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"Dazzling the customer" lighting takes new turn in retail

Lighting in retail enhances in-store experiences, influences customer perception, and drives sales. Types include ambient, accent, shelf, valance, and perimeter lighting, each serving specific...

Mobile Retailing with Smart Phones and Tablets

Smartphones and tablets are transforming retail by enhancing customer shopping experiences. With growing mobile usage, customers expect seamless, integrated services. Retailers must adapt by offering ...

Prospects of FDI in Multi-brand Retailing

India's approval of 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail is attracting global retail giants, offering market potential in over 36 cities. FDI could boost retail infrastructure, reduce wastage, and...

New Retail Mantra: Expansion Strategies for Retailers

Retailers are expanding via new markets, larger stores, product diversification, and stronger branding. Strategies include geographic, ownership models (single, chain, licensed), and market...

Retail Demand Forecasting: panacea or just a possibility?

Understanding future demand is vital for every business. It is always easy to find a model that fits into the past data. But it is difficult to decide a model that will fit into the future data, as...

Organized Retailing in India: A Buzz of Flourishing Business

Retailing in India is rapidly growing, with increasing consumer spending and global investments. The sector saw a 93.5 per cent growth from 2000 to 2006. Apparels, consumer durables, and mobile...

Does aggressive selling help in increasing sales?

Retail industry goes through rapid transformation phases, and so do the retailer's sales strategies. They realize that it is time to earn the customer's confidence, trust, and loyalty to build a...

Can modern retail formats retain customer loyalty?

Retail business is the largest private industry in the world generating sales of approximately USD 6.6 trillion. Traditional retail stores are evolving into modern formats such as shopping malls....

Top 10 Emerging Markets for Apparel Retailers

Retail expansion is a portfolio game. While world's biggest economies are fighting for their growth, developing economies are poised for a remarkable growth. Current trends indicate 10 countries as...

"Where Trends Meet Tradition" - rural customers dominate Indian retail market

A report by the associated Chamber of Commerce states that rural consumer market is estimated to grow at the rate of 40%, while urban market sector growth would be only 25%. By 2020, 66.3% of the...

Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
Posted by
Anurag Batra
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0? Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
Posted by
Aseem Prakash
It was not very long ago that people who shopped online in India were considered 'ahead of time'....
Posted by
Arun Sirdeshmukh
A few years later, the same process is now taking place in textile printing, and this has never...
Posted by
Gabi Seligsohn
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
Posted by
Fanny Vermandel
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
Posted by
Pradip Mehta
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
Posted by
Bill D’Arienzo
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
Posted by
Abhay Gupta
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
Posted by
Rahul Mehta
Why do I ask if India can afford to miss the bus again? Because whether we like it or not, whether...
Posted by
Rahul Mehta