Arvind Singhal

It is a universal phenomenon. During a slowdown and rising unemployment, the priority is to save money; consumers necessarily become budget conscious and typically prefer products that are comparatively cheaper but signify value akin to their higher-priced counterparts. ...

Are you still to visit the new shop in the neighbourhood? Well, if yes, you missed out on those neat shelves, creative displays, aisle spaces, bar-coded products, hoards of brands, the greetings extended by the staff, their billing technology…...

Post the global downturn organised retail might not be the most lucrative business opportunity but Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure seems to think otherwise.Reliance Infra is entering the world of organised retail through the Airport Expressway project, which the company...

Arvind Singhal, chairman, Technopak, while speaking at ongoing India Fashion Forum 2009 (IFF ’09) in Mumbai, posed seven question for the Indian fashion industry to find out why the fashion and textile industry in India still has not managed...

Moving further to help retail fraternity, India’s two leading firms Cushman & Wakefield and Technopak have entered into a strategic alliance to work on a single unified platform for end-to-end retail services, according to a C&W press release.Sanjay Verma,...

Day 2The second day of India Retail Forum (IRF) 2008, India's largest retail congregation, kick started with a discussion on various issues faced by the retailers and the prospective strategies to overcome them.Speaking on the needs of today’s shoppers,...

The abundance of opportunities in the Indian retail sector was discussed at TiE Retail Summit, 2008. According to the experts present, in India, there are around 15 million retail outlets that cater to the day-to-day needs of customers. They...

Experts closely screening the retail industry feel that small kiranas in the vicinity of corporate retailers should incorporate alterations in their mode of operations to counter the competition from their deep-pocketed rivals.The Indian Council for Research on International Economic...

New Delhi-based management consulting firm Technopak Advisors has picked up a significant equity stake in Vertebrand, a Bengaluru-based brand consulting firm.Announcing the pact at a press conference in Bengaluru, Raghu B Viswanath, MD and founder, Vertebrand, said: “Through this...

Even as corporate companies sought government assistance to boost the retail sector, especially in regard to supply chain, Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh sounded an assuring note, though with a rider: “Those in the retailing sector should do...