FDI clarifications may slow down investor movement

The stipulation that new front-end stores will have to be set up will impact M&A in the sector. The government, while issuing clarifications on the multi-brand retail policy, might have added to......

Can yes to FDI become a no?

No one’s quite sure on the retail FDI issue in this regard, after the new Rajasthan and Delhi governments cancelled the approvals given by their predecessors Can the government of a state or......

Joint venture fillip possible for foreign single-brand chains

The government’s decision to allow automatic approval to single-brand retailers with up to 49 per cent foreign investment could step up the possibility for joint ventures in the sector.......

Walmart's India dreams hit another roadblock

At a time when global multi-brand retail chains were looking for easing of hurdles, the government seems to have impacted the entire retail universe by tightening the rules for wholesale......