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After decades of being a conservative player, Godrej has become more aggressive 'When the world zigs, zag' goes the famous ad tagline. Godrej's taking this advice very seriously, but is it the right path? Kirana stores the inspiration for big retail's small stores: BCG Some analysts, however, believe convenience stores could be challenged by digital grocery in the future photo Snapdeal launches a mobile wallet through its recharge and utility payments unit FreeCharge; receives approval from the RBI for a semi-closed wallet FreeCharge, which does not own an open mobile wallet licence, has tied up with Yes Bank to launch its wallet Abbott Healthcare in row with drug controller over cough syrup Whether the sample of Abbott's popular "Phensedyl" was a genuine product or a fake has not been established, but the suspect batch of 80,000 bottles has not been recalled. Omni-channel to be the next big play in retail - “I haven’t seen such a behaviour in other South East Asian markets. While businesses in countries like Taiwan, Thailand and Philippineshave adopted e-commerce in a big way, there is a clear focus on bottomline. Money is being made on every transaction and majority of the companies there are gross margin positive,” said Iyer at the inaugural session of the two-day IRF summit in Mumbai on Tuesday. Retail in therapy: Honchos urge, get down to business Krish Iyer, CEO, Walmart India said, "I urge each one of you to participate in the forums and make the industry chambers really meaningful.". SBI Card expects ecommerce transactions through credit cards to account for about 55 per cent-60 per cent of its total transaction value in the current fiscal SBI Card today rolled out an online specific credit card --SimplyCLICK --in association with seven partners including Amazon India, BookMyShow and Cleartrip... Omni-channel to be the next big play in retail - “I haven’t seen such a behaviour in other South East Asian markets. While businesses in countries like Taiwan, Thailand and Philippineshave adopted e-commerce in a big way, there is a clear focus on bottomline. Money is being made on every transaction and majority of the companies there are gross margin positive,” said Iyer at the inaugural session of the two-day IRF summit in Mumbai on Tuesday. PM's US visit: Apple's Tim Cook joins star-studded list of CEOs set to meet Narendra Modi PM Modi will be keen to showcase initiatives such as 'Make in India' and persuade Tim Cook to invest in manufacturing and research and development in India. The trouble with Foodpanda: Current and former Foodpanda employees reveal multiple flaws in culture and processes at online food-ordering start-up Current and former Foodpanda employees reveal multiple flaws in culture and processes at online food-ordering start-up Using Geisha Secrets to Build a $12 Million Cosmetics Company The use of cosmetics goes back thousands of years. 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Why is our success dependent on the business school we attend? The moment you are in line for something serious you start stepping on a fair number of toes. How hyperlocal logistics startup Opinio is differentiating itself with an online delivery tracker feature Opinio is a tech-enabled hyperlocal logistics startup which helps small businesses (merchants) fulfill their demand by offering delivery as a service. 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The Egg Stop opens its three outlets in Kochi The Egg Stop, the world's largest nutritious omelette café, has opened three franchise Amazon to offer sops to woo sellers; to provide complete backend support, plans to add cash on delivery mode The online market place already provides an Easy Ship service whereby Amazon takes care of delivery from the seller's inventory when an order is placed. India: Tea stores chain Chai Point raises $10 million Mountain Trail Foods, owner of the Chai Point network of tea stores, has raised nearly $10 million, a funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures, DSG Partners and existing partner Saama Capital Growth important but retailers should watch bottom lines: experts Ebitda margins of Indian retailers dropped to 2% in 2014 from 8% in 2011, while those of global chains were 7-11% Amazon to offer sops to woo sellers; to provide complete backend support The online market place already provides an Easy Ship service whereby Amazon takes care of delivery from the seller's inventory when an order is placed. 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HomeShop18 posts Rs 174.91 Cr loss for FY15; Revenues at Rs 443.87 Cr HomeShop18 (TV18 Home Shopping Network) has posted a loss of Rs 174.91 crore for the financial year ended March 2015, up significantly from Rs 83.9 crore from TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives India Business Brief | India Retail News | India Food Brief | India Telecom Brief | India Finance Brief | India Software Brief | India Digital Brief | India Ecommerce Brief | India Franchise Brief | India HR Brief | India Logistics Brief | India Construction Brief About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India