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'Foreign retailers may not enter India before 2014 elections': industry experts

Foreign retailers like Walmart, Tesco and Carrefour are unlikely to enter the supermarket business in India before the 2014 general elections even though the government has partly addressed their concerns and relaxed the norms, industry experts say

Why you should not expect a Wal-Mart India before 2016

The company has said it needs a further 12 to 18 months after winning government approval to open each store, which means its first retail outlet in the country would open in 2016 at the earliest.

Many global retailers keen to open stores in India: Anand Sharma

Global retailers, including Tesco and Sainsbury's, have expressed keen interest in setting up of multi-brand retail stores in the country, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said today.

UP effect: Why retailers are the biggest losers today

Pantaloons, Shopper's Stop and Trent are down by 1.7-4 percentage points in trade today.

Tesco, Carrefour seek permission to set up sourcing centres in India

Commerce and Industry minister Anand Sharma today said that global supermarket giants Sainsbury, Carrefour and Tesco have applied for permission to set up sourcing centres in the country.

Willing to pump $1 bn in India sans investment hurdles: Hollande

French companies led by the retailer Carrefour and nuclear major Areva, among others, have been waiting to invest in the country but like others in the developed world have blamed the policy environment as being the impeding factor.

Carrefour hails India's retail liberalisation move

World Number 2 retailer Carrefour on Thursday hailed India's decision to open its supermarket sector to foreign players.

Retailer shares make merry after FDI decision

The government said late on Thursday that would also raise the cap on foreign investment in single-brand retailing to 100 percent from 51 percent.

Retail FDI: How much will global majors bite?

To instil the much required confidence in global majors, the government will have to come out with a clear policy.

RIP retail FDI: Memorial at Wal-Mart with overpriced Indian flowers

Hopes of India introducing big-bang reforms to kick-start a sputtering economy have also been squelched firmly. Here's how the world is reacting to the news.