Curbside pickup got a major boost because of the pandemic as customers avoided going into stores. Experts predict that the shift to online grocery delivery will continue even as the pandemic subsides, and COVID-19 advanced the industry several years.I’ve been doing curbside pickup at Walmart since the summer using Walmart’s app. Here’s what it’s like. … Read more
Hamleys, a British retail icon that hasn’t made a profit for a number of years, plans to quadruple its outlets in the former British colony to more than 500 in three years despite the pandemic, according to Darshan Mehta, chief executive officer of Ambani’s Reliance Brands Ltd. Besides the main growth market, the company is … Read more
Cinema, retail and shopping industries have just begun their recovery process and won’t be able to bear another shutdown, according to industry associations who have urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to not impose a lockdown in Maharashtra where COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The Multiplex Association of India (MAI), Retail Association of India (RAI), and … Read more
Inside supermarkets of Reliance Retail, run by India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, little-known food and home cleaning brands take pride of place on shelves alongside global labels owned by giants Nestle, Unilever and Coca-Cola. Products like Snac tac noodles and Yeah! colas are Reliance’s private label brands – and billionaire Ambani’s not-so-secret weapons as he … Read more
India’s expanding retail landscape is changing fast, with global and domestic consumer and retail behemoths fighting tooth and nail to woo shoppers, as many choose large, clean supermarkets over crowded local stores and ordering online. Data from Forrester Research shows India’s retail market was worth an estimated $883 billion last year, of which grocery retail … Read more
The wealth of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and others rose beyond $360 billion during the pandemic. Oracle and Dell’s leaders are among the other tech billionaires to have profited last year. Their wealth has attracted scrutiny amid systemic inequality in the US. The pandemic has been a crisis for many, but not for America’s wealthiest … Read more
A new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) says India’s consumption market is back on the growth track after a year, having been disrupted by the pandemic. While growth projection for the consumption market was made before Covid-19 struck, BCG says that the economy has completely unlocked and there has been an uptick in demand … Read more
Michael Burry of “The Big Short” laid the groundwork for the GameStop short squeeze. The Scion Asset Management boss purchased a stake in the video-game retailer in 2019. He also pushed for changes in three letters to GameStop’s bosses. “The Big Short” investor Michael Burry unknowingly lit the spark that ultimately led to the GameStop … Read more
In a relief to Amazon, the Delhi high court on Tuesday said it is of the “clear view” that the emergency award (EA) by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is enforceable in India. It has asked Future Group to not proceed with the Rs 24,731-crore deal with Reliance Industries (RIL) till it pronounces a … Read more