se Now mobile games based on ACK and Tinkle characters By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-01-19T15:36:06+05:30 ACK has roped in game developer Nazara Games to develop mobile games based on ACK and Tinkle characters, and the games would be launched in the next six months, said Mohan. Full Article
se Rotomac case: I-T dept files 6 charge sheets against Vikram Kothari By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-02-27T07:44:20+05:30 The Kanpur-based group is being probed by the CBI and the ED in connection with the alleged swindling of Rs 3,695 crore of loan funds. Full Article
se 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
se CBI files chargesheet in Rotomac case By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-05-22T08:07:20+05:30 The agency filed a chargesheet in the special court Lucknow dealing with Rs 456.63 crore loan of Bank of Baroda as the probe into remaining amount is continuing, officials said, adding that more chargesheets would be filed in the case Full Article
se ED attaches Rs 177 crore assets in Rotomac bank fraud case By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-05-29T14:58:16+05:30 It alleged that these assets were the "proceeds of crime" of the illegal act of money laundering. Full Article
se CBI courts takes cognizance of offences in Rotomac case By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-06-08T08:11:30+05:30 Special CBI judge M P Chaudhary fixed June 21 for next hearing of the case. Full Article
se Flair Writing Industries files IPO papers with Sebi By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-09-25T14:48:06+05:30 The offer comprises a fresh issue aggregating up to Rs 330 crore and an offer for sale of up to Rs 120 crore. Full Article
se Rotomac companies set to be shut now By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-03-10T07:48:17+05:30 Rotomac Exports and Rotomac Global, firms promoted by banking-fraud accused Vikram Kothari, will now be auctioned by the bankruptcy court. Full Article
se Rotomac scam: How Vikram Kothari used virtual offices, round-tripping to dupe banks By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-02-20T15:35:08+05:30 Rotomac violated FEMA rules and worked for interest rate differential in local and foreign currency in the guise of trade without having any genuine business transactions. Full Article
se Rotomac loan default swells to Rs 3,695 crore, CBI files case against Vikram Kothari By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-02-19T17:41:09+05:30 Earlier, the loan default was estimated at over Rs 800 crore but scrutiny of documents by CBI revealed that the amount is much larger. Full Article
se Kohler sees India among its top 3 global markets By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-12-10T09:17:59+05:30 Kohler would enhance its sales network in the domestic markets by having presence in 200 towns in next three years and become a 1,000 store company in next five years. Full Article
se Bombay Dyeing to infuse new life into retail arm By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-01-09T08:19:36+05:30 PwC, Microsoft, KPMG & EY to help business turn profitable by next fiscal. Full Article
se Stores play hide and seek with Ivanka’s products By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-04-15T08:42:16+05:30 Bed Bath & Beyond used to sell Ivanka Trump’s diaper bags in various prints on its vast online store. Suddenly, in March, the listings disappeared. Full Article
se 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
se Price hike by Chinese suppliers hits Indian companies By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-08T08:40:19+05:30 India imports 45% of completely built units of consumer durables from China and it also imports nearly 70% of the components for television, and other consumer durable products. The price increase by suppliers at a time when demand is drastically down has hit the sector hard, said the presentation by Ficci to the government. Full Article
se Appliances, electronics industry seek nod from local authorities to restart production By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-17T16:02:56+05:30 Individually, each brand is seeking more clarity and approval on the guidelines. The guidelines say that we would have to open in a phased manner. All brands are gearing up to open up, wherever, it will be permitted," CEAMA President Kamal Nandi said. Full Article
se Covid-19 fear: Electronics brands Samsung, Apple let offline stores sell online By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-18T08:33:38+05:30 Samsung has created an ecommerce platform in partnership with Benow.in along with mobile phone retailers across the country that will allow them to sell and deliver smartphones. Offline stores are also being used to fulfil orders placed on Samsung’s e-store for television and appliances. Full Article
se Lockdown to have huge impact on heavy appliances sector: Godrej By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:10:08+05:30 "The heavy appliances industry will be impacted by a significant loss of up to 60 per cent in March and almost 100 per cent in April. These two months put together contribute close to 25 per cent of the annual revenue," Godrej Appliances Business Head and EVP Kamal Nandi told. Full Article
se Samsung heir apologises over corruption scandal By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:16:02+05:30 Lee Jae-yong is vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics and was jailed for five years in 2017 for bribery, embezzlement and other offences in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-hye. Full Article
se White goods retailers in state seek nod to restart operations By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:07:53+05:30 Major retail chains including Viveks, Shahs, Girias, Vasanth and Co are among the signatories of the letter, which fears job losses might start impacting one lakh of families, besides a steep drop in direct and indirect tax revenues to the state. Full Article
se 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
se 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
se Reliance acquires British toy-maker Hamleys for undisclosed sum By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-05-09T21:30:39+05:30 Reliance Retail’s marquee label operator Reliance Brands is the India master franchisee for Hamleys, which reputedly has its origins in the world’s oldest toy store in London that was opened in 1881. Full Article
se Iconic toy maker Lego in talks with the Indian government to prioritise play By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-08-06T16:06:32+05:30 Rohan Mathur, senior regional sales manager - South Asia for The Lego Group spoke to ET about the toy industry, company’s India plans and its recent event in Delhi engaging the Indian government to prioritise play. Full Article
se Toys association seeks rollback of customs duty hike By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-17T17:35:56+05:30 Imports account for almost 85 per cent of the total toys' demand in the country and only the remaining 15 per cent of the sale is met by the domestic manufacturers, according to the industry. Full Article
se Sony enters into kids merchandise space By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-04-18T16:02:44+05:30 Sony has roped in brand licensing company Black White Orange to roll out kids’ consumer products Full Article
se Fendi unveils world's first fragrance-infused handbags By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-12-09T12:35:00+05:30 'Leathery and musky' is how the brand describes it and claims that the scent will stay for as long as four years. Each bag comes with a complimentary miniature bottle of FendiFrenesia, which can be used to refresh the bag's scent and can be worn as a traditional perfume. Full Article
se Hermes India sees a 55% jump in profit, Dior still deep in the red By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-02T12:01:09+05:30 Hermes India had recorded a net profit of Rs 12.1 crore the year before. Revenue from operations rose 11% from the previous year’s Rs 98.8 crore on a standalone basis, according to its filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Full Article
se Prada picks Bengaluru-based BigThinx for its fashion tech accelerator programme By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-03T17:01:15+05:30 BigThinx’s neural networks create a personalised 3D virtual avatar from 2D images for fashion brands and their customers. Full Article
se Safilo sees negligible impact from coronavirus outbreak for now By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-12T15:26:47+05:30 China accounts for just around 1% of the group's total revenue and Italy for 5%, the CEO said. Safilo's factory in China reopened on Feb. 10 and it is now running at 85% of its capacity, and no big problems occurred at plants in Italy. Full Article
se 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
se Jewellers use digital platform, offer discount to sell gold this Akshaya Tritiya By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-26T16:40:05+05:30 "As we started getting a lot of enquires from our regular customers, we have started taking Akshay Tritiya bookings online from 21st April onwards on our e-commerce platforms. The same will be delivered to the customers post lockdown ends," Aditya Pethe, director, WHP Jewellers said. Full Article
se Jewellers witness encouraging response from customers on their digital platforms for Akshaya Tritiya By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T08:11:52+05:30 Mr. Ajoy Chawla, CEO, Jewellery Division at Titan Company Limited said, "All 328 Tanishq stores remain shut this year and hence it would be unfair to compare numbers with last year. But the overall customer response to tanishq.co.in from key metros and even with tier-2 and tier-3 towns has been extremely encouraging. Full Article
se Nirav Modi set for remote extradition trial from May 11 in UK court By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T07:59:56+05:30 The 49-year-old, who has been lodged at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest last year, appeared before a UK court via videolink. Full Article
se Global gold demand sees modest growth in Q1 on lockdown-led disruptions: WGC By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-30T12:22:47+05:30 World's gold demand during the first quarter of 2019 stood at 1070.8 tonne, according to WGC's Q1 Gold Demand Trends report. Full Article
se Surat may lose cutting edge in diamond trade By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T08:49:05+05:30 Diamond trade at Surat has come to a halt because of the lockdown. Many workers have also left. Full Article
se Tanishq announces to open its 328 stores across the country in a phased manner By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T14:16:37+05:30 The company will continue to strictly comply with all government rules while reopening and running operations at the store. The company plans to reopen first 50 stores by 10th May, 2020. Full Article
se Garment exporters' body expresses inability to pay workers' pay for April, May By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T17:07:59+05:30 The body has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state chief ministers to facilitate payement of wages to workers for these two months. GEMA president Vijay Jindal also sought intervention of Textile Minister Smriti Irani and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the matter. Full Article
se Apparel exporters seek complete waiver of demurrage on shipments By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T16:28:30+05:30 In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, he said the council members could not clear the shipments on time because of lack of documents, "therefore, demurrage waiver may please be granted starting from March 1 till the time lockdown continues". Full Article
se H&M set to permanently close eight shops in Italy By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T13:50:53+05:30 The outbreak has forced the world's second-biggest fashion retailer to temporarily close stores in more than a dozen markets, including all its shops in Italy. Full Article
se Prince Harvey secretly recorded an entire album in Apple Store SoHo in four months By neural.it Published On :: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:31:17 +0000 Rapper Prince Harvey, after his computer crashed and his external drive was stolen, managed to record an entire album in Apple Store SoHo in four months, befriending employees, hiding files and using USB sticks and mail. as support. Abbie Hoffman → Full Article
se 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
se Toonz Retail expects 30% of turnover from overseas By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-01-28T19:33:36+05:30 Toonz has signed a deal with Tariq Albassami Group for opening 10 stores in the Gulf region in the next one year. Full Article
se Kidswear brands are on a roll in India, but will the phase last? By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-02-24T08:33:21+05:30 Malaysian kidswear brand Poney is waxing optimistic about India. But will it and other brands in the space succeed where so many have failed before? Full Article
se EY may pay Bain $35m to settle Lilliput's inflated fin data claim By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-03-07T08:23:02+05:30 The 2014 lawsuit alleged that EY's auditing facilitated an accounting fraud and sought damages from the consulting giant. Full Article
se Firstcry to use analytics to boost offline sales By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-03-21T08:31:53+05:30 The company has designed a new system in collaboration with Microsoft to understand customer shopping behaviour, likening it to using Google-like analytics offline. Full Article
se No child’s play: Secrets to creating a successful kids’ clothing line in India By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-06-01T13:53:06+05:30 The shift in preferences from gender-specific colours and home-grown labels to branded outfits has led to a phenomenal growth in kids’ clothing in India. Full Article
se Kidswear company '612 League' to raise Rs 100 crore, eyes top slot By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-10-11T16:00:39+05:30 612 League sells its products through 48 EBOs and 450 points of sales across the country. "We will also increase our points of sales to 800 in 4 years," he said. Full Article
se 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
se Voonik forays into kids wear segment By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-11-20T13:48:23+05:30 Fashion e-commerce platform Voonik on Monday announced its foray into kids wear segment. Full Article