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After a run to record highs in 2008, the worst economic slump in decades kept a lid on grain prices last year
Tommy Hilfiger to remain in his role as principal designer and visionary for the namesake brand
Plans by Carrefour, the world's No.2 retailer, to open its first cash-and-carry outlets in India are a sign of optimism in the country's $450 billion retail sector
In the battle for market share, washing dirty linen in public — on television that is — is an accepted tactic
Hamleys’s global CEO Gudjon Reynisson says India is the main focus for Hamleys in Asia
Foreign retailers may own up to 51% in single-brand retail and 100% in cash-and-carry ventures
The group had intended to float Future Ventures in 2008, but the process was delayed in the wake of the financial crisis
Retailers were hit hard by a slowdown in late 2008 and early 2009, but are now seeing an upturn
In 2009, substantial liquidity pressures did affect Indian retailers
The firm gets more than half of its international revenues from the Middle East
The second rung of retail players is shaking things up. Can they take the next leap?
The tea plantation firm also signed an agreement to acquire a tea factory in Assam
Same-store sales were up 41% in April-Dec 2009 over the same period the year ago
Vishal Retail, which runs a chain of 147 stores, ran into difficulty in late 2008
Kraft values each Cadbury share at 840 pence and Cadbury shareholders also entitled to receive 10 pence per Cadbury share
Kraft's cash and share bid is currently worth 762 pence a share compared with Cadbury's closing price of 781 pence on Monday
