'Walmart has taken a back-door entry to retail'

Online retail in the country is expected to grow to $200 billion by 2026, up from $15 billion in 2016. The Walmart-Flipkart deal is one of the biggest in the retail sector in India.  ......

GST is here! Please don't ask for gifts

As freebies/gift vouchers attract GST, retailers are opting for straight discounts this festive season, report Raghavendra Kamath and Arnab Dutta. Call it the goods and services tax effect. The......

Empty malls echo India's sorry retail story

Of the 300 operational malls in the country, just 5-7 per cent, or about 20 malls, are doing well, say developers. Image: A woman enters a retail store inside a shopping mall in Mumbai.......

Retail sees slowdown pangs as shoppers curb spends

 The retail sector is feeling the pinch of economic slowdown as customers cut spends on discretionary items such as apparel and durables, amid lower salary hikes and high inflation. Shoppers......

PIX: Shah Rukh-Gauri party with Akshay-Twinkle

It was a night to remember for Bollywood. Even as Sonam Kapoor threw a Diwali party, Amitabh Bachchan hosted a grand celebration too. Bachchan threw his annual Diwali party after a gap of two......

PIX: Shruti, Huma, Arjun Rampal at D-Day screening

Arjun Rampal, who stars in Nikhil Advani's thriller D-Day, held a screening of the film a day ahead of its theatrcial release in Mumbai. Actress Shruti Haasan, who portrays a bold character in the......