According to Chicago-based Internet Retailer's Global 1000 report, selling to consumers outside a retailer's home market can be complicated due to language and cultural differences, and retailers were more likely to tackle issues that cropped up if they could see a clear cross-border demand for their goods. A report by...
India in Goldilocks Situation for Foreign Investors
The Wall Street Journal reports that $7 billion of foreign money has flowed into the Indian stock market this year, up from $4 billion over the same period in 2015, according to regulatory data. India has lately diverged from the BRICs because: Domestic consumption has increased Inflation has decreased Trade...
Tinder Rolls Out Group Chat Features in India
InterActiveCorp, New York-based Tinder is launching a new feature, Tinder Social, that allows groups of friends to discover each other and meet up. The company chief told the BBC that this move marked the "first step that we're taking to make Tinder more social and a little broader when it comes to...
India’s Wild Tiger Rum Boards Tiger Air
India's Wild Tiger Special Reserve Rum has partnered with Singapore's Tiger Air flights to retail on all routes operated by the carrier. Wild Tiger first launched in the U.K. in 2015 before expanding into UAE markets, as well as Bangalore and Mumbai travel retail, reports The Spirits Business. Produced from a blend...
Online Universities Target India
BBC reports that at present, only about 12% of young people in India get university admission and the Indian government has a target to increase university enrollment by 30% by 2030. Dr. Rick Levin, CEO of Coursera, the California company that offers “Moocs” (massive open online courses), says this is...
Sharwood Wants Americans to Eat Curry on Thursday Nights
Taking advantage of American palates “seeking new and exciting foods and especially spicy/hot flavors, and international cuisines” Adam Buckley, international sales director at U.K. - based Premier Foods told Food-Navigator that his company wanted to tap into this interest by providing a wide range of pre-prepared Indian sauces so that...