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Indian Retail: Managing Dead Mall Spaces: Shubhranshu Pani, Managing Director – Retail Services, Jones Lang LaSalle India

As a consequence of India’s retail transformation, the country has seen a substantial increase in mall space over the years. However, out of the hundreds of the shopping centres operational today, only a few can be counted as genuinely successful.   The success of a mall depends upon various factors such as location, accessibility, tenant …

Breaking own SEA funding record: USD112M for ZALORA Group

Largest investment ever made into SEA e-fashion underscores strong growth perspective SINGAPORE, 4th December 2013 – ZALORA Group , Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fashion & beauty online store, has secured a USD112 million (SGD139 million) round of funding. The fresh capital represents the largest single investment ever made into a SEA online fashion retailer and comes from privately held investor …

2014 Will Be The Year of Data Driven Marketing and Sales; Asia Will Move From a Market of Millions to Millions of Markets to Boost Success in xCommerce, says IDC

Singapore and Hong Kong, December 4, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) announces today that it expects ICT spending growth in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region to be 6.6% in 2013 followed by an accelerated growth of 8.7% in 2014.   Although the growth outlook for overall ICT spending of the region in 2013 is …

Ulysse Nardin, the Swiss watchmaker, sets out to conquer the City of Lights as it opens its first exclusive boutique in Paris.

Ulysse Nardin, the “Manufacture” of luxury watches based in Le Locle, has teamed up with leading French  watchmaking partner Kronometry 1999 to open its first exclusive boutique in the French capital. The Ulysse Nardin  brand, which has navigated the greatest oceans of Fine Watchmaking, has dropped anchor in the depths of the  Seine to join …

EU Action Plan for Steel: “The real emergency in terms of policy is the energy and climate policy in Europe”

The Commission meets 14 member states and the CEOs of the EU’s largest steelmakers European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani and the Commissioner for Employment, László Andor, have convened a High Level Group on the future of the European steel industry, meeting tomorrow, 4 December, in Brussels. The 14 largest steel producing EU member states, the …

BREITLING: SUPER AVENGER MILITARY LIMITED SERIES

An elite force A concentrated blend of power, precision and functionality, the new Super Avenger Military chronograph by Breitling certainly lives up to its name. Its rugged steel case, water-resistant to 300 meters (1,000 ft), features an ultra-resistant carbon-based black coating. The result is a non-reflective stealth look clearly geared up for the most extreme missions. The …

2014 Outlook for Investment Banking Services: Thomson Reuters & Freeman Consulting

A much more positive tone is revealed in the fifth Outlook for Investment Banking Services, the annual survey of corporate decision-makers from Thomson Reuters and Freeman Consulting Services. Compared to last year’s survey, which was conducted during a period dominated by headlines about the European debt crisis, the optimistic mood for 2014 shows a change towards …

The largest and longest running series of property shows ‘Grihapravesh’ comes to Kolkata

 ~ Top 50 builders will display over 150 projects ranging from plots, apartments and villas   ~ The show is scheduled for December 7th & 8th, 2013 at Netaji Indoor Stadim, Shahid Khudiram Bose Road Kolkata, December 3, 2013: IndiaProperty.com, India’s largest online property portal is all set to launch their flagship property show ‘Grihapravesh” at Kolkata. The 24th Edition of …