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IT in Retail

sudip — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:38:31 +0000

The “I” is now synonymous with the retailers, having accepted the change needed in the hour to “Integrate” processes of the business with “Information” technology. With the increase in the scale of operations of retailers and the globalization of the whole business, Indian retail could only bank upon Information technology to come to its rescue. [...]

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Re-boom in Retail ?

rajeev — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:36:58 +0000

Retail was synonymous to word Boom in India before Recession. But like all other sectors, it also felt the heat of recession. Now when India Inc. is recovering, it again seems to be the sector which is regaining its position with maximum pace. Many retailers feel that Retail was not that much affected by recession. It was [...]

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Poll 0012: Will Govt. increase FDI in Retail in Budget’09 ?

rajeev — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:16:24 +0000

Hello Readers, We have opened our new Poll. Please feel free to give your response. Our new Poll topic is: “Will Govt. increase FDI in Retail in Budget’09 ?” Readers can post there views and comments on this topic as a comment to this thread. Thank You, -Team : RetailDude

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A unique Pricing Strategy – “Chota Pepsi and Coke”

rajeev — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:06:14 +0000

It was hot summer of Chennai which made me realize of this unique pricing strategy of Cola Companies. Few days back while quenching my thirst in a local cola shop in Chennai, I discovered how these Cola companies have strategically shift there pricing by selling 200ml of soft-drink at the cost of 300ml. I had [...]

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Building Brands Today

sudip — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:34:56 +0000

Hello Readers, Its been an awfully long time since any post in the blog and due apologies for it. This post is more of a thought, that i was having for a long time now and thus wanted to share with all of you. India has now proven what a strong economy is all about. Although it has been [...]

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Grounded in reality

vivin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:18 +0000

Retail is one of the worst hit in this economic slowdown. Let's take at some of reasons as to why it happened.

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Indian Premier League – Sold Out!!!

vivin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:51:54 +0000

IPL is BIG...and BAD. Let's take a look at the intricacies of the biggest ever domestic showdown in the world of cricket.

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Another means to turn downturn around

Prateek — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:47:29 +0000

As Sudip very well quoted some examples that retailers are using to cope with the situation as well as to show sustainability. Reducing size of format or closing the stores can be the solution but it’s not what business permits. Business is all about profits and these measure mentioned can take care of your top [...]

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Turning Downturn “Around”

sudip — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:05:09 +0000

Hello Readers, Its good to see that when nature strikes, the riverine always finds a new course. From something that was entirely created by man, we need more perseverance and effort to claw back. FDI regulations thinning out investments, to the real estate corrections to retailers closing out. There so much that has been happening in and [...]

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Chennai beats recession with more Malls

rajeev — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:46:40 +0000

Their is a thought that if you want to recover from fever then eat more ice-creams. I hope this is not what Mall Developers in Chennai believe. Chennai is set to have 6 to 8 new Malls in next couple of years. Two of them will be functional by this year end. According to a report [...]

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