 | AAP govt rejects private retailers’ plea to restore licencesThe government has decided to allow only the state-owned companies to operate the new retail vends. The four state PSUs will start operating 240 vends |
 | Retail businesses across India see slow growth in June as inflation worry continuesIt is to be noted that in May this year, retail sales were up 24% compared to pre-covid levels. Retailers of sports goods and jewellery witnessed a slightly better performance than other categories. |
 | Selling diesel at Rs 20-25/litre loss, petrol at Rs 14-18/litre loss: Private retailers to governmentInternational crude oil has risen sharply to a decade high but state-owned fuel retailers with 90 per cent market, have frozen petrol and diesel prices at rates equivalent to two-third of the cost. |
 | Fuel retailers talking of under-recoveries on petrol, diesel: Hardeep Singh PuriOil Minister Puri said fuel retailers have knocked on the doors of the government seeking 'relief' but hastened to add that pricing is their decision. |
 | Retail sales grow 28 per cent in March with removal of pandemic-related restrictionsConsumer durables and electronics clocked the highest growth at 45 per cent, followed by furniture and furnishing, and food and grocery at 26 per cent each. |
 | FMCG cos should increase margins for Kirana stores: METRO Cash & Carry India MDThe future of retail is converging of physical and digital, and the government should provide easier access to loans to the small retailers, who lack resources for their modernisation. |
 | First Hyderabad Retail Summit heldThe Retailers Association of India hosted the first edition of the Hyderabad Retail Summit on Thursday. |
 | Retail sales decline 79 per cent in May over pre-COVID levels in 2019: ReportThe decline in sales was the steepest in West and North India, which witnessed an 83 per cent dip last month as compared to May 2019, RAI said in a statement. |
 | Maharashtra relaxes plastic ban for retailersThe relaxation granted to small retailers is on the lines of a similar exception already available for branded products. |
 | Himachal Pradesh traders resent barring cigarette shops from selling eatablesSmall retailers in Himachal Pradesh on Friday resented the Centre's decision that restricted those dealing with tobacco products not to sell non-tobacco products, calling it "grossly unfair." |
 | Retailers across nation usher in GST with mega discountsA host of retailers, including India’s largest hypermarket chain, Big Bazaar, are offering increased discounts to clear out old stocks ahead of the new tax regime launch. |
