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Walmart Exploring Online Retail in India

Posted on April 13, 2012 by India Briefing

Apr. 13 – As the large multinational multi-brand retail giants such as Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco wait patiently for a relaxation of Indian investment laws into the sector, Walmart is potentially stealing a lead by exploring possibilities of getting into the same market, but online. The company, looking over its shoulder at the success of Amazon, is keen to develop its own brand into online retailing and has been hiring market specialists in India to look at the feasibility of the business model.

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India to Revive FDI into Aviation, Multi-Brand Retail

Posted on April 6, 2012 by India Briefing

Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has stated that the government decision concerning restrictions to foreign investment into the country’s multi-brand retail sector were “just a pause” and had not been scrapped. Continue reading →

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Foreign Direct Investment in India’s Single and Multi-Brand Retail

Posted on February 2, 2012 by India Briefing

As India has liberalized its single brand retail industry to permit 100 percent foreign investment, we take a look at the regulatory issues and legal structures pertinent to establishing operations in this new dynamic market. Continue reading →

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