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A year after signing an exclusive licensing agreement with British designer menswear brand Simon Carter, the apparel and retail company Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) is opening the first of the stores in India After setting up a debut standalone store in Chennai’s Express Avenue mall, the second is a 1,200-sq-ft exclusive store […]

Apple has unveiled its latest product range, including the iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and Apple Watch 3  iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus offer some major upgrades including a new all-glass design, a new A11 Bionic chip and support for wireless charging for the first

Chinese smartphone major Huawei has officially beaten Apple to become the second largest smartphone brand in the world. The rank can be attributed to Huawei’s consistent investment in R&D coupled with manufacturing, aggressive marketing, and sales channel expansion. Key areas where Chinese brands are scoring in- Good design, manufacturing capability, and feature-heavy handsets and aggressive

Sales of electric appliances dropped by 1-2% this year during Onam and Ganesh Chaturthi as compared to last year. The decline in sales is due to advance purchase during the pre-GST sales in June when the retailers were in hurry to liquidate their stock. The industry reported over 80-100% sales growth in June during the

Japanese camera major Nikon is banking on the big fat Indian wedding market to see a hike in the DSLR camera business. Nikon wants to make India its one of the top five revenue generating geographies in the next five years. Currently, India features among Nikon Corporation’s top 10 imaging business markets globally. 45-50% of

McDonald’s has said that Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd (CPRL) will not be authorised to use its names, trademarks, designs, branding, operational and marketing practice and policies, and food recipes and specifications starting September 6, implying that 169 stores of the burger-and fries brand face closure. CPRL, the 50:50 joint venture between McDonald’s and Bakshi, operates

BIBA Girls – the dedicated range catering to young girls aged between 2 to 15 years by BIBA, launches a thought provoking digital campaign – ‘ChangeTheQuestion’, a short film which beautifully takes on the issue of body shaming. We as citizens of the world are often victims of age-old societal conditioning. Being fat, tall, short,

On his visit to India, the Coco-Cola CEO James Quincey met with PM Narendra Modi and Mukesh Ambani to discuss the future plans of the company. In discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he committed to sourcing of ingredients, especially fruits, from India. He promised to reduce the sugar content in their products taking the

Spar Hypermarket, part of the Dubai-based Landmark Group, will increase its stores in India by 50% from the present 18 in the next 12 to 24 months. The company plans to open a store at Bengaluru in next 60 days, followed by 10 stores, including Tamil Nadu, in the coming two years. Spar will focus

Tata group’s multi-brand phygital e-commerce platform-TataCLiQ.com has launched week long sale on smartphones, televisions, kitchen appliances, laptops starting from August 5, 2017. The sale is offering smart TVs starting at ₹19,990 along with additional 10% instant discount on ICICI bank credit and debit cards. Additionally, the company will launch the latest collection of Lenovo laptops