http://www.financialexpress.com/index.php Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04 : 06 : 46 +05:30 financialexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/fe/images/financial-logo.gif http://www.financialexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by financialexpress.com http://www.financialexpress.com/news/pantaloon-retail-to-raise-rs-500-cr-via-qip/544129/ Pantaloon Retail said it will raise Rs 500 crore by way of private placement of shares. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sunglass-hut-targets-30-outlets-in-india-by-2012/543751/ Sunglass Hut said that it is looking to take the number of its exclusive outlets in the country to 30 by 2012. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/reliance-retail-to-expand-in-new-cities/542748/ Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail is in the expansion mode. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/floral-services-get-a-new-brand/541486/ Newly launched FNP Tahiliani assimilates the expertise and creative valour of India’s leading fashion designer, Tarun Tahiliani with Ferns N Petals. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/india-potential-and-interesting-market-versace/540190/ Italian luxury brand Versace says it is looking at expanding its presence in developing markets like India despite the global downturn. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/india-most-susceptible-to-shoplifting-employee-theft-study/539709/ India, the fifth largest retail destination globally, is also the most susceptible to menaces such as shoplifting and employee theft among others, said a survey. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/crisis-fuels-surge-in-shoplifting-in-uk-report/539656/ Buffeted by job losses, many British consumers resorted to shop-lifting of goods. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/adidas-3q-net-income-falls-30/537212/ German sportswear company Adidas AG says its net income fell 30 percent in the third quarter as the company saw sales declines, especially at its sport performance division. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/vishal-retail-signs-cdr-pact-with-lenders/536638/ Vishal Retail said it has signed an agreement with lenders for restructuring the terms of the chain's Rs 730 crore debt. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rosebys-plans-500700-stores-over-next-5-yrs/530567/ Dalmia group's home decor retail chain, Rosebys, plans to rollout 500-700-stores. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/walmart-offers-big-price-cuts/530515/ Wal-Mart is taking its ferocious price cutting into new markets as economy shows recovery. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/titans-watches-stores-to-number-300-by-march-2010/529028/ The company currently has its 281 'World of Titan' stores across 123 cities. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/fdi-norms-in-retail-sector-should-be-relaxed/527717/ Govt needs to relax norms on FDI in retail to facilitate fresh infusion of funds. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/gitanjali-forays-into-exclusive-retail-plans-60-stores/527154/ Jewellery and lifestyle brand Gitanjali Lifestyle said it has ventured into exclusive retail business and plans to open 60 stores across the country within the next five years. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/vishal-retail-to-raise-rs-250-cr-via-qip-route/526225/ Diversified retail player Vishal Retail said it will raise Rs 250 crore through private placement of shares with potential buyers. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/biyanis-planet-sports-to-sell-skechers-lifestyle-products/526224/ Winner Sports will licence and distribute Skechers footwear and apparel through Future Group's retail format like Planet Sports, the US company said in a statement. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/raymond-eyes-big-revenue-from-small-towns/525940/ Targeting smaller cities, Raymond Ltd plans to open 300 retail stores in Class IV and Class V cities by March 2011, taking the total number of “The Raymond Stores” to 800 across India. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/raymond-to-open-300-stores-across-india/525777/ Textile firm Raymond Ltd will pump in Rs 100 crore to open about 300 stores across the country by end-March 2011 as part of its expansion plans. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/need-to-simplify-tax-structure-on-processed-food-pm/525693/ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged the need to rationalise and simplify tax structure for processed food sector. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/future-group-may-hive-off-big-bazaar-biyani/519696/ Future Group chief Kishore Biyani is looking to hive off hypermarket chain Big Bazaar and list it to unlock value. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/now-a-cost-effective-diamond-retail-chain/518765/ RS diamond introduces a new model of diamond retailing across 30 cities in India. This new model eliminates middlemen reigning in rough as well as polished diamonds and instead fabricates a cost effective retail chain. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/pantaloon-sees-3540-pct-fy10-revenue-rise/518693/ Pantaloon Retail expects revenue in the year to March 2010 to rise 35-40 per cent helped by additional space and increased efficiency. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/inorbit-to-open-three-more-malls-panindia/518215/ Inorbit, with two malls in Mumbai and its environs, now plans to spread its wings to other cities in the country by next year. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/pavers-england-plans-10-mn-investment-in-india/517380/ It has currently 60 points of sales, including shop-in-shops and exclusive franchise outlets across 17 cities. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/future-group-to-grow-2.5-times-in-4-years/516900/ Resources would not be a constraint for the expansion as the group with a debt equity ratio of 1:1.2.