The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes.

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded over 115 years ago, it is India's premier business association, with a direct membership of over 8100 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 400 national and regional sectoral associations.

CII catalyses change by working closely with government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialised services and global linkages.

CII has taken up the agenda of “Business for Livelihood” for the year 2010-11. Businesses are part of civil society and creating livelihoods is the best act of corporate social responsibility. Looking ahead, the focus for 2010-11 would be on the four key Enablers for Sustainable Enterprises: Education, Employability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. While Education and Employability help create a qualified and skilled workforce, Innovation and Entrepreneurship would drive growth and employment generation. The Alliance for US India Business (AUSIB) is a not for profit trade association with a mission to foster economic cooperation between the United States and India, based on shared values, through increased bilateral trade, investment, and corporate partnerships. AUSIB delivers a cost-effective way to help your business or State succeed in India and the US. We partner with member companies and States to create bottom-line results that moves business forward. AUSIB draws its strength from the Indian American community which has been a strong catalyst for the growth of small and medium sized businesses in the U.S., the engine of growth in both economies. The power of the Indian-American community coupled with an unparalleled resource and contact base translates into a bilateral organization that has a proven success track record. We are a goals-driven, not for profit independent trade body, that effectively represents both US and Indian companies. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF INDIA Founded in 1982, NRAI is one of the leading Associations of the Restaurant Industry. The aim of the association is to represent, educate and promote exclusively the Independent Restaurant Owners and Operators in India. The Indo French Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a business organization with 500 members. Our goals are to facilitate networking within the French Indian business community, play a role of economic influence for this community, provide services to companies to develop their business in France or in India. Retailers Association of India (RAI) is the unified voice of retailers in India retailers. RAI works with all the stakeholders towards creating the right environment for the growth of the modern retail industry in India. RAI is the body that encourages, develops, facilitates and supports retailers to become modern and adopt best practices that will delight customers. RAI has a three charter aim of Retail Development, Facilitation and Propagation.

The country's key retailers have been spearheading the growth of RAI.

RAI's Governing Board comprises leaders of the retail revolution in India.

Retailers Association of India (RAI) always strives to bring best practices to the retail industry and it's stakeholders. RAI's efforts center around advocacy and government representations, bringing best practices to the industry, fostering retail learning and training, creating a reservoir of information through retail research, disseminating communication through magazines, newsletter, website, etc. for the benefit of it's members and the industry. Shopping Centres Association of India (SCAI) was formed with the objective to play an anchor's role in the evolution of the Indian shopping centre industry and to consolidate the entity of the individual shopping centre, helping it merge into the larger society as an institution of importance, through

• Developing the distinct function of the shopping centre towards marketing of consumer goods and services
• Building up - and inspiring - a body of focused research into the architecture, aesthetic and design aspects of shopping centres
• Encouraging the development and spread of sophisticated management paradigms and maintenance methods
• Being a knowledge resource centre that collects, analyses and disseminates information on techniques of profitable operation
• Delving into macro economic, legislative and marketing factors with bearing on the shopping centre industry
• Guiding members to come on their own as credible, responsible and forward-thinking stewards in the arena of shopping centre development and management
• Developing a mutually profitable partnership with the retail industry

Vivacity, one of the largest malls, has many superlatives to its credit. A largest FEC with 25,000 sq. ft. area, a megaplex with 14 screens, a food court for 1200 people and a well planned brand mix that ensures that every shopper finds what she is looking for. No wonder Vivacity has won the ‘Best Retail Development India’ and the ‘Highly Commended’ award for its architecture at the recently held ‘Asia Pacific Commercial Property Awards in association with Bloomberg’ Odyssey is a premier leisure store chain stocking a wide range in Books, Entertainment, Toys, Stationery and Gifting to suit every conceivable taste in a warm and relaxed ambience. There are currently 31 stores across 13 cities with a mix of large & express format stores located at malls, high streets, airports, hotels, IT Parks amongst others. Visit www.odyssey.in The Celebration Mall, Udaipur brings to the beautiful city of lakes and palaces the first ever shopping mall. Advance India Projects Limited and Capita Malls Asia have collaborated to bring the first heritage mall of the country that not only heralds the heritage of our country but also incorporates a royal shopping experience for the patrons of Udaipur. A perfect blend of traditional with global, The Celebration Mall Udaipur is a success story waiting to claim its place in the Indian Retail saga. Jones Lang LaSalle, the Indian operations of Jones Lang LaSalle, is the premiere and largest real estate professional services firm in India. With an extensive geographic footprint across ten cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Chandigarh and Coimbatore) and a staff strength of over 2900, the firm provides investors, developers, local corporates and multinational companies with a comprehensive range of services including research, consultancy, transactions, project and development services, integrated facility management, property and asset management, capital markets, residential, hotels and retail advisory.

For further information, please visit www.jllm.co.in Inorbit Malls today finds itself in the throes of creating Indian retailing history by becoming the only company to announce projects across the country. Inorbit’s professional expertise helps ensure that our consumers and retailers Live a Million Experiences. Magnet Mall, a retail project of the Neptune Group, is Mumbai’s largest shopper-tainment destination spread over 10,56,000 sq.ft. Situated in the central suburbs of Mumbai in Lower Powai, LBS marg, Bhandup, Magnet Mall boasts of four themed atriums, a 10 screen multiplex, Mumbai’s biggest two level food court with a FEC and two levels of dedicated parking making it the ultimate destination to meet, eat, shop and enjoy. “Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited” (FSCS), which represents the Supply Chain vertical of the USD 2 billion Future Group, is the country’s largest consumption supply chain company catering to domains Fashion, Food, General Merchandise and Home ( Furniture & Electronics). It forms the backbone of all retail initiatives of Future Group across the country, managing more than 30 distinct supply chains for all its retail stores spread across the country. FSCS offers its services to external clients as well and is now the Supply Chain partner for many leading corporates. The lines of business of FSCS are E2E ( End 2 End), Express Transportation, Brand Distribution and International Logistics. Diamond (NASDAQ: DTPI) is a premier global management consulting firm that helps companies grow, improve margins, and increase the productivity of their investments. Diamond’s consultants are experts in helping clients across multiple sectors and geographies, attract and retain customers, increase the value of their information, and plan and execute projects that turn strategy into measurable results. The firm’s capabilities are rooted in strategy, operations, analytics and technology. Diamond is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Hartford, London, and Mumbai.
To learn more, visit www.diamondconsultants.com Launched in 2003, IMAGES Retail took on the task of analysing the emerging industry of organised retail, at a time when industry itself had little data to work on. Since then, the magazine has grown in tandem with the business of retail in India, and its broad-based research now covers the gamut of Indian and international movements in technology, logistics, formats, store design, retail real estate , franchising and human resource, besides reporting on siginificant directions within india’s sunrise industry. The Hindi edition of IMAGES Retail extends the magazine’s readership to tier II and tier III towns in a highly effective manner. Published twice a year, the Middle East edition features reports and features from leading commentators in the region. Shopping Centre News, the newest publication from Images Group, is a knowledge resource centre that collects, analyses and disseminates information on the Indian shopping centre industry in all its aspects of operation, and also builds up a body of focused research into the architecture, aesthetic and design aspects of shopping centres around the world. www.indiaretailing.com is an Online Retail Media portal which targets the Retail Community and is a platform to connect all verticals of Retail. The focus is on Daily Retail News, Editorial Analysis, Interactive Features and Database of Retailers, Realtors, Developers, Investors, Support Systems, Retail Solutions and everything else connected to the Retail World. display INTERNATIONAL - the only bilingual magazine for the P.O.P. industry, published in Italian and English is the international picture book for the industry with four coloured printing throughout.It is a visualisation of creative solutions for international P.O.P. with reports on trends and tendencies of the trade and industry, detailed reports about marketing exhibitions. Read by more than 100,000 readers worldwide, display INTERNATIONAL presents display products from all over Europe. TextilWirtschaft is the only trade magazine published in Germanspeaking Europe to cover the entire fashion and textile business on a weekly basis. Our readers are clothing retailers, as well as the textile and clothing industry. With more than 174,000 readers* every week TextilWirtschaft has a reach that is unmatched by any other trade journal in the textile and clothing industry.

The editorial concept - a simple sectioning into NEWS, FASHION and BUSINESS and the biggest job market section in the business - is geared exactly to the demands and needs of our readers. "Lebensmittel Zeitung" is Germany's leading publication for the retail industry in Germany and German-speaking Europe. Up-to-date news, analyses, background reporting, in-depth information on marketing strategies, the range and distribution strategies of both German and international retailers and manufacturers makes Lebensmittel Zeitung an indispensable source of information for the industry's top and middle management. RLI is the voice of the global retail and leisure sectors, providing analyses and in-depth articles on the industry’s leading operators.

Working closely with the BCSC, ICSC and all major industry associations, RLI is the preferred Media Partner of every major global retail event.

Retail & Leisure International is also the organiser behind the highly regarded Global RLI Awards - the hottest tickets on the industry calendar.

REIDIN.com is the first online information service that is dedicated to meeting the unique requirements of real estate professionals interested in developing economies.

REIDIN.com provides hard to find proprietary business news, analysis, research, data and intelligence with online tools and services that enable real estate professionals to enhance their understanding of over 30 emerging markets.

The Middle East Council of Shopping Centres is the regional trade body representing the Shopping Centre Industry in the Middle East.

Established in 1994, MECSC has grown over the years and has a strong and closely connected member base of over 800 industry professionals from all over the Middle East representing shopping mall owners, developers, marketing managers, leasing managers and specialists, retailers, consultants, property managers, financiers, accountants, government officials and industry suppliers.

Affiliated to the New York based International Council of Shopping Centers, MECSC provides its members with unparalleled local and international business contacts and support. Since 2004, IM Entertainment of Images Group has been a boon to the event management industry. We render 24x7 support to our client’s at the most competitive prices without any compromise towards the quality and dedication. With offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata, well lined up with 40 dedicated professionals, we cater for all types of personal and corporate events. Please visit our website for further information – www.images-ent.com.