A report by multi stakeholder Fair Wear Foundation, a European initiative working to improve workplace conditions in the garment and textile industry, highlights positive factors in India's garment industry. Apparel Resources reports that Fair Wear Foundation India Country Study 2016 found no child labor in the garment industry of the...
Asia Competitive Institute Ranks India's States for Ease of Business
In a study done by the Asia Competitive Institute which is part of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi NCR, Goa and Andhra Pradesh are rated as the top five of 21 sub-regional economies in ease of doing business in India....
Automakers Make India their Export Hub
With India’s low-cost manufacturing and the government’s push towards Make in India, overseas companies are actively looking at serving their global markets from India. Swedish auto major Volvo, which started operations in India through the import of a luxury bus from Hong Kong back in 2000, executed the export of...
Philips Healthcare Localizes Business for Key India Market
The $4.8 billion Indian health care equipment market is dominated by three large multinational companies—Philips, GE Healthcare India, and Siemens—which together account for a major share of high-end equipment. Dutch company Philips, is the market leader. To keep ahead of the competition, Philips India’s operations will re-organize shortly Three factors,...
Amazon India Localizes
With increasing awareness, and Internet penetration in India, e-commerce is blooming. Currently, Amazon India has launched bookstores in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil – three regional languages in India. The Hindi bookstore was launched in April 2014 with over 23,000 titles. It offers a vast selection of genres ranging from literature,...
Ikea to Operate 25 Stores in India
The Swedish home furnishings company IKEA has announced a long term plan to open 25 stores in the country at a cost of $80 million per store. In July this year the company bought land in Hyderabad in south India for its maiden store. Business Standard reports that IKEA has...