For the Indian retail sector to reach its true potential, modernisation of front-end is an important requirement.This was stated by Vikram Bakshi, MD, McDonald's (North & East), at the recently held India Retail Summit, which was organised by Birla...
The cowboy attitude resorted to by some retailers in the year gone by, may not be the best strategy to adopt in present times. 'Cowboy attitude' here signifies the agressive and sometimes mindless acquisition of space; the ‘go and...
Retail industry feels that the present slowdown is more sentimental than real and utmost caution is required to deftly handle the current phase, according to major retailers in the country.
Shailesh Chaturvedi, CEO, Tommy Hilfiger Apparel India, said that though...
The Centre for Retail, BIMTECH, as a part of its in-campus activity for the year 2008 organised a three-day (July 29-31) event called Mall Mania.
Inaugurated by Shailesh Chaturvedi, CEO of Tommy Hilfiger, the event had stores set up by...
Last week, the business of retail saw its operators discussing some ‘weak points’ that are holding back the growth of modern retail formats. Indiaretailing re-read its own sections and found industry experts speaking about various obstacles and problems in...
‘The organised retail market in India has to be regulated to avoid extinction of the traditional retail segment and loss of employment to many small retailers, and thus both can co-exist,’ agreed experts who spoke at the panel discussion...
Centre for Retail of Birla Institute of Management and Technology (BIMTECH) has launched Retailia, an e-newsletter to provide its students an interface with the retail industry.
The newsletter is published by the students of retail and merchandising management (PGDM-RM) and...