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latest and best of Indian retail articles :: Pantaloon Retail's net up 21.11 pc to Rs 43.8 cr in Q1 Indian retail industry report Battle For the Wallets of 500 million Indian Consumers Localization is key to enter Indian market Pantaloon Retail shifts focus to profitable growth Good times are back for retailers Strong Indian Diwali sales wipe off last year`s gloom Big Retailers Still Struggle in India ( not an original post compiled from the web )

365 days fast forward >>from last diwali ( 365 + ) and things are not looking gloomy as it was last diwali , what say ?...looks like the economy is back on trak , now that's a complicated statement to make ,by a set of layman :) however looking at our set of indicators we have reasons to state this ,here is why ... Sensex ..there is no stopping the sensex , 9k last diwali to 17k plus this diwali , looks like people who had the guts to get in at 9k wud have made tons of money by now , 365 days for doubling or trebling their money is not bad at all . Looks like 17k is just the pit stop , before this speeds on to a new heights . Gold rush : Indian fascination with gold still continues , in spite of gold prices , most retailers have reported a 25 to 30 % jump in retail sales during dhante raas ,in spite of a price hike ,maybe these figures needs to be normalised for the price hike ,but it goes on to show how Indians cant do without gold m whatever the prices be . Car sales ::A

Come diwali and there is one brand along with others that wud have its hands full this festival season ie Titan .. over years Titan has built its Segments , thru a great degree of thought and have been built on trust ,retail , marketing and design ..all the segments have been led by the undercurrent to redfine the market Redefining the market in fact is pretty much core to Titan's success since its inception in 1987. At that time, the watch market comprised primarily mechanical watches, and the government-owned Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) was the only significant branded player. HMT's watches stood for accuracy and robustness -- and for the consumer, the sturdy watch was just a functional time-keeping device. Titan entered the market with two key differentiators: One, it brought in quartz watches, which it promoted aggressively, and two, it introduced the element of style -- which until then was missing in this segment. There were other firsts, too, that Titan introduced in

The latest & best news/articles on Indian Retail ... Future Group, Carrefour tie up likely Pantaloon Retail shifts focus to profitable growth Future Group's Mythological Marketing 'Sanity has returned to retail' Indian retailers woo shoppers Arvind Singhal: The challenge of commoditisation Getting future smart What are people buying now? The Nature of the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Market ( not an original post , compiled from the web )

..come to think of it the number of formats that have evolved in India is mind boggling ,its a clear indicator that we are surely evolving as retail country . large format stores::( shoppers stop , lifestyle,westside ,pantaloon ) value retailers:: ( big bazaar ,star bazaar ,megamart , brand factory ) eye wear retailers:: (titan eye , reliance , gkb,Lawrence &mayo ) watch retailers::( time out ,titan , timex ) jewellery retailers ::( tanishq,gitanjali lifestyle,carbon ) Indian traditional material retailers ::( fabindia ) Medical /pharma retailers ::( Apollo pharmacy ,fortis ,life kien ,life spring ) liquor retailers ::(spiritz &more ) specialty retailers ::( music world ,crossword , odyssey , reliance time out ) Mobile /Telecom retailers:: ( The Mobile store ,hotspot ,univercell,nokia exclusive stores ,hoop) consumer durable retailers ::( ezone , croma , viveks ,host of local retailers ) e tailers ::( rediff.com,indiatimes shopping ,ebay , indiaplaza.com etc ) wholesale retaile

Here is the latest buzz on Indian retail Connected retail — organising the giant Birlas plan combo strategy for more profits Talks stall between private-equity firms, Indian retail chains Indian Retail: In all the sizzle, where's the steak? No Rules makes its debut in Indian market Arvind Singhal: The challenge of commoditisation Wal-Mart pvt labels in Bharti stores Top Article: From Mandi To Market Focus on spending, not saving: Biyani Why Wal-Mart's First India Store Isn't a Wal-Mart The hightailing of retailing Dockers to exit; other brands doing a rethink ( not an original post compiled from the web )

Here is some useful information which throws up some surprises for sure ....The Nielsen Upper Middle and Rich (UMAR), detailing mass and emerging media consumption, and the lifestyle habits of the affluent in Indian society. The survey covered more than 18,250 individuals across 35 Indian metros.The survey identified three segments of affluence from lifestyle and consumer durables mapping – Upper Middle, Upper-Upper Middle and Rich. The grouping was done based on the ownership of a car, a computer, an LCD television, and enjoying a holiday abroad. Nielsen UMAR survey estimates a total of 2.5 million affluent households in India, of which 2.2 million belong to the Upper Middle segment (owning a car and a computer); and 0.2 million households belong to the Upper-Upper Middle segment (owners of a car, computer and LCD television). The Rich segment (owners of a car, computer and LCD television, and have holidayed abroad) consists of about 0.1 million households. It says that although nearl