From: www.just-style.com, 31 October 2006 Benetton brand Sisley has entered the Indian market with a store in capital New Delhi. The store, which is almost 400-sq-m big, contains Sisley women's and men's clothing collections plus accessories ranges. Speaking at the official opening of the store, Benetton Group chairman Luciano Benetton said: "The launch of our trendsetting label in India strengthens Benetton's presence on a market that is strategic for us, and with which relations are becoming increasingly strong and profitable. "The expansion plan includes not only the opening of new stores in Delhi, but also the exporting of this experience…
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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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