Second quarter volume growth of 9 percent was on back of good sales in August and a ten-day extended July discount sale period, says Govind Shrikhande, MD, Shoppers Stop.
Shoppers Stop closed a HyperCity store in Ludhiana in Q1 and is rightsizing stores in Hyderabad and Vashi. HyperCity will stop selling consumer durables and IT products over the next 12-15 months and that will free up 15,000-20,000 sq. feet of space at each outlet.
Shoppers Stop expects same-store sales at its department store chain to grow 7-8 percent in the fourth quarter, with the overall standalone revenue growth of around 17 percent year-on-year for the current financial year, Govind Shrikhande, MD, told moneycontrol.com on Wednesday.
Zodiac Clothing has been very active over the last one week after private investors, Nemish Shah and Akash Bhansali bought a large chunk of stock in it. It owns 17 lakh shares in Shoppers Stop.
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Rajan Mittal, MD, Bharti Enterprises, says that this decision has been well thought through as you know the pause was there and it has been 10 months and I am sure government has done and has build consensus to make this announcement.
Govind Shrikhande, MD, Shoppers Stop explains to CNBC-TV18 that the FDI initiative had to be supported by further decisions to derive the maximum benefit of foreign investment and domestic growth.
Raj Jain of Bharti Walmart, says that overall, this is a big policy announcement for the Indian economy not only for multi-brand retail but for several sectors and several issues which have been pending for a long time, we welcome the decision.