Promod

• 18 single brand retail FDI proposals approved till May 2013

  Firms which have received approvals to open retail stores under the single-brand retail policy include fashion brand Promod, France-based crockery maker Le Creuset, accessories firm Fossil Inc and French sports giant Decathlon.

• Fossil, Decathlon get nod for FDI in single-brand retail

  India is witnessing an increased interest in the retailing segment ever since the government allowed 100 per cent FDI in single-brand retail in January 2012.

• Finance Ministry to take up 4 single-brand retail FDI proposals

  The Finance Ministry will consider tomorrow four FDI proposals in single brand retailing, including that of Decathlon and Fossil Inc, worth Rs 750 crore.

• Tommy Hillfiger, Damiani among global retailers to apply for 51% control of India ops

  Many of these retailers are already present in India via licensing and joint-venture partnerships with Indian retailers.

• CPI veteran Promod Gogoi dies

  Promod Gogoi, 82, a Communist Party of India (CPI) leader from Assam, passed away at a hospital here on Friday, days after being re-elected to the party's National Executive.