pp Multiplex Association appeals to landlords to waive off rent of operators amid lockdown By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-06T08:39:02+05:30 "While the lockdown may continue for the next month or two, the cinema industry will take several months ('recuperating period') even after the lockdown is lifted, to get back to its feet, as the pipeline of content begins to flow again, and our patrons gain the confidence to step out of their homes and start visiting crowded places like cinemas. Full Article
pp Shopping centres' body seeks moratorium on loan repayments till March 2021 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T22:31:43+05:30 It can be noted that shopping centres and malls, which tend to attract a lot of crowds, have been shut since mid-March, much before the lockdown was announced and if the social distancing strategies continue post lockdown as well, such facilities are unlikely to open. Full Article
pp Major malls to ignore tenants' appeal for flat income sharing By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T08:40:12+05:30 Last week, 195 retailers and restaurants including Future Group, Aditya Birla Fashion, Arvind Brands, Domino’s Pizza, Adidas and Levi’s wrote a common letter to mall owners for a “collaborative dialogue” between shopping centres and tenants. Full Article
pp Top multinationals from HUL to Apple brace for rising online sales post Covid-19 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T22:04:47+05:30 LG, Samsung, Vivo and Xiaomi are also rolling out hyperlocal sales platforms that will connect their offline stores to consumers searching products online so that the outlet nearest to the consumer can deliver the order, industry executives said. Full Article
pp COVID-19’s toll on kidneys puts strain on dialysis supplies By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:55:02 -0400 Outpatient dialysis facilities have also reported challenges, including separating COVID-19 positive and negative patients and protecting their own workers. Full Article
pp Lauren Leander, Phoenix ICU nurse, appears on 'The View,' shares details of counterprotest at coronavirus rally By rssfeeds.azcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:53:13 +0000 Leander, through video conference, told the hosts about the rally at the Capitol where she stood, arms crossed, amid rally attendees. Full Article
pp Scottsdale Community College apologizes after 'inappropriate' questions about Islam surface on quiz By rssfeeds.azcentral.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:00:11 +0000 Questions implying that terrorism is encouraged under the Islamic faith elicited a public apology from Scottsdale Community College after they appeared on a class quiz. Full Article
pp BookMark: "A Splash Of Red: The Life And Art Of Horace Pippin" By Jen Bryant & Melissa Sweet By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 21:45:00 +0000 As the director of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, one of my favorite tasks is choosing a children’s or young adult title to represent Pennsylvania at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. It’s a responsibility I take very seriously. I consult with colleagues and search for information about children’s and young adult books by Pennsylvania authors or illustrators. I look for titles with topics that have some connection to the Commonwealth. I’m delighted to share that this year’s selection is a picture book biography—"A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin”written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Horace Pippin was the grandson of a slave, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1888. He died in 1946 and is buried in the Chester Grove Annex Cemetery. He began and ended life in Pennsylvania. As a child, Horace was always drawing pictures. He won a drawing contest and the cherished prize—colored pencils, a pair of brushes, and a box of Full Article
pp Preethi Kitchen Appliances forays into cook hobs By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-06-30T12:00:00+05:30 Preethi is exporting products to the US, Asian and African countries and it currently constitutes around 8% of its revenue. Full Article
pp Tupperware adds e-commerce, EBOs to direct selling model By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-08-08T14:01:04+05:30 According to the company, Tupperware intends to leverage its existing consultant and distributor base and make them a part of the brand’s new initiative. The Tupperware family will have the opportunity to either become “Tupperware Authorised Sellers” on the e-commerce platforms, or take charge of “Exclusive Tupperware Outlets”. Full Article
pp Market dynamics are different for all channels; e-commerce ecosystem will stabilise: Tupperware MD Deepak Chhabra By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-07T15:46:40+05:30 Tupperware India's managing director Deepak Chhabra talks about how integrating the direct sales force with the retail franchisee model is working for the home and kitchen-ware maker. Full Article
pp Tupperware to open 100 new outlets in 2020 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-12T16:05:19+05:30 “We plan to launch 100 additional exclusive brand outlets to deepen our penetration across geographies and are confident of a warm reception across markets," said Deepak Chhabra, managing director of Tupperware India. Full Article
pp Shalimar Paints appoints Minal Srivastava as VP-Marketing By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-10-08T17:15:39+05:30 According to the statement released by the company, Srivastava, an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad, comes with over 15 years of cross-functional business experience. She has also mentored multiple start-ups and turned around their businesses towards better revenues and growth. Full Article
pp Pidilite leads $40m round in Pepperfry By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-10T11:42:02+05:30 Pepperfry may see another up to $40 million capital infusion over the next few months, said a senior executive at the online furniture retailer, without disclosing its valuations following the latest fundraising. Full Article
pp Pepperfry to aggressively add local furniture players now to expand supply By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-09T15:49:29+05:30 The Mumbai-based startup is currently in talks with local furniture players in the country. It is looking to add 8-10 new partners every month and take the count to a total of 150-180 suppliers by the end of 2020. Full Article
pp IKEA says visitors returning fast to reopened shopping centres in China and Germany By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-25T11:52:37+05:30 A majority of IKEA stores are or have been temporarily closed in recent months. A few stores in Germany and Israel, as well as the one in Wuhan, the city in China where the coronavirus was first discovered, reopened this week. Full Article
pp North Carolina Governor: More COVID-19 Test Supplies Needed By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:36:50 +0000 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper responded to President Donald Trump’s plan to reopen the economy by stressing that the state needs the federal government’s help supplying medical professionals to ramp up COVID-19 testing. The state government also said Friday that it was tripling the staff handling unemployment claims as the state faces a crush of hundreds of thousands requests. Trump told governors Thursday that restrictions could be eased to allow businesses to reopen in the coming weeks in areas that have extensive testing and a decline in cases. Hours later, Cooper, a Democrat, said states need more supplies from the federal government to expand testing enough to reopen their economies. Full Article
pp FEMA Approves $1.1 Million For Hurricane Dorian Recovery By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:37:10 +0000 FEMA recently approved disaster assistance funding for public utilities affected by Hurricane Dorian. More than $940,000 will go to Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative for the replacement of damaged poles and transformers. The City of Kinston will receive more than $143,000 to replace damaged poles and transformers. And Brunswick County will receive nearly $45,000 for wastewater treatment repairs. FEMA has provided more than $16.1 million for Hurricane Dorian-related expenses in North Carolina through the Public Assistance program. Full Article
pp Huge trade opportunities in Russia for leather, footwear exports: CLE Chairman By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-09-16T12:32:31+05:30 Russia has imported leather and footwear worth USD 3.9 billion in 2018, and India's exports to that country stood at only USD 52.6 million, said Panaruna Aqeel Ahmed, chairman of Council for Leather Exports (CLE). Full Article
pp Supplies of electronics feel the pinch By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-29T08:24:28+05:30 “While we are yet to feel the pressure in products sourced from third-party suppliers, there are shortages in Apple’s original accessories,” said one of the re-sellers of the American brand in an upmarket store at Gurgaon. Full Article
pp China-made phones off speed dial as supply chains disrupted amid coronavirus outbreak By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-02T08:10:00+05:30 “There are supply issues for several brands. There is no clarity when the situation will normalise,” said Nilesh Gupta, director at Vijay Sales, a leading electronics retailer in Mumbai and New Delhi. “If it doesn’t get corrected fast, we may move into a stock-out situation from next month.” Full Article
pp Trump helped Apple begin its India retail journey: Cook By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-03T11:45:14+05:30 In an interview with Fox Business, Cook said: "I see India as a huge opportunity for us. For years, we could not enter there unless we entered there with a partner into retail and we did not want to do that. We wanted to maintain control of our brand and so forth". Full Article
pp COVID-19 forces Apple to temporarily close retail store in Italy By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-05T12:28:41+05:30 Due to an 'abundance of caution' as the coronavirus threat loomed, Apple closed all retail stores, corporate offices and contact centres in Mainland China. Last week, Apple warned that coronavirus outbreak will affect its business in the January-March quarter as worldwide iPhone supply will be temporarily constrained Full Article
pp Coronavirus : Apple reopens 90 per cent of retail stores in China By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-11T08:06:43+05:30 Apple reopened 38 Apple stores which were temporarily closed after the epidemic, state-run China Daily reported. Only four stores remain closed. Full Article
pp Apple’s 1st own India outlet to come up at BKC By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-10-03T08:06:49+05:30 US phone-maker said to have leased 25k sq ft space at Maker Maxity mall in the Mumbai hub. Full Article
pp Cellphone retailers appeals to Finance Minister requesting her not to raises taxes on mobile phones By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-12T18:52:45+05:30 "We strongly appeal to you to not increase GST on mobiles. The increase of 6% would directly lead to hike in prices of product, impacting consumer behaviour leading to a slowdown in demand affecting business adversely,” said the letter written by AIMRA national president Arvinder Khurana. Full Article
pp Apple reopens all 42 retails stores in China By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-13T12:46:28+05:30 The tech giant closed all retail stores in the country from February 1 based on the advice from leading health experts. It aimed to reopen stores on February 9 but that date ended up being extended. The closure of Apple's retail stores in China, along with supply issues, has affected iPhone sales in the country. Full Article
pp Apple to close retail stores worldwide, except Greater China, until March 27 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-14T15:32:31+05:30 "We will be closing all of our retail stores outside of Greater China until March 27," Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote in a letter posted on the company's website. Full Article
pp France slaps Apple with record 1.1 bn euro fine By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-17T12:20:19+05:30 The authority said it found that Apple acted to prevent independent retailers in France from competing on price and abused its economic power over them. Full Article
pp Offline phone retailers approach home ministry to restart shops By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-17T20:41:35+05:30 “We recommend allowing all physical shops dealing on sales, repair and service activity of mobile phones, mobile devices (laptops and tablets) and their supporting accessories to be opened on a limited basis (three days a week for five hours) with limited number of staff,” AIMRA said in an April 17 letter to union home minister Amit Shah. Full Article
pp Instant messaging app LINE to foray into gaming space By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2014-09-20T09:24:46+05:30 Soni said that the company wants to keep users engaged through localised stickers, deals and future products like games. Full Article
pp Rovio Entertainment,owner of the Angry Birds franchise, aims to become default app on India smartphones By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2014-12-13T16:27:37+05:30 Rovio’s India head also said that the company wants to have its own retail store where it can sell Angry Birds merchandise such as shirts and stuffed toys. Full Article
pp Indian gaming and mobile app startups leveraging cloud By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2015-01-31T14:33:17+05:30 The mobile app development companies as well as independent developers are leveraging this to pitch their apps into the market. Full Article
pp Rotomac scam: How Vikram Kothari used virtual offices, round-tripping to dupe banks By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-02-20T15:35:08+05:30 Rotomac violated FEMA rules and worked for interest rate differential in local and foreign currency in the guise of trade without having any genuine business transactions. Full Article
pp Parryware to supply bathroom products for Patanjali projects By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-03-02T13:58:57+05:30 As part of this association, "Parryware sanitaryware and faucets will be used for all Patanjali's upcoming projects across India," the company said in a statement. Full Article
pp Sanjay Kalra appointed as President of HSIL's Bath Products Business By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-03-28T17:58:34+05:30 Kalra was earlier associated with HSIL as Senior Vice President – Sales. Prior to joining HSIL, Kalra has held leadership positions at Sintex Industries, Somany Ceramics, and Pidlite Industries. Full Article
pp Price hike by Chinese suppliers hits Indian companies By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-08T08:40:19+05:30 India imports 45% of completely built units of consumer durables from China and it also imports nearly 70% of the components for television, and other consumer durable products. The price increase by suppliers at a time when demand is drastically down has hit the sector hard, said the presentation by Ficci to the government. Full Article
pp Durables, electronic items to feature high on shoppers' list post lockdown: Croma By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-12T23:24:11+05:30 Products such as laptops, smartphones and printers have become crucial for those working from home, while household appliances like washing machines, ACs, TVs and vacuum cleaners are now more important than ever for households. Full Article
pp Millions of mobile phones, thousands of appliances pile up for repairing amidst lockdown: Industry By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-15T15:49:27+05:30 There are another more than 30,000 microwave ovens, AC and washing machines which needs repair at a time when Indians are locked indoors and doing household chores themselves due to the lockdown. Full Article
pp Appliances, electronics industry seek nod from local authorities to restart production By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-17T16:02:56+05:30 Individually, each brand is seeking more clarity and approval on the guidelines. The guidelines say that we would have to open in a phased manner. All brands are gearing up to open up, wherever, it will be permitted," CEAMA President Kamal Nandi said. Full Article
pp Covid-19 fear: Electronics brands Samsung, Apple let offline stores sell online By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-18T08:33:38+05:30 Samsung has created an ecommerce platform in partnership with Benow.in along with mobile phone retailers across the country that will allow them to sell and deliver smartphones. Offline stores are also being used to fulfil orders placed on Samsung’s e-store for television and appliances. Full Article
pp Lockdown to have huge impact on heavy appliances sector: Godrej By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:10:08+05:30 "The heavy appliances industry will be impacted by a significant loss of up to 60 per cent in March and almost 100 per cent in April. These two months put together contribute close to 25 per cent of the annual revenue," Godrej Appliances Business Head and EVP Kamal Nandi told. Full Article
pp Appliance, consumer electronics makers look at production resumption post lockdown By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T12:52:39+05:30 Companies like Panasonic India, Godrej Appliances, Dixon Technologies and Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd said with retail outlets shut there is no point to start production as there is existing unsold inventory of March at warehouses and dealers. Full Article
pp India among top suppliers of paper to UAE By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2013-08-21T11:15:40+05:30 Other markets account for approximately 27.9 per cent of Dubai's imports, a statement released here by organisers of Paper Arabia 2013. Full Article
pp Ashraf ElArman appointed Managing Director of Xerox India By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2015-07-02T17:27:49+05:30 Documentation solutions firm Xerox today announced the appointment of Ashraf ElArman as Managing Director of its Indian unit, effective June 22. Full Article
pp Tolexo appoints Myntra executive Mayank Kamal as Head of Supply Chain By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2016-01-13T15:10:35+05:30 At Myntra, Kamal was heading different verticals including logistics, operations excellence and the training function, where he built the in-house logistics team and scaled it to include more than 3500 people, spread across 80 plus towns and delivering over 100,000 packets a day. Full Article
pp Orders sink for Italy's luxury suppliers as virus spreads - sources By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-11T08:39:40+05:30 The 280 billion euros ($320 billion) per year global luxury goods sector, already reeling from months of protests in the shopping hub of Hong Kong, was dealt a hammer blow earlier this year by the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China. Full Article
pp Apparel exporters seek complete waiver of demurrage on shipments By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-23T16:28:30+05:30 In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, he said the council members could not clear the shipments on time because of lack of documents, "therefore, demurrage waiver may please be granted starting from March 1 till the time lockdown continues". Full Article
pp Rising demand for PPE products provides huge opportunity for domestic exporters: AEPC By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:23:28+05:30 The council had recently organised a webinar on 'Manufacturing of PPE Products under Medical Textiles', which saw about 2,000 participants, mainly apparel exporters from across the country. Full Article
pp J. Crew files for bankruptcy as preppy retailer succumbs to COVID-19 fallout By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:26:57+05:30 The New York-based chain, known for preppy clothing at times worn by former first lady Michelle Obama, filed for bankruptcy in a Virginia federal court with an agreement to eliminate its roughly $1.65 billion of debt in exchange for ceding ownership to creditors. Full Article