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India's retail inflation accelerates to 4.38%, raising rate hike expectations
July 13 (Reuters) - India's retail inflation accelerated to 4.38% in June, government data showed on Monday, breaching the central bank's 4% target for the first time in 17 months and setting the stage for an interest rate hiking cycle. The print…
India June Retail Inflation Speeds Up To 4.38% As Food Consumes Family Budgets
India's retail inflation rose to a multi-month high of 4.38% in June 2026, driven by a rebound in food and personal care expenses, government data showed on Monday. The year-on-year inflation rate, measured by the All India Consumer Price Index…
Rethinking finance education for the age of retail banking
Walk into most MBA finance classrooms in India today and you will find a curriculum designed for a different era. Corporate finance, derivatives, investment banking, fixed income analysis... these remain the established pillars of finance…
EXCLUSIVE: Rituals Ramps Up Retail Expansion as It Goes Big on Fragrance, Makeup, Skin Care
LONDON — In August, Rituals Cosmetics will begin a retail race, spending 40 million euros to refurbish 1,500 boutiques across 30 countries to accommodate new products and categories, including fragrance and beauty. The retail brand, which is…
UK Retail Group Denounces PlayStation's Choice To Stop Making Physical Disc Games
A new trade group has chimed in on Sony's plan to stop making disc games. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) shared this statement: PlayStation's announcement that major games will no longer be available on disc is a triumph of corporate…
The 1TB iPhone 18 Pro Max Could See a Massive Retail Price Increase
Nikolas Kokovlis/Nurphoto/Getty Images Skyrocketing memory prices could push manufacturing costs for the 1TB iPhone 18 Pro Max up by nearly $300 compared to current flagship models. Apple is expected to implement an average retail price hike of…
Why appointments are becoming retail's smartest growth play
The retail customer no longer moves in a straight line. They research online, compare in an app, then walk into a store to see and touch a product before buying. For retailers across Apac, that fluid movement between digital and physical channels…
High street retail giant collapsed into administration owing £59m
Russell & Bromley crashed into administration earlier this year when Next acquired the brand name and some assets inlcuding three of its 36 stores, two in London and one in Kent, in a pre-pack deal. It operated across the UK including in Glasgow…
How overleveraged retail debt crippled South Korea's soaring stock market as AI fears deepen
4 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google The South Korean market, once the best performer so far this year among equity markets, crashed 9% again on Monday and is down 27% over the past three weeks as panic regarding the AI rally being…
After 16 months, retail inflation crossed 4% in June; food inflation at 5.32%
Prices for Indian households rose 4.38% in June – the most in one-and-a-half years – on the back of a continued rise in food prices. According to data released Monday by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)…
Retail inflation rose to 4.4% in June
With the continuous rise in prices of precious metals along with an increase in prices of some food items, retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 4.4 per cent in June as against 3.9 per cent of May, government reported on…
One of Japan's coolest retailers just turned classic Disney cartoons into stylish everyday essentials
Disney collaborations are nothing new (see also Columbia's latest collab with the entertainment giant), but every now and then one comes along that feels designed for people who would never normally buy Disney clothing. Japanese retailer Urban…
Retail giant is in administration with 1,300 jobs lost
Administrators have now revealed a series of last-ditch attempts to save the historic high street accessories brand Claire's and added that creditors now face losing £3m. The April closure of the last 154 Claire's Accessories UK and Ireland…
5 Steps For Future-Proofing Your Succession Planning
Jeff Rosenthal is Co-CEO of ProjectNext Leadership, a global consulting firm focused on developing senior leaders and their teams. Recently, a consumer products client's board was reviewing the executive team as part of the CEO succession…
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Mercedes-Benz India elevates Nandita Godbole as head of marketing
Mercedes-Benz India has announced a series of changes within its sales and marketing function, effective September 1, 2026. As part of the changes, Nandita Godbole, currently general manager, digital customer unit, will take over as head of…
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