Thursday, January 1, 2026

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 got publicly...

‘Exhausted’ Toys ‘R’ Us suppliers weigh options as huge retailer shuts

NEW YORK: When Toys ‘R’ Us secured a $3.1 billion bankruptcy loan in September, toy makers were reassured they would be paid for goods...

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.

Maria B’s international sales surge by 71pc thanks to Facebook

LAHORE: Maria B has officially become the second Pakistani brand, after Yayvo.com, to be studied by Facebook Business. In a case study posted by...

Tech startup from Karachi wins Rs1mn in StartUp Cup

LAHORE: The fourth edition of the 2017-18 StartUp Cup, funded by the United States was won by a team from Karachi, Retailistan, that beat 17 other teams to...

Federal Tax Ombudsman orders FBR to stop shop seals, resolve POS system issues for tier-I retailers

In response to a complaint by the Chainstore Association of Pakistan, FTO emphasises that no retail outlets should be sealed until all technical issues have been resolved

Nestle to reinvigorate its infant nutrition business

LONDON: Nestle, the world’s largest packaged food company, said on Wednesday it would reorganize its infant nutrition business to try to improve its performance. The...

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 the next...

Amazon eyes expansion in Pakistan, eager to capture e-commerce market

Amazon officials have also ensured that every effort would be made to make the process of selling on Amazon easy for Pakistani nationals.

METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan’s first GFSI certified wholesale/retailer

METRO Cash & Carry Pakistan celebrated another milestone in the field of Sustainable Quality Assurance when its airport store was awarded “Food Safety System...

Shopkeepers’ scam adds fizz to profits

Retail prices of Coke and Pepsi remain unnoticed while retailers overcharge consumers day in, day out by as much as 40 percent – making millions over the top, apparently unnoticed

Covid finally got Pakistanis to spend on fashion online… but businesses were caught off-guard

After the pandemic-induced lockdown, apparel businesses that depended on brick and mortar locations as a footfall and revenue source had to make a decision: adapt or die? Most chose to shift online, with serious teething problems in the transition.

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,...

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

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 haunt for...