BUSINESS
Radisson Blu Agra to become group's flagship affordable luxury property in India
The hotel chain has been operating in India for over 15 years, adding close to seven properties every year.
BUSINESS
Tata CLiQ Luxury to add 150-plus brands to its portfolio in six months
To start with CLiQ will exclusively launch Diesel denim and apparel on the site and while they are looking at getting a host of brands from across the globe to the platform, they are also concentrating on Indian luxury brands
BUSINESS
Surat store offering sweets covered in gold for Raksha Bandhan
24 Carat Mithai Magic, an 80-year-old brand in Surat wanted to make the festival grand this year and opted to cover its dry fruit special in gold.
BUSINESS
This expert has an investment tip for wine lovers: 'Invest only the amount that you can afford to drink'
Indian wine broadcaster Sonal Holland tells Moneycontrol, one can start investing in wines at a modest budget of Rs 10 lakh.
BUSINESS
Bollywood closes week with Rs 60 crore in box office and rumours of an engagement
Nick Jonas, who is reportedly dating actor Priyanka Chopra, was spotted at the Mumbai airport with his family on Thursday evening
BUSINESS
A day in the life of a Vivo phone: Here's how the smartphone company is 'making in India'
Moneycontrol took a tour of Vivo smartphone's manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, which employs 5,000 people and has seen investment of Rs 300 crore until March 2018.
BUSINESS
Gold and Satyameva Jayate collect Rs 45 crore on Independence Day release
Although collections of Satyameva Jayate were lower than Gold, footfalls for the former were lower by just about 5 per cent as compared to Kagti's film. John Abraham film collected a large chunk of business coming from single screens and smaller multiplexes.
BUSINESS
Independence Day 2018: As Modi govt boosts Indian handloom, Khadi sees new avenues
Its appeal to fashion sensibilities apart, khadi’s role in helping impoverished farmers is also a key in its story.
BUSINESS
Independence Day releases, Gold and Satyameva Jayate to pocket at least Rs 40 crore on opening day
Experts predict Independence Day releases Gold and Satyameva Jayate on Wednesday to bring in at least Rs 40 crore to Bollywood exchequer
BUSINESS
Patna Pirates ropes in Meraki to boost its brand image
Meraki will work towards defining and augmenting the Patna Pirates’ brand by leveraging partnerships, improving fan engagement and unlocking new avenues for storytelling via both offline and online channels.
BUSINESS
Fashionistas celebrate handloom, makes up for 70% of finished apparel
Handloom doesn’t need sympathy as a dying product-it needs time, innovation and investment, says designer Sanjay Garg.
BUSINESS
Kaya chief attributes operational turnaround to price cuts, shift from HNI-focussed services
Increased focus on making services more affordable, increasing product variety, up gradation of technology and adding hair care to services have all contributed to growth of the wellness clinic.
BUSINESS
Hi-tech blends with high fashion as AI takes the ramp in India
Blurring the line between creativity and technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into the world of fashion
TRENDS
Bollywood weekly wrap: Three films hit theatres, but audiences stay away
Bollywood had nothing to celebrate this week other than the older films that were doing well and some more gossip on Priyanka Chopra’s alleged engagement to American singer Nick Jonas.
BUSINESS
Will tap men’s footwear market, which is set grow at CAGR of 10% by 2020, says Jyoti Narula
Women’s footwear constitutes 30 percent market share currently, but the growth rate is double than that of the men’s segment.
BUSINESS
Delhi High Court orders local store to pay damages up to Rs 20 lakh for selling fake Louboutins
The Delhi shoe trader has allegedly made profits to the tune of Rs 1 crore from sale of these counterfeit products.
BUSINESS
Law Commission report on betting and gambling 'under consideration', says Ravi Shankar Prasad
If betting is legalised it could become a $100-130 billion industry in India.
BUSINESS
Data protection bill: Little impact seen in retail sector
The bill in its present form is tenable for a segment like retail that functions on an omni-channel model.
BUSINESS
By 2022, 2 out of 3 apparel purchases and 7 of 10 fashion accessory purchases to be influenced by mobile: Facebook-KPMG report
Nearly half of this will be driven by Facebook, amounting to a $110 billion sales opportunity
TRENDS
Sports, fitness and wellness businesses in India expected to grow at 17% CAGR to $90 bn by 2022
While people still worship cricket in the country, popularization of other sports such as kabaddi, badminton, wrestling and even online and off-field ones like poker are attracting not just fans but also investments.
BUSINESS
Maharashtra govt's decision on outside food: Multiplex operators up in arms
If and when the rule of carrying one's own food to the theatres is implemented, the worst hit would be PVR, which has 157 screens in Maharashtra.
ENTERTAINMENT
Mission Impossible - Fallout gives Dhadak a tough fight, bags Rs 36.25-crore over the weekend
ENTERTAINMENT
Bollywood wrapped up the week with gossip, 2 new releases and wedding bells
Mission Impossible 6 - Fallout had a very good first day as it grossed Rs 9.50 crore approximately on day one itself
ENTERTAINMENT
INOX Leisure Q1 profit increases 15% YoY to Rs 37 crore
For the quarter ending 30 June 2018, INOX Leisure Limited (INOX) reported Rs 414.9 crores of revenue from operations
