By Devangshu Dutta (Column from The Economic Times - 31 October 2006) Normal human tendency is to label what one doesn’t understand. And so we call the younger members of society by various names – youth, teens etc. By putting them into categories of age, we claim complete understanding of what they are, what moves them, and what they want, in effect adopting convenient disguise for the fact that we actually don’t have a clue. My personal favourite term is “tweens”. In my dictionary, tweens are that magical, difficult, weird age somewhere in the region of 10-16 years, give or…
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Written By Anthony Lin The economic expansion of these two neighbouring giants is frequently tracked, analysed and compared. Last month, the ChIndia conference gave the relationship a closer look. By Anthony Lin hina and India. India versus China. China or India. The relationship between the two anc ient civilis ations a nd behemoth countries has been viewed and versed in various contexts, on numerous levels and under different lights. Particularly in recent years, as these two neighbours – home to nearly two-fifths of the world’s population – seemingly chase each other around the global economic circuit. Yet, as government and…
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CHAITALI CHAKRAVARTY & BHANU PANDE NEW DELHI [ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006 01:44:20 PM] CALL it the Reliance effect! The retail boom has sent the aspirations of small regional retailers soaring. Delhi-based pharmacy chains, Guardian and 98.4, garment retailer Ritu Wears and Bombay Selections, department store Big Jo's , VMart , Gokul Mart and SRS, South Indian durables retail chain Viveks are all engaged in talks with banks, high networth individuals (HNIs) and private equity funds to raise money for expansion. Not surprisingly, scores of terms sheets and investment seeking proposals are floating in the market. For instance, Guardian Life…
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The Economic Times, Chaitali Chakravarty & Bhanu Pande 19 October 2006, NEW DELHI CALL it the Reliance effect! The retail boom has sent the aspirations of small regional retailers soaring. Delhi-based pharmacy chains, Guardian and 98.4, garment retailer Ritu Wears and Bombay Selections, department store Big Jo's , VMart , Gokul Mart and SRS, South Indian durables retail chain Viveks are all engaged in talks with banks, high networth individuals (HNIs) and private equity funds to raise money for expansion. Not surprisingly, scores of terms sheets and investment seeking proposals are floating in the market. For instance, Guardian Life Care…
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Textile Industry Report Calls for Capturing Billions in Lost Value A report by management consulting firm, Third Eyesight, has called upon the Indian textile and apparel industry to urgently develop capabilities to capture the value that is being lost due to inadequate focus on product development and value addition. The report titled “Eternal Hope to Reality: Sustained Global Competitiveness for the Indian Textile and Apparel Industry” was released by the Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Shri Shankersinh Vaghela, and a well-attended industry conference organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) .Highlighting the immense gap between the…
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