Technopak Advisors

Arvind Singhal, chairman, Technopak Advisors, shared his thoughts on global consumer trends at the 25th IAF World Apparel Convention in New Delhi. He said,“The consumer wallet share for apparel segment is shrinking – mainly due to a considerable shift...

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…...

Italian fashion and lifestyle brand GAS is going slow with its plans for India, reeling under declining consumer spending coupled with joint venture (JV) issues with its local partner, Raymond. The brand has not only shut down three of...

While raising consumption is on everyone’s lips when it comes to growth drivers, the real story may lie in technology. Given the price sensitive nature of the Indian consumer, a win-win situation could be achieved by technical improvements throughout...

"Food infrastructure is becoming an important concern with more and more state of the art technologies and processes coming into place," said Sanjay Sethi, VP, Food and Agriculture, Technopak Advisors on the second day of the Food Forum India...

For the time-pressed working woman of modern India, it is virtually impossible to cook an entire meal from scratch, though the desire to whip up a traditional meal for the family has not died. The complexities of urban life have...

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...

For the first time in India, people from the business of shopping centre development were honoured at Images Shopping Centre Awards 2008 (ISCA). Awardees: • Images Most Admired Shopping Centre of the Year: Socially Responsible – City Centre, Kolkata • Images Most...

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...