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Sunday September 5th 2010

‘Regulatory/Legal’ Archives

India Inc seeks FDI in retail

Country's top industrialists at Prime Minister's Council of Trade and Industry meeting on Wednesday unanimously demanded opening up of foreign direct investment in the controversial retail sector. (more...)

Retail wants industry status, hike in FDI limit in Budget

Barely recovering from the slump in the economy, organised retailers in the country today said the sector should be given industry status, besides easing foreign investment norms in the forthcoming Budget. (more...)

Assign industry status to the retail sector

India’s strong and positive macroeconomic and microeconomic growth fundamentals continue to support the favourable growth prospects of the Indian retail sector, says N. V. Sivakumar, India Leader for Retail and Consumer Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers. (more...)

Retail sector awaits impending demand for industry status to be heard

Even after numerous malls mushrooming up, increased visibility, according to the Assocham Financial Pulse (AFP) Study titled "Prospects in Indian Retail Sector" (December 2009), organized retail currently accounts for nearly 5 per cent of the retail market. In order to usher an era of real growth in organised retail, the retail sector needs some [...]