Chennai - Express Avenue Mall, South India's largest shopping mall, a venture of Express Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, was inaugurated by Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr. Kalaignar Karunanidhi. His Excellency, Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr.Surjeet Singh Barnala also graced the occasion.

New Delhi: Orient Ceramics and Industries Ltd. (OCIL), one of the largest manufacturers of Non-Vitrified, Vitrified, Ultra Vitrified and 3rd Fired Decorative Tiles for walls, floors & facades and the pioneers in floor and wall solutions brings the premium range of 'Europa' tiles in Chattisgarh with the opening of its new franchise store today. The new store is the company's first major venture in the region and is dedicated to providing consumers an unparalleled selection of a world-class product, focused on showcasing the beauty and value found in ceramic tiles.

New Delhi – Planning to make this Rakhi memorable, but worried about the budgets? Relax. mydala.com, the pioneer of group buying in India, lets you enjoy the festivities without fretting about high costs of your choicest Rakhi gifts.

Mumbai: Taggle Internet Ventures Pvt Ltd., a Bangalore based online group buying website, in collaboration with Surat Diamond Jewellery, presents the country's first ever 50% flat discount on a range of gold and diamond jewellery in the group buying space.

Shoppers Stop has completed the acquisition of balance 32% of the equity share capital a Hypercity Retail (India) Ltd. ("Hypercity") as on June 30, 2010. Pursuant to the said acquisition, the total equity stake of the Company has increased to 51% of the equity share capital of Hypercity, making Hypercity a subsidiary of the Company.

Mumbai: The Gitanjali Group, the $1.5 billion, international diamond and jewellery conglomerate has been awarded the prestigious IDCA (Indian Diamond and Color Stone Association) Global Retailer of the Year Award at a function held at Las Vegas on June 5, 2010.

Edenred, previously known as Accor Services, is the world leader in prepaid service vouchers with over 50 years of experience in corporate and public benefits operating out of 40 countries worldwide. In June 2010 Accor group demerged its two core businesses - hospitality and corporate services, to form a new independent entity focused to be more responsive towards its core business.

Mumbai: Sodexo is rebranding its Service Voucher and cards business in India to Sodexo Motivation Solutions. In doing so Sodexo, the global leader of Quality of Daily Life Solutions, is reasserting its ambition to support organisations in motivating their people which is key to an organisation’s performance.

New Delhi - Brand Sense Partners, LLC (bsp) and Masterbrand Licensing International, LLC have appointed New Delhi-based License India to manage the brand extension program in India for the world's most distinctive country club, Beverly Hills Country Club (BHCC). bsp and its in-house fashion & apparel group, the POP studio, will continue to provide global strategic & creative oversight for the BHCC brand.

Delhi - Beverly Hills Polo Club, the famous International fashion brand, announced its entry into the state of Punjab with the opening of its first exclusive store in Amritsar. The brand launched its standalone store in the city's most happening destination, AlphaOne, Amritsar at GT Road amidst much fanfare.

Rm.K.Visvanatha Pillai & Sons, the pioneers in silk sarees famously known as RmKV have opened a new store at Brookefields, Brooke Bond Road, Coimbatore.

New Delhi - How big can BIG be? How much choice can make you shop till you drop? Spoilt for choice? All these clich© will acquire a new meaning when bishoebazaar.com retail outlets open its doors for customers in Patna. The said store is located in Kessel Mall, ground floor, sec - 17, Kurukshetra (Haryana).

Bigshoebazaar.com introduces itself as India's largest ecommerce store which is the first and only online shopping portal in Asia which provides a complete shopping solution of your footwear, have a diverse reach in more than 1500 cities in the country and 30 countries of the world. Bigshoebazaar.com consists of more than 85 brands and 15,000 designs on one platform. This family shoe store has variety for men's, women's and kids in formals, casuals and sports. There are shoes on discounts, the latest shoes as well as international brands.

In the first of its kind format for retail business, Bigshoebazaar.com is offering its customers an experience which till date had been a fantasy. Bigshoebazaar.com's multi-branded retail outlets will not only have a huge collection under its roof, but will virtually have shoes from all over the world.

The largest e-commerce company brings together all leading international and domestic brand like Woodland, Adidas, Puma, Reebok, Nike, LeeCooper Red Tape, iD, and the list just goes on and on. What's more interesting for the customers of BSB is that you will not only find the International brands but also the national and local brands just within a single click of the button. The dispatch system is very fast and it just takes maximum 72 hours to get you your desired shoes.

It is the only store that provides its customers more variety that a physical store can hold, they will get access to an unlimited virtual variety. The customer has to just log in to www.bigshoebazaar.com via a touch-screen kiosk and a whole new world of footwear opens to him, giving him dozens of brands and thousands of shoes to choose from. But that's not all whenever a customer is dissatisfied, he will be provided with all the customer support. The return policy is very efficient and is without any hassle or any cost or fee involved.

The Company will take franchise route to expand its footprint. The first phase itself involves the launch of its first store in East India in Bihar.

The focus of expansion in the initial phase will be cities other than metros and will be looking to open more franchise stores across the country. Bigshoebazaar.com will set out its footprint in large metros in the second phase.

Retail outlets with virtual access to the entire industry, will also help footwear industry clear its inventory faster, thus bringing a big relief to footwear manufacturers whose biggest problem has been real-time inventory clearance and all other troubles associated with it.

"Our unique retail model offers vast choices to customer on one hand and helps the industry clear its inventory fast and in real-time on the other. Thus it's a win-win model for all stakeholders. We are confident that this model will be hugely successful and become a benchmark for the industry," said Mr Manmohan Agrawal, Director of Bigshoebazaar.com.

New Delhi - Through this tie-up Bigshoebazaar.com will provide the complete range of Florsheim Footwear, which will be exclusively available online at Bigshoebazaar.com. The customers can shop for their favorite florshiem shoes virtually from anywhere only at a single click by visiting http://www.florshiemindia.com

Mumbai - Five years after planning to bring most luxury brands into India, Mukesh Ambani is finally walking the talk.

New Delhi - Lilliput, the leading player in the Indian Kidswear Industry, today inaugurated its second Lilliput World store of India at Ludhiana. Lilliput World is a one-stop-shop destination for kids, offering large variety of kids' products under one roof.

Bangalore - SPAR India opens Mangalore's biggest hypermarket, spread over an area of 44, 000 sq ft. on the 5th Floor of the City Centre Mall on K.S. Rao Road, one of Mangalore's busiest commercial areas. SPAR, the world's largest independent food retail chain has 13,785 stores across 37 countries with an annual revenue of 42 billion US Dollars. SPAR operates under a license agreement between Max Hypermarkets India Pvt. Ltd. & SPAR International.

Mumbai - Inorbit Mall, Mumbai, was the big winner, at the prestigious Images Shopping Centre Awards (ISCA) 2010 claiming the "Most Admired Shopping Centre Developer of the Year" award against a field of high profile competitors, including High Street Phoenix Mills, DLF Limited and the Prestige Group.

Mumbai - Reliance Jewels, the jewelry retail subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail is celebrating Akshaya Tritiya this year! 16th of May marks Akshaya Tritiya in 2010 and as tradition demands, celebrations will be marked with heavy gold buying.

Hyderabad - GVK one, Hyderabad's 7.5 lac sq.ft state- of- the- art mall celebrated the completion of its successful 1st year of operations. Home to a vibrant collection of more than 82 National and International brands, GVK one has worked towards an annual commerce of around 150 crores providing around 1000 direct and indirect employment within the last 12 months.

Mumbai - eBay India (www.ebay.in), India's leading online marketplace, announced the introduction of 'eBay Guarantee', offering all eBay buyers a replacement or refund on all transactions in case they are not 100% satisfied with the product they purchased. The eBay Guarantee is aimed at instilling consumer confidence in online shopping promising a completely secure & satisfaction-guaranteed experience of getting the product they selected and paid for.

The eBay Guarantee (www.ebay.in/guarantee) is effective immediately & can be availed off on all transactions on eBay India since March 21, 2010. Consumers can now transact worry free on eBay India & avail of the eBay Guarantee in case not fully satisfied with the product they bought. Consumers can benefit from the eBay Guarantee by contacting eBay Customer Support online on eBay India or via email or phone.

Ms. Vasundhara Bhonsle, Head-Operations, eBay India said, "Shopping on eBay has always been a delightful experience for our buyers as they get great variety, the best deals, the convenience of shopping round the clock from the comfort of their homes and finally the ease of having great items delivered right at their doorstep. However as India is still in the early stages of online shopping some buyers tend to be concerned about the item purchased. The eBay Guarantee program is designed to provide 100% satisfaction for buyers."

The eBay Guarantee is valid on all eBay transactions on eBay India (www.ebay.in) and eBay Global Easy Buy (www.ebay.in/geb) regardless of payment method (PaisaPay, Cheque, Demand Draft or Cash on Delivery). The eBay Guarantee offers a replacement or refunds to buyers in case the buyer does not receive the item or the item is not as described in the listing. The eBay Guarantee covers the entire transaction amount (both the product price & shipping charges). 

Consumers can now log onto www.ebay.in to buy with confidence.