FBR to extend EPOS to retail stores and shopping malls
The tax department has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the government will extend the EPOS to retail chain stores and shopping malls till March 2019
Pakistan’s biggest state run retail chain inching towards privatisation
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan's biggest state-run retail chain, Utility Stores Corporation (USC)- which is currently facing a decrease in sales, closure of large number outlets and layoffs...
Reefland flagship store opens at Model Town Link Road
LAHORE:Â Reefland relaunched its flagship store at Model Town Link Road on January 19.
The mega launch event started with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Waresa Group...
Ministry of Commerce finalises e-commerce policy
ISLAMABAD:Â After an exercise of around two years, Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has finalised the policy framework for e-commerce and digital trade which it will...
Amazon contemplating entering financial sector with a checking-account like product
NEW YORK: Amazon.com Inc, the world’s largest online retailer, is in talks to create a checking-account-like product with big banks such as JPMorgan Chase...
Why are fashion retailers all suddenly selling perfume?
The competition in the local perfume market is growing stronger. Who will emerge on top?
Retail’s story of transformation
What is the future of retail in Pakistan? That’s a nagging question in the minds of big retailers in business, and it should also...
It’s a deal, it’s a steal
‘In business you don’t have to acquire a huge number of clients to be successful,’ this is the simple philosophy of Secret Stash –...
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 shocks over...
Euromonitor terms Pakistan among world’s 10 fastest growing markets
KARACHI: Expected to grow at a constant value compound annual growth rate of 5.4% (based on fixed rupee-dollar exchange rate), Pakistan is one of the top 10...
Competition in the dishwashing segment remains non-existent. How did Lemon Max manage it?
Despite a challenge from Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive’s Max Bar dominates the dishwashing market, taking 68.3% of the market share.
Systems Limited to help Khaadi expand its retail footprint
Lahore: In one of the leading ties-up in recent memory, Pakistan’s foremost IT company Systems Limited has entered into a partnership with Khaadi, the...
Pakistan’s most successful designer brand is in trouble. But why?
With Élan looking for investors to come in and inject equity, we look back at how Khadijah Shah made and possibly broke her fashion empire
Services sector grows by 4.7pc in FY19: SBP
ISLAMABAD:Â The services sector of the country grew by 4.7pc during the financial year 2018-19, representing a slowdown when compared to last year, State Bank...
The Black Friday phenomenon—A shopping spree that beats all binges
Upon hearing her friends’ last year’s experience of Black Friday sales in which they availed great discounts, the 21-year-old pharmacy student from Karachi University,...
