India: Retailers hoping for a good wedding season: Retail Trade, Shopping, Credit Lines, DLF, Spencer’s, Home Solutions

The retail slowdown has affected future announcements, with realty developers hit by a double whammy of poor retail scene as well as a downturn in real estate prices. Retailers are hoping the upcoming wedding season will translate into a good spell for them. The focus is on home appliances, home décor and furniture, with several retail majors announcing plans in these segments.

-Chillibreeze Business Research Team

General Plans and Information
Cos doing retail trade in the garb of test marketing to face heat
The shopping is over
Retailers beg cos for longer credit lines
Retailers pin hopes on new couples to beat winter blues
Indian duty-free stores gear up to woo shoppers

Big players - plans and investments
Rel to set up 55 stores for home appliances in next 2 yrs
Parsvnath to put on hold retail foray
DLF ties up with Luxottica; to launch first store in November
Spencer’s Retail expects a leg up from furniture biz

Regional News
Home Solutions unveils consumer durables specialty store in Chennai