Zara/New Look: heading to India for growth

For clothing retailers, the UK market presents endless challenges - a low growth market, rising operating costs, and increasing competition. Clothing retailers are therefore looking for new growth opportunities and India, since the relaxation of its foreign entry regulations, has become an attractive target because of its huge growth potential.

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Yum Brands: Taco Bell to expand

Taco Bell is to open outlets in India and Spain in the near future, according to media reports. The unit's parent company, Yum Brands, plans to turn the restaurant into a globally successful concern, emulating its Pizza Hut and KFC brands. Overseas expansion will be challenging in the present economic climate and the chain will need to improve on its past track record if it is to be successful.

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Wal-Mart: entry into India secured

The venture between Wal-Mart and Bharti will begin with a focus on food & grocery, but could lead to a host of non-food products in the future. The scale of the opportunities means Wal-Mart cannot afford to fail in India. It needs to ensure that it is totally in touch with India's highly diverse and fickle consumers if it is to succeed.

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Wal-Mart waits in the wings in India

Foreign retailers such as Tesco, Carrefour and Wal-Mart are impatiently waiting for India to relax its foreign investment barriers. In the meantime, local retailers are hoping to gain a head start although this is unlikely to be enough to fend off foreign entrants when they finally arrive in the Indian retail arena.

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Utility call centers: next stop India

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Used cars: the next big thing in India

As more major players enter the market, the used car business in India is showing signs of organization through the emergence of dedicated brand stores. However, the market requires a tremendous boost from all fronts. Not only does the government need to safeguard the industry from cheap imports from developed countries, but companies need significant funding to improve their brand presence.

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US shale gas exposure leaves Reliance well-placed for the forthcoming opportunities in India

Reliance Industries' recent investments in the shale gas sector have positioned it as a key player in the US natural gas industry. The developments will also provide the firm with an opportunity to develop domain-specific technical and operational skills, which would give it a first-mover advantage when its domestic market, India, opens its auctions for shale gas blocks in 2011.

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UK and India pressure wealthy individuals to repatriate their assets from offshore centers

Since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, the disclosure of undeclared offshore assets has come to the forefront of public discourse, resulting in active efforts by governments and tax offices in North America, Europe, and even some of the emerging markets to address the matter. Wealth managers should be able to benefit from the changing rules.

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Trauma devices: internal devices to grow fastest in India

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The future of the global refinery industry lies in developing economies

Facing declining margins, looming refinery overcapacity and divestitures, the global refinery industry seems to be in a state of reinvention. Datamonitor analysis observes that the future of this industry lies in emerging and developing economies, with investment in infrastructure, energy efficiency and expansion being the most likely route to success.

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