Govind Shrikhande

Qwikcilver, India’s Pioneering Enterprise SaaS Technology and end-to-end prepaid gift card solutions company, unveiled a whitepaper on the changing gifting dynamics driven by the rapid growth of gift cards and their increasing contribution to the Indian retail industry at...

Shoppers Stop has partnered with ToneTag, a proximity communications firm, to integrate and deploy ToneTag sound-based contactless payments at its stores. This technology will use sound-waves from mobile phones to enable customers to make ‘cardless’, ‘cashless’ and ‘contactless’ payments...

The Union Budget 2017 was presented in the Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1. While the Budget is clearly strong on macro-economic intent - as is evident from the FM’s focus on agricultural growth, rural development, up-skilling...

With numerous expectations and curiosity around what is in it for various stakeholders, India’s 2017-18 budget is one of the most sought after events. Just like every other sector, retail stalwarts have also pinned their hopes on Finance Minister...

Customer Care Associate & MD, Shoppers Stop, Govind Shrikhande talks on shaping the next level of retail consumption in India... Omnichannel, to be or not to be? Most of the online players are running an SOR model (Stimulus-Organism-Response Model - how retail...

Fashion retailer, Shoppers Stop, is looking at doubling its mobile application downloads to 2 million and 15 percent sales through its digital touch points by 2020, a senior executive said. "We are following a four-pronged strategy to grow our business...

Indian retail industry celebrates the launch of ‘Trusted’ mark at India Retail Forum 2016. The first of its kind customer-centric certification mark in retail will be a seal of excellence in customer service and assurance that retailers are adhering to...

Launched in 2003, IRF brings together the most successful and influential retail visionaries, consumer and retail experts and the industry’s powerful decision makers on one mega platform as a means to retail enlightenment. Unprecedented consumer insights, retailing innovations and...

Shoppers Stop Ltd (SSL), India's prominent retail group (operator of large format department stores, home stores, specialty stores like Crossword, Mothercare, M.A.C, and hypermarkets) has reported a retail turnover of Rs 845.4 crores for the quarter ended June 30th,...

After recently shifting focus to North India, K Raheja Corp company HyperCITY Retail (India), plans to open smaller stores in India. Earlier in 2015, the company tried express formats but wanted to fine tune the model before unfurling the plans. "We...