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Digital Signage-Useful Technology

All manner of industry and trade can and do use Digital signage to attract attention to themselves. Take the classic case of the retail industry for example. They set up in-store digital media...

CFM-Customer Focused Merchandising

'Top Ten Tips for being a CFM Merchandiser' In today's extremely competitive apparel industry, CFM-Customer Focused Merchandising is the single most important factor that can differentiate you...

Fashion Turns to IT as the Smart Way to Combat Hard Times

Whilst retail in general is bearing the brunt of the downturn, fashion is feeling more pain than most. Here, Retail Assist's Product Director, Nigel Illingworth, describes ways in which fashion...

Selling Apparels through Recession

During a recession, retailers should focus on retaining current customers, adjusting pricing strategies, and maintaining advertising to gain market share. Offering additional services and...

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) From Right Brain to Retail: Cutting Time-to-Market with PLM

Globalisation has intensified competition in the apparel and footwear industry, with companies now managing design, sourcing, and distribution. Shorter product lifecycles, increased SKUs, and complex ...

Retailer's Strategies to Cope Up Economic Crisis

The study explores the impact of the economic crisis on the Indian retail sector, emphasising the importance of considering its effects to avoid long-term losses. It provides strategies for Indian...

Giant Retail Stores vs. Small Street Stores

Giant stores boost GDP, create jobs, and raise living standards, but often displace small retailers and lead to part-time employment. They offer convenience and modern shopping, but risk encouraging...

Costing and Negotiation Skills for Merchants in Apparel Supply Chain

Accurate costing is crucial in garment merchandising, as even small errors can lead to significant financial losses. Merchants must track every detail, secure formal supplier quotes, and understand...

Tail of Retail

The retail world has shifted from seller-driven to consumer-centric, making the customer the true decision-maker. Beyond price and product, emotional connection, personalisation, and respect now...

Define Your Value Proposition

While the current drop in consumer spending has hit organized retailers, that is not the only reason for their woes. Retailers need to better understand and define their value proposition to their...

Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
Posted by
Abhay Gupta
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
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
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
Posted by
Pradip Mehta
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
Posted by
Fanny Vermandel
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
Posted by
Rahul Mehta
Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
Posted by
Anurag Batra
A few years later, the same process is now taking place in textile printing, and this has never...
Posted by
Gabi Seligsohn
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
Posted by
Bill D’Arienzo