Subhiksha

Hope you had a fantastic Festive Dussehra weekend – Here is a weekly wrap-up of our top articles of last week. Although Indian Retail Sector in India is growing fiercely, retail chains in India are finding it tough to get going. We…

The Retail sector is touted as the new modern day industry. In fact, India has been ranked as the most attractive country for retail investment among 30 emerging markets. However, the ride for this rapidly growing industry does not come…

The Indian retail industry has been riding a wave for the last couple of years. According to a latest report, retail sales are expected to rise from US$ 343 billion currently to US$ 543 billion. Reliance Fresh, Subhiksha, Vishal Retail,…

We have earlier written about rise and fall of Subhiksha, which generated quite a buzz. Many of the commentators on that post are referring to Mr. Subramaniam as self styled "Sam Walton of Indian Retail". Have you thought how…

It is only a week since I blogged about Indian retail in for a heady mix. Now, we have the case of Subhiksha which is battling for survival. Subhiksha which was started with 1 store in 1999 has grown to more than 1000 stores by the end of…

Indian retail market is estimated to be at ~$350 billion and organized retail accounts for 6% of the total market. So all the Biyani's, Ambani's and the Birla's are sharing the 6% pie so far. With such a huge opportunity why would anybody…