Letters to the Editor

The courtesy and hospitality of IRF team was fantastic. The content of the IRF has surely risen from its previous avatars. Looking forward to more knowledge based deliveries from your team.

Srinath Sridharan
Wadhawan Holdings Pvt Ltd

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Organised to perfection

I think the conference, as always, was organised to perfection. There were two observation–

a.) There seems t be a very large foreign participation in terms of understanding Indian retail scenario. Maybe some sessions can be designed for their benefit

b.) The participation could cut across more players... I understand that most of them kept away this time but it is important to have all the players participation.

Rajan Malhotra
Pantaloon Retail

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Unparalleled opportunity

The IRF conference provided an unparalleled opportunity to debate, at the highest level, the key issues shaping the Indian retail landscape. There was a rich source of knowledge and experience from captains of industry as well as academic experts and consultants. Kishore Biyani (founder and CEO, Future Group) was typically precise in the inaugural session and Vikram Bakshi (MD, McDonalds India) clearly articulated some of the frustrations within the current landlord/tenant relationship. Bob Pritchard’s session titled “Retail Secrets” drove home the centrality of the customers’ needs/desires in determining individual company policy and strategy. The conference was followed by a glittery awards ceremony hosted by the best in Bollywood cinema.

The awards recognised the supreme achievements of those setting the highest standards of retailing within India. In sum, the programme of events over the three days was amongst the best in the world and such events will certainly help secure the future of retailing in India.

Ravi Showan
Empiredirect.co.uk

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Excellent

IRF was excellently organised. Exhibits were also finely managed and displayed. Business Networking opportunities were large but limited in time duration. Overall it was worth every effort and sweat that you guys had put in. Kudos to you all for the excellent three-day work.

Vineet Baijal
Mail Today

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Satisfying experience

IRF was overall a very satisfying experience.

Atul Jain
Jumbo Electronics

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Great show

IRF was a great success. Well done. Great show indeed.

Ajay Kaul
Domino’s Pizza India Ltd

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Unique format

IRF was an excellent event – a unique format – insightful, entertaining and huge opportunity to network

Ratan Jalan
Apollo Health & lifestyle limited

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Nothing could have been better than this

Congratulations for the success of such a mega event and providing all the participants to get together at one platform and exchange views and ideas.

Nothing could have been better than this.

All the best for future endeavors.

Ankit Jain

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Valuable platform

I thank IRF for giving us the valuable platform. I hope that IRF will do better in times to come. I feel the organised retail industry is growing in most unorganised way. It seriously need corrections at all levels. May retailers request you and your team to pick the clue from them and seriously call industry people to find some solution to the issues raised at IRF.

Rajeev Srivastava

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Impressive show

Your recently concluded IRF event was very impressive. I am sure you have the pulse of retail market in India.

Hans

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Professionally organised

IRF was organised very professionally

Regards
Maika Armann