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Doing It The Amazon Way

Given the increasing competition between e-commerce giants and retailers, the latter need to get into place a well-planned omnichannel strategy to be able to survive in the long run, says Lee Peterson

JUST IN TIME!

Pranav Saboo, CEO of Ethos Watch Boutiques, in an exclusive interview takes us through his journey as to how he created India’s largest chain of luxury watch boutiques with 50 premium stores across the country while working alongside his father

FOOTWEAR BRAND BIRKENSTOCK PLANS BIG FOR INDIA

In an exclusive interview, Jens Hattab, Regional Managing Director (Middle East, Africa and India) for BIRKENSTOCK talks about the brand’s new-found focus on India and its expansion plans

SOCKS WITH A SUCCESS STORY

Talking to Retailer, Harsh Saraf, Business Head, Superknit Industries, elaborates about the challenges in building a new brand called Supersox from scratch in the socks category and have it stand next to big established brands

PUTTING THE BEST FOOTWEAR FORWARD

Bata India is the largest footwear retailer in India, offering footwear, accessories and bags across brands like Bata, Hush Puppies, Weinbrenner, and Bubblegummers, to name a few. It retails in over 1,400 Bata stores, on bata.in and in thousands of multibrand footwear dealer stores pan-India. In an exclusive conversation, CEO Sandeep Kataria sheds light on the many important aspects of the brand.

MAKING RETAIL STORE DESIGN REAL CHARMING

INSYNC Shop Fittings is a company that is invested into research design and manufacturing of the next-generation of technologically advanced retail display and store fixtures’ solutions to retailers. Huzefa Merchant, founder, INSYNC Shop Fittings and partner strategic alliances at Safe Enterprises shares his vision and foresight on the future of retail store design in this interview

IT'S A NEW FOOD AGE ALTOGETHER!

With technology and other disruptions changing the entire landscape of the food and beverage industry, the only way forward is to adapt, and adapt quickly, explains Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group

GLOBAL CHAMPION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

METRO Cash and Carry India works with a vast network of over 3 million business customers and 8 lakh small traders and kirana store owners. More than a decade after its entry, the global champion for independent business, as they call themselves, METRO Cash and Carry India is tasting success in India.

FAREWELL, WENDELL RODRICKS: TRIBUTE TO THE MASTER COUTURIER

The sudden demise of fashion designer Wendell Rodricks came as a shocker for the Indian fashion industry. Anyone who is even remotely interested in fashion might have heard about him.

3 LEARNINGS FROM INDIA'S SAM WALTON OH HIS RETAIL JOURNEY

“Today, the rules of customer engagement have changed. Now you search for a brand online, you discover its product and start using it.”

Why Imported Fruits Business Is the Next Big Thing in Grocery Retail?

Every format of retailing has a history of challenging the odds and registering sharp growth among foremost hurdles. Betting on the increasing desire of Indian consumers, the future of India’s fruit business looks very bright in the years to come.

India Is a Long-term Bet for Us: Ikea CEO

Swedish furniture retailing giant IKEA – which announced its India foray in 2012 – is yet to see its first store to start operations. In an exclusive interaction with Payal Gulati, IKEA India’s CEO Juvencio Maeztu shared his long-term vision and plans for the country.

Are Gyms New Retail Stores for Health Food?

It’s become a new trend for gyms to not just provide clients with workout schedules but also with the health food that they need for overall fitness. Is the trend here to stay?

Gst in Retail What No One Is Talking About

The passing of the much awaited GST brought a sign of relief among the retail industry. While GST is a big win for retail industry, a lot will depend on the execution of the new bill.

How CDIT Industry Is Making a Comeback With eCommerce?

With more and more consumers drifting towards the digital mode of shopping, the trend has uplifted a lot of such high prevalent retail segments. CDIT, too, is touted to witness a boom in the coming years.