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		<title>Big Bazaar likely to be Hived off by Feb-2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Komal Meswani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pantaloon Retail’s (PRIL) planned hive-off of Big Bazaar is on track and is likely to be consummated by February 2010, according to management. Pantaloon’s management indicates that hive-off of Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar is on track. The hive-off will pave the way for fund-raising at the Big Bazaar level and induction of a foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government unlikely to relax FDI norms for the retail sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[India’s organized retail sector has been facing tough times because of the ongoing economic slowdown and resulting job losses and salary cuts that have had downsizing impact on spending power of consumers. As a result, the foot-falls and the average revenue per sq. feet for the retailers have been strongly impacted. Lack of financing is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Godrej Industries approves merger of group companies + Swap Ratio</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 05:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Godrej Industries has announced that the board of the company has given its nod for the merger two group companies with Godrej Consumer Products (GCP). As per the approval, Godrej Consumer Biz (GCB), a 100% subsidiary of Godrej &#038; Boyce Manufacturing Company and Godrej Hygiene Care (GHC), a 100% subsidiary of Godrej Industries will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pantaloon Renamed as Future Markets and Consumer Group Limited</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have received fax from our reporter about the recently concluded board meeting of India&#8217;s largest retailer &#8211; Pantaloon Retail India Ltd in which the board has approved to change the name of this listed entity to Future Markets and Consumer Group Limited. Further, it will raise Rs2.8bn through a preferential allotment to promoters / [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Titan + Pantaloon &#8211; What&#8217;s in Store this Quarter&#8217;s ?</title>
		<link>http://freepress.in/retail/titan-pantaloon-whats-in-store-this-quarters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pantaloon Future Group Retail &#8211; We expect revenue, operating profit, and adjusted net profit growth of 25%, 43%, and 16% YoY, respectively in F3Q09. Gross margins are expected to drop 100bp YoY on a higher proportion of value retail sales. However, EBITDA margins are likely to improve by 125bp, but a 70% rise in interest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lipton Kiosks to Compete Coffee Day &#8211; Serve Ice-Creams too</title>
		<link>http://freepress.in/retail/lipton-kiosks-to-compete-coffee-day-serve-ice-creams-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is planning to extend its out of home (OOH) business by establishing kiosks under its Lipton brand. The company plans to setup 50 kiosks at corporate parks, railway stations and airports. The new experiential kiosks would serve mocktails and health-oriented beverages from HUL&#8217;s beverage brands, unlike the usual vending machines. Beside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer&#8217;s Retail likely to post Rs 250 cr loss this fiscal</title>
		<link>http://freepress.in/retail/spencers-retail-likely-to-post-rs-250-cr-loss-this-fiscal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spencer&#8217;s Retail, belonging to the RPG Group, is expected to report a net loss of around Rs 250 crore for the current fiscal. However, analysts state that the company will be in a position to reduce its losses in the next fiscal. As part of its austerity measures, the company has decided to shut stores [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Titan Eye + Plus opens new store in Kochi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Titan Eye, a subsidiary of Titan Industries, has inaugurated its first showroom in Kochi, Kerala. With this, the company now has 63 stores across various locations in the country. The company is planning to roll out four to five stores a month across India. Of this 6-7 stores would be set up in the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Price of new Apple iMac + Mac mini Desktop Systems India</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have obtained the latest pricing for Apple iMac + Mac Mini Desktop Line systems which will be made available in India within 6 weeks from the date of this posting. Here is the Pricing and Configuration details. The new 2.0 GHz Mac mini, for a maximum retail price of Rs. 36,600, includes: • 2.0 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Price of Apple new Mac Pro &#8211; Quad Core + 8-Core India</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have just a while ago received confirmation from Apple Inc from the USA about the availability of new mac Pro Quad Core and 8-Core Systems. Here is the configuration and pricing in INR. The new quad-core Mac Pro, with a maximum retail price of Rs. 1,42,700, includes: • one 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon [...]]]></description>
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