GameStop to hire 15000 temporary workers during this holiday season
Holiday season is coming up in the US market and retail stores have begun their preparations.
GameStop has announced that they would hire around 15,000 seasonal, part-time workers to help at their retail stores.
The company is hoping that more people would apply for these [...]
First Microsoft Store set to open in Arizona
Microsoft is all set to enter the retail market with their own stores.
The first of these stores would open in Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale, Arizona next week.
The opening of the store is likely to coincide with the launch of Windows 7 operating system.
Microsoft has [...]
Steve Jobs behind Disney’s new Retail Strategy!
New York Times has reported that Disney is gaining from Steve Jobs and Apple’s retail store team to change the way their retail stores operate.
Steve Jobs is the largest individual share holder in Disney. He is also the CEO of Apple.
The report states that Disney is [...]
Raymond to expand presence with new retail stores
Raymond is one of the most well known textile brands in the Indian market.
The company is now working on expanding their presence throughout the country.
They are planning to open about 300 stores by end-March 2011.
The aim is to have around 800 stores by that [...]
Best Buy prepares for the holiday season with more staff hiring
Best Buy has announced that they would hire more people for the upcoming holiday season compared to previous years.
The company said that they need the extra staff to cope-up with the expanding business.
The demise of rival store Circuit City has helped them in [...]
Microsoft retail stores coming to Arizona and California
Microsoft has announced that the first of their retail stores are going to be opened in Arizona and California.
The company has already leased places in Mission Viejo, Calif. and Scottsdale, Ariz.
Incidentally, the location in California already holds an Apple Store.
Microsoft said that they picked up these [...]
Amazon would pay $51 million to Toys R Us
US based online retailing giant Amazon has revealed that they are going to pay $51 million to Toys R Us for settling their legal disputes.
The company said in a regulatory filing that the money would be given during the third quarter.
This would help the company end [...]
Ikea postpones entry into the Indian market
Ikea has announced that they are scrapping their plans to enter the Indian market for the time being.
The Swedish giant said that their talks with the Indian government just did not materialize and they are now discarding their plans to invest in the country.
Indian government does not allow international [...]
Wal-Mart: Now In India!
Wal-Mart has finally launched their first sales venture in India in partnership with Bharti Enterprises.
The two companies are now in a joint venture named Best Price Modern Wholesale.
Wal-Mart India head Raj Jain spoke about their Indian venture: “We have put in a lot of planning and preparation over the past 12 [...]
Mahindra Mom and Me store launched in Delhi
Mahindra Retail has launched its first ‘Mom and Me’ store in Delhi region.
This company is the retailing unit of the Mahindra Group.
Mom and Me stores would cater to infant and maternity care products.
Mahindra Retail managing director K. Venkataraman spoke at the launch: “With the number [...]
