Crowds expected from Gujarat and other states

After clearance in 2012, single-brand showpiece still to decide on a single location, with first store unlikely before 2017.

In a curious turn of events on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked Rajeev Topno, a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Gujarat cadre and a part of the Prime Minister's Office under former PM Manmohan Singh, as private secretary.

Narendra Modi, who used to tweet frequently, is said to have decided to maintain a single voice on Twitter after becoming prime minister. Nivedita Mookerji reports

Retailers present in India are in talks with Carrefour to buy its assets piecemeal, rather than the whole business.

The two companies have been negotiating to remain separate entities after a merger.

Experts are looking at a timeframe of anything between 12 and 18 months from the time of the new government for concrete signs of revival.

The company's search for a partner in India seems to be grounded once again

Walmart is waiting to understand as to how much multibrand retail might or might not move forward.

The company, which recently hit the run rate of $1 billion in gross merchandise value ahead of the target date, is the largest mobile phone retailer in the country, counting online and offline stores, estimates show.

India has a tradition of rich narrative and storytelling and hence it's a natural market for self publishing, believes Jon P Fine, Amazon's director (author and publishing relations).

The privately-owned Hangzhou-based group, which has been in news for its impending IPO, is already sourcing human hair from the southern regions of India and has identified this category as a 'big opportunity', along with others like machinery, agro products, apparel and spices.

Cash-&-carry chains claim of the products they sell 85-90% is local.

Cash-and-carry stores try tricks, from playing Bollywood music to customising orders, to retain customers.