Indians prefer a formal Lacoste

India has proved to be a different market for the French apparel brand, Lacoste. Ever since the founder and Grand Slam tennis champion René Lacoste decided his erstwhile jersey was too stiff......

Alibaba set to bring back the Walmart ghost

  Panic buttons were pressed when Alibaba recently announced it was exploring options to directly enter India Exactly 10 years ago, in April 2006, stories of American retail giant Walmart......

Foley Designs making 10 new mobile handsets

Product designing and consulting firm Foley Designssaid on Tuesday it is developing 10 new mobile handset models for its client base, which includes the likes of electronics goods maker DMobili.The......

How small entrepreneurs are making it big on Flipkart, Amazon

The e-commerce story in India has begun to look up, says Aparna Kalra. Navdeep Narang and wife Sanjeet of butterfliesbag. Photographs Dalip Kumar/Business Standard Navdeep Narang and wife Sanjeet......