Purchasing power wanes as rupee depreciation stings consumers and businesses
The rupee's depreciation has impacted consumer appetite and contributed to restaurants profit margins being squeezed as they attract fewer customers
A not so meaty affair
In what is so far the highest difference between floor price and strike price (Rs52) in the last five years, AlShaheer Corporation...
Reefland flagship store opens at Model Town Link Road
LAHORE: Reefland relaunched its flagship store at Model Town Link Road on January 19.
The mega launch event started with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by...
Profit: The year that was
The great land theft
By Farooq Tirmizi
If there is a single place that can be thought of as the foremost cathedral to free-market...
Value of e-banking transactions registers quarterly growth of 28pc
KARACHI: Digital banking channels processed 186.7 million transactions worth Rs11.7 trillion in Oct-December 2017, according to data released by the State Bank...
FBR files FIR against designer Nomi Ansari for massive sales tax evasion
FBR accuses fashion designer of Rs1.2bn tax fraud; raids reveal undeclared unit
Risk of restrictions looms large over troubled retail sector
Elevated inflation and the ongoing economic crisis in Pakistan appear to have badly hit consumers and businesses alike. After experiencing several economic...
Pakistan’s first fashion billionaire?
The year 2017 is the first time the Pakistani clothing market hit Rs1 trillion in consumer spending (according to an analysis conducted...
Alkaram to launch its 42nd store on MM Alam Road
LAHORE: Alkaram will be launching its 42nd store in Pakistan on October 6, 2018, on MM Alam Road, Lahore. This will be the...
Taazo- the new biryani kid on the block
Former head of the Digital Business Unit for a Middle Eastern telecom company and previously Managing Director for the Middle East region...
Pakistan’s food sector booming as foreign franchises increase their footprint
Lahore: After being attributed the crown of world’s fastest growing retail market, Pakistan's food sector is experiencing a boom with the opening...
Measuring the market
How do retail brands measure their performance in Pakistan and how accurate is it? More often than not, the sole parameter used...
From a hole in the wall to market leader
Lifting its shutters for the first time in 1974 as a modest enterprise in the famed Bano Bazar of Anarkali – a...
Inside the battle for retail’s future
On the 6th of October this year, the high towering, glitzy Centaurus Mall in Islamabad was ablaze with fire and fumes. For...
Services sector grows by 4.7pc in FY19: SBP
ISLAMABAD: The services sector of the country grew by 4.7pc during the financial year 2018-19, representing a slowdown when compared to last year,...