face of changing consumer preferences towards online furniture retailers such as Wayfair Inc. Full Article
si Ossify invests Rs 225 crore to acquire manufacturing facility for producing Compaq TVs By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T17:52:38+05:30 The company plans to make investments of around Rs 210 crore on infrastructure development of the facility over the next four years. Full Article
si Sony cuts television prices up to 20% to spur demand during Covid-19 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:51:08+05:30 The company has cut prices anywhere from Rs 2,000 on the smaller screen televisions going up to Rs two lakh on a flagship 85-inch model apart from rolling out long tenure no-cost EMI schemes and bundling offers. It has launched a new 85-inch model at Rs 5.9 lakh bringing down its earlier pricing structure of Rs 10 lakh in this screen size. Full Article
si Stationery business on rise in Koramangala By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2013-09-02T11:47:15+05:30 The business of fine writing instruments is growing in tandem with other luxury segments in Koramangala and its surroundings. Full Article
si Tolexo collaborates with Google to boost sales and bring down customer acquisition cost By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-05-05T12:05:42+05:30 With about a million products available on its website, Tolexo is among the largest B2B ecommerce sites in the country, serving 2.5 lakh businesses. Full Article
si Ballarpur Industries in talks to sell Malaysian arm to China's Nine Dragons By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-04-24T07:50:25+05:30 India’s largest maker of writing & printing paper has been in talks with Nine Dragons for some time now. Discussions are likely to lead to a binding agreement soon, sources said. Full Article
si Reliance Brands completes acquisition of Hamleys By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-07-18T12:46:58+05:30 Reliance Brands has completed acquisition of 100 per cent stake of Hamleys Global Holdings (HGHL) through a special purpose vehicle company set up in United Kingdom for cash consideration of GBP 67.96 million, Reliance Industries said in a BSE filing Thursday. Full Article
si 200% import duty hike to hit toy business in India: Importers By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-08T15:24:46+05:30 The Centre, in the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has proposed raising the import duty on toys from 20 per cent to 60 per cent from the next fiscal, saying that the step would support the MSMEs and promote local manufacturing. Full Article
si Luxury retailer The Collective plans expansion By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-12-09T08:26:41+05:30 It costs Rs 5-6 crore per store to set up and over the next three years, the company will spend Rs 50-60 crore on The Collective portfolio, its brand head, Amit Pande, said. “We want to double our footprint and our monobrand portfolio will also see growth. However, those (mono-brand) stores cost much less at about Rs 2-3 crore per store to set up.” Full Article
si Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-24T16:28:03+05:30 Prada, who has been the creative force behind one of luxury's most successful brands for 30 years, said the new partnership did not signal an eventual succession. Full Article
si Orders sink for Italy's luxury suppliers as virus spreads - sources By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-11T08:39:40+05:30 The 280 billion euros ($320 billion) per year global luxury goods sector, already reeling from months of protests in the shopping hub of Hong Kong, was dealt a hammer blow earlier this year by the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China. Full Article
si LVMH to make sanitising gel instead of perfumes, make-up at 3 factories in France, distribute it for free to hospitals By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-16T16:07:02+05:30 Twelve tons of the gel will be produced as soon as this week. Full Article
si Armani to make single use medical overalls at all its Italian factories By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-27T16:57:06+05:30 Giorgio Armani has donated 2 million euros in recent weeks to hospitals around Italy. Full Article
si Burberry to maintain employee pay through coronavirus crisis By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-24T14:58:35+05:30 While many UK companies have utilised the government's furlough scheme, which sees employees paid 80% of their salary, Burberry said it would not rely on government support for jobs in the UK where more than a third of its workers are based. Full Article
si Diamond polishing industry staring at a decade low revenue : Crisil By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T16:57:16+05:30 Assuming the pandemic starts subsiding by June and trade channels normalise over the next quarter, CRISIL expects a revival in demand to be pushed into the second half of the fiscal. Full Article
si When no one wants the ‘summer collection’, fashion retailers design masks, WFH lines to survive Covid crisis By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T11:45:50+05:30 It is a tough time for apparel retailers who are looking at zero offline revenues and a steep drop in online sales. The latest dress or the pair of khakis may not be able to save them. Full Article
si Rising demand for PPE products provides huge opportunity for domestic exporters: AEPC By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:23:28+05:30 The council had recently organised a webinar on 'Manufacturing of PPE Products under Medical Textiles', which saw about 2,000 participants, mainly apparel exporters from across the country. Full Article
si Harsh Noise Wally, sophisticated mashup of comic strip and noise music By neural.it Published On :: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 10:28:35 +0000 Harsh Noise Wally, is a sophisticated mashup mixing strips of Wally, the lazy and cynic colleague of Dilbert with some epic noise music extreme attitudes. Well conceived and assembled. Full Article
si Mechanical Techno, machine music declinations By neural.it Published On :: Sat, 02 Jul 2016 08:53:07 +0000 The value of craft after software sounds rampant sometimes, expressing the freedom of escaping repetitive taps and clicks to accomplish some assumed tasks. Mixing media, electricity, electronics, mechanics and inert objects Graham Dunning has realised a structured track/performance/open script in → Full Article
si Kidswear brand Toonz Retail looks at Gulf for international expansion By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-02-02T07:53:45+05:30 Omni-channel kids wear retailer Toonz Retail India has announced a partnership with Tariq Albassami Group for entering the Gulf Cooperation Council region. Full Article
si Toonz Retail sets to start 10 new stores, considering 5 cr investments By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-12-21T15:36:58+05:30 Toonz is also launching new collection of its home brand Wowmom, Superyoung and Superyoung Celebration. Full Article
si Sistema forms joint venture to bring Russian kids' brand Concept Group to India By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-09-25T07:46:43+05:30 Concept Group, one of Russia’s leading fashion retailers, creates collections and sells women’s clothing, accessories as well as children’s wear through its own retail stores. Full Article
si Covid-19 crisis has highlighted e-commerce importance,cooperation in cross-border goods, services movement: WTO By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:09:42+05:30 Highlighting that network capacity and higher bandwidth services have proved to be crucial, not only during the pandemic itself, but also for e-commerce and economic inclusion in general, it said in an information note: “What can WTO members do to improve communications networks and services?” Full Article
si VLCC to raise funds for expansion: Syed Safawi By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-07-12T15:22:43+05:30 The business is split in three verticals, services, products and skilling. The services which include slimming and diet planning is the oldest and most known. Full Article
si O2 Spa to invest USD 15 mn for biz expansion By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-09-22T11:46:34+05:30 O2 Spa is currently operating 60 centres across 17 cities in the country. Full Article
si Demonetisation: Old money can still buy you hairdos and spa sessions By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-11-16T08:39:07+05:30 Salon chains and wellness providers look to spur sales and attract new clients. Full Article
si O2 Spa acquires Zazen as part of its expansion drive By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-12-10T12:30:41+05:30 With this acquisition, a total of 18 outlets will become a part of O2 Spa and would be known as Zazen Spa from the house of O2 Spa. Full Article
si Twinkle Khanna to endorse salon hair brand L'Oreal Professionnel for India By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T13:31:51+05:30 The announcement was made at the L'Oreal Professionnel Indian Hairdressing Awards, held in Bambolim on Wednesday. Full Article
si VLCC ropes in Jayant Khosla, formerly with Landmark, as chief business officer ahead of IPO By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-03-22T08:16:04+05:30 Khosla’s mandate will be overseeing the firm’s wellness centres, personal care products and its institute of beauty and nutrition, across Middle East, Africa and CIS countries. Full Article
si Believe in the business to stay ahead of the curve: Falguni Nayar, Nykaa By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-03-21T08:43:59+05:30 "The journey actually began in June when we did well due to marketing, though we were actually not ready operationally." Full Article
si Fogg-maker launches Pretty 24 that debunks fairness proposition By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-12-04T17:25:48+05:30 There is no market for me today because every brand in the category has convinced the consumer that they need to look fair to be successful in life. Full Article
si Beauty & wellness business has market potential of Rs 80,000 crore in India: Skills development minister By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-07-09T17:22:46+05:30 “India would need more than 70 lakh skilled manpower in coming months in this sector due to unleashing of economy,” Mahendra Nath Pandey said. Full Article
si Covid-19: Govt eases permissions to ramp up hand sanitiser production By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-26T16:23:58+05:30 “About 45 distilleries and 564 other manufacturers have been granted permission to produce hand sanitisers. More than 55 distilleries are likely to be given permission in one or two days and many more are being motivated to produce sanitisers in this scenario,” consumer affairs ministry said in a release. Full Article
si ‘Talwalkars to be Snap Fitness franchisees in 6 Asian countries outside India’ By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-07-11T15:16:00+05:30 The affordable gyms under Talwalkar-Snap Fitness tieup to open first in Singapore and Malaysia. Full Article
si Anytime fitness to invest Rs 10 cr for expansion By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-09-21T14:20:20+05:30 Anytime Fitness further eyes expansion in Tier II and III market. Full Article
si VLCC to organise campaign against obesity By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-11-25T15:30:52+05:30 To mark the occasion of Anti Obesity Day on November 26, the company would provide DNA scan to individuals at its centres countrywide and also educate them on issues leading to the problem such as weight gain, exercise and food habits etc. Full Article
si Fitness fad boosts desi athleisure business By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-12-22T08:17:48+05:30 Some see it as fashion that is effortless and comfortable. While gym or performance wear is made mainly of polyester to ensure it dries quickly, athleisure wear is a combination of polyester and cotton. Full Article
si Ceat signs Rohit Sharma for bat endorsement deal By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2015-11-13T13:11:34+05:30 The cricketer will now be seen playing with a bat prominently displaying Ceat in all formats of the game, Ceat said in a statement. Full Article