IRF 2017

Virtuous Retail has been at the forefront of retail news in India over the past many years. VR, as it is better known, is the retail arm of the Xander Group, and recently marked its 10th anniversary in the...

Virtuous Retail has been at the forefront of retail news in India over the past many years. VR, as it is better known, is the retail arm of the Xander Group, and recently marked its 10th anniversary in the...

The Omnichannel conversation is not about offline vs online. Whether you are a new brand or an established one, every retailer needs to focus on how to converge both platforms to maximize traffic for the brand… Which kind of products...

A large number of retailers have opened to the use of Artificial Intelligence in the recent past to gain access to more accurate demographic data that helps them understand shoppers which in turn allows for more tailored choices from...

Today’s Consumers are very demanding and selective. They want relevant, real-time and personalized interactions with retailers and brands and they don’t hesitate to abandon brands that fall short of their expectations. The retail landscape has fundamentally changed, and gone are...

This is the right time to forge strong relationships with customers so that they stick to a brand and keep coming back for more. The time is also ripe to take a look at how leading retailers are innovating...

Benu Sehgal, Retail and Marketing Head, is planning to provide the right tenant mix at the malls and working on ideas to connect with customers by providing them more convenience… Benu Sehgal – the power woman that turned around DLF...

How often do you feel worried that your brick-and-mortar shop is becoming irrelevant? If your answer is - ‘often’, get ready to be surprised! Even today, approximately 96.5 percent of the retail sales happen at brick-and-mortar retail outlets. The...

Data is an extremely encashable and easy to liquidate asset, making it the most dependable strength for the retail industry in current times… “You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.” – Daniel Keys Moran. Data is...

Retail chains around the world are facing an increasing margin squeeze – from changing consumer behavior, new store formats, rising complexity, supplier consolidation, and other factors. Retailers need to take new approaches to improve operations and boost competitive advantage… Over...