Retail Articles
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...

Views from the clothing sector on Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart's entry into South Africa has sparked mixed reactions in the clothing sector. While some foresee opportunities for local manufacturers and competitiveness, others worry about price wars,...

Women in Retail: Necessity or Substitute

The article talks about the strong existence of women in the retail industry and successfully carrying the responsibilities of both a home maker and a working woman. Retail which was supposedly an...

Customized Clothing Fixtures to Display Your Apparel Merchandise

Customized clothing racks are essential for effective apparel displays in retail. They enhance product presentation, attract customers, and maximize store space. Well-chosen fixtures highlight the...

Drop Shipping: how good is it for retailers?

Drop shipping is a retail method where goods are shipped directly from the manufacturer to the consumer, bypassing the retailer's need for inventory or storage. Retailers profit by marking up prices, ...

Ethical Strategies for Managers: Approaches to Making Moral Choices

Managers can adopt four key ethical approaches when making decisions: utilitarian (maximising overall benefits), rights-based (upholding individual rights), virtue-based (focusing on personal...

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