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The online retail boom in India got offline retailers worried. There were speculations that the brick-and-mortar stores would soon vanish to oblivion with the growing popularity and acceptance of e-commerce portals. But now, when offline and online retail have...

Indian cities are witnessing growing demand for all kinds of retailers – big-box, mid-end as well as high-end luxury segments. This demand is backed by a growing economy, population and income. However, Indian retail is industry is still at...

Retailers are thinking about omni-channel strategies as consumers research online-buy in-store, or buy online-but collect in-store, or even as they use their smartphones in-store to research for better deals elsewhere. There is no choice for retailers but to evolve.  To...

The current retail model is being challenged. It is a system based mainly on one dimension: the product. According to this model, products are manufactured, distributed and sold to consumers who buy what they find on the shelves at local...

There is fierce competition for businesses in today’s economic climate. The success of any business is determined by the satisfaction and loyalty of its customers. The quality of customer service is often more important to a customer than many...

The 11th annual Images Retail Awards held in Mumbai on September 18celebrated some of India’s most outstanding achievements in retail. With a roundup of 145 nominations, 25 very stylish trophies were awarded to India’s most successful retailers who fuelled...

TheIndia Retail Report 2015 was  released during the inaugural session at the India Retail Forum 2014 (The iconic event for the Indian Retail Industry) by an august panel including   B S Nagesh, Founder TRRAIN, Amit Agarwal, Country Head, Amazon...

On the second day of India Retail Forum 2014, an interesting session was held on the 'Regional Retailers Spreading their wings – The Strategy of Growth'.  The panelists of this pragmatic session were some of the successful regional retailers,...

At the second day of IRF-2014, an enthralling session was held on the pertinent issue of ' How technology can help retailers in building an uber cool customer experience. The panelists of this insightful session were- Sandeep Kulhalli, Sr.VP-Retail...

The day two of India Retail Forum 2014 witnessed plethora of discussions on many significant topics and one of them was on today’s digital natives. Today the consumer and shoppers are getting younger and tech mature. Hence, how retailers...

Retail needs to keep the buzz and customer flow all the day round and all the year round, for maintaining a healthy topline and bottomline. To discuss this subject India Retail Forum 2014 held the session 'Creative Ideas to...

On the day two of India Retail Forum 2014 Vijay Jain, CEO, Orra held the discussion on the revolution that can make one's fortune or mar the success at the retail playground. Mderator of the discussion, Jain cited the...

Indian retailers have come a long way from having simple retail formats to experimenting with outlets exclusively designed for a better consumer experience. Juhi Santani, Interior Architect, Retale Design Solutions, talks to Images Retail about the country’s retailers who...

Rising connectivity of the consumer with multiple data connect points is significantly changing the world of retail as the data captures consumer behaviour, traits and loyalty and facilitates and influences his decision making in completing transactions. Speaking on...