The court of Chief Justice of Delhi High Court will today hear appeals filed by Future Retail and its promoters against a decision by a single judge bench yesterday that refused to issue directions to a Singapore arbitration panel. Yesterday, a Delhi High Court bench comprising Justice Amit Bansal had refused to accept arguments by […]
Ikea, the Sweden-based global furniture retailer known for its frugal and efficient products, is likely to open its third mega store in India in Bangalore around April. IKEA’s India CEO Peter Bezel said the company is on track to open its first store in Bangalore in ‘early summer’, which will make Bangalore the third city […]
V2 Retail, one of India’s largest value retail chains specializing in fashion and items of daily use, reported strong sales growth for July-September, and said the festival season this year has so far been better than pre-pandemic levels. Outside travel, tourism and entertainment sectors, the company had been one of the worst hit by the […]
Titan Co, India’s largest branded jewelry chain, reported a whopping 77% jump in its jewelry sales for the three months ended September, compared to the same period last year. Some of the growth was due to the low-base effect. During the same period of last year, most of Titan’s showrooms were either closed or operating […]
Saregama, India’s largest record label and an emerging force in the digital video space, looks all set to breach its pre-COVID revenue and profit numbers in the current financial year due to rising demand for streaming music. The company’s operating revenue had set a record in the year 2018-19 at Rs 544.7 cr, but declined […]
Vakrangee Ltd said it has tied up with BigHaat Agro Private Ltd to provide end-to-end Agri services, digital advisory as agri input products, including seeds and fertilizers. BigHaat is a digital agricultural platform that offers valuable inputs to farmers by using science, data and technology, such as end-to-end crop guidance and market linkages for various […]
Mumbai-based Raymond Ltd said it has abandoned its two-year-old plan of splitting its garments, or lifestyle, business into a different company, and will instead focus on monetizing its engineering business. The company also said it will spin off its real estate business into a new company, but wholly owned by Raymond Ltd. In 2019, Raymond […]
V Mart, which has just acquired Arvind Fashion’s UNLIMITED chain of stores, wants to retarget these stores at customers who find shopping at Reliance Trends, Westside and MAX too expensive
Shares of Zomato, the mobile food ordering service, have been priced higher than those of similar peers, but the company can deliver returns if it can maintain its scorching pace of growth in the future, according to Indian broking house Nirmal Bang. Zomato is currently in the IPO market trying to raise Rs 9,375 cr […]
V2 Retail, the North India-focused general goods and garments retail chain, reported one of its best quarterly performances ever in the form of the Jan-Mar quarter, but said the subsequent three months have been ‘lost’ due to the second wave of COVID-19. “We were witnessing continuous improvement in demand till the lockdowns were announced due […]
Branded apparel maker Arvind Fashions, which sells clothes under brands such as Arrow, Tommy Hilfiger, US Polo and Flying Machine in India, is trying a new strategy as far as its online business is concerned, said Director Kulin Lalbhai. While traditionally, garment vendors have looked at e-commerce as a way to get rid of their […]
Close on the heels of Titan Co, jeweler DP Abhushan too reported unprecedented growth during the COVID-19 impacted financial year, particularly the last three months. Against Titan Co’s 61% revenue growth, DP Abhushan Ltd reported an even higher growth of 152% in its top line for the three months ended March 2021. The company’s revenue […]
Kalyan Jewellers, which went public with a Rs 1,200 cr IPO last week, said it will open a whopping 14 new showrooms on April 24. The new stores being opened across India will increase the company’s store count to 151 from the present 137. As a part of the expansion, the jewelry retailer from Thrissur […]
Jewellery and accessories maker Titan Company returned to growth after nearly a year, with third-quarter sales rising 12% on year, excluding bullion sales. The total income for the quarter was Rs. 7,324 crores, including sales of gold bullion to the extent of Rs. 340 crores, compared to the income of Rs. 6,226 crores for the […]
In a sign of consumer spending having normalized — at least for small ticket items, Relaxo Footwears posted results for October-December that were even better than those of the same period in 2019. Revenue rose 12%, or Rs 72 cr, on year to Rs 672 cr, while net profit was up Rs 44 cr, or […]
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail has taken a controlling stake in designer brand Sabyasachi for Rs 398 cr, adding to its existing portfolio of brands that include Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England. It will buy a 51% stake in the company founded by Sabyasachi Mukherjee in 1999. “Sabyasachi is India’s largest […]
After two torturous quarters, value-focused fashion and general merchandise retailer V-Mart reported an 81% like-to-like sales recovery for the Oct-Dec quarter. The number indicates that modern retail, with its air-conditioned showrooms, is still struggling to attract visitors unlike several other retail segments. Some of the other segments, such as automobiles, consumer durables and even some […]
IT and outsourcing major Wipro said it will take over the IT division of Germany-based wholesaler Metro AG in a deal that is expected to generate revenue of over Rs 1,000 cr per year for the Indian company. A total of more than 1,300 IT staff from Germany, Romania and India belonging to the wholesaler […]
Tata Consumer Products Ltd said it has decided to divest its MAP Out of Home coffee business in Australia to Buccheri Group Pty Ltd to focus on more profitable lines of businesses. It will not affect its branded tea business in Australia. The company, which supplies both coffee beans as well as machines to coffee […]
Titan Co, which had seen a sharp fall in its revenue and profit in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lock-down, today reported a 15% increase in festival sales of jewelry items. This continues a theme of recovery seen in the last few months. For example, during the three months from July-September, the company had managed […]
