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Topic of the week : Leaning into a downturn: Impact on Consumer behavior and romancing them back Go to Topic

As we move into what has the makings of the most severe downturn, we will...

How to convert footfalls into real buyers in big retail outlets?


	5 Right Brand/Category Mix- Location & Size
	4 Enhanced Value Delivery
	3 Proper customer services

How to develop a strategy to achieve customer satisfaction?


	3 Power of Zero-Based Strategy
	2 take utmost care
	1 Stability

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THE F.D.I INDIAN RETAIL SCENARIO

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	Argument added by ARJUN SINGH NAMDHARI, Sales Executive, PepsiCo \| Topic: Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) made in Indian Retail Industry \| 4 months ago
	vinoy sir , is there another way to welcome the technoligies rether then FDI.???? means there is a thret abt the working of the britishers..keeping in the mind there past..abt east india company... they are coming with there profit making only...

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RUMOUR MARKET can work in crises period???????

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	Argument added by Adarsh K, SAP PP ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT, FUJITSU \| Topic: Supply Chain Management: Opportunities & Challenges \| 1 year ago
	Rumor market works best while introducing a new product concept for gathering some good feedback.

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Which Influences Public fast, Print Media or Electronic Media

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	Referred by Greeshma Reddy, Regional Marketing Manager, eInflexion Pte Ltd \| 1 year ago

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Practical Training is required for Management Students

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	Referred by Greeshma Reddy, Regional Marketing Manager, eIfnlexion Pte Ltd \| 2 years ago

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Has Supply Chain Management, as a profession really evolved in India ?

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	Argument added by ujjval jain, All roles for me, Abhishek Ent \| Topic: Supply Chain Management: Opportunities & Challenges \| 2 years ago
	I support Shailena's views here. Yes Mr Mathur, with my experience of a retailer I have seen giants like HUL, Garnier etc faltering in distribution networks. The reason is simple, as we still have more than 90% of our retail market unorganized which I...

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How do I contact local retailer

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	Argument added by Shailena Varma, Logistics Manager, Target \| Topic: Business Development -Retail \| 2 years ago
	Rekha good question, the best way is to know people who work as agents for this purpose. These agents will have a list of retailers, you can approach them according to your needs and get connected. It would be good if you give some description and as...

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green supply chain management

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	Argument added by Shailena Varma, Logistics Manager, Target \| Topic: Supply Chain Management: Opportunities & Challenges \| 2 years ago
	Dear Nirmal, it will be great if you can elaborate your description, so that it will be easy for users to understand and participate.

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Are Kiranas back in Business??

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	Argument added by Manish Gupta, Deputy General Manager, Khet-Se Agriproduce India Pvt. Limited \| Topic: Kirana Stores Vs Organized Retail \| 2 years ago
	I also agree with Shailena My contention is..DID KIRANAS EVER GO OUT OF BUSINESS????

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Has the 'farm to fork' model been able to deliver?

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	Argument added by Deeso Manjila, Head/VP/GM-SCM/Logistics, CEVA Logistics \| 2 years ago
	"Farm2Fork" was a good jargon, which when a couple of players tried to put into practice, realized that proper supply-chain mechanisms are not in place. If they need to make it, they can get only a first mover advantage for some time, and then again...

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Is forecasting very important in supply chain management?

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	Argument added by Shailena Varma, Logistics Manager, Target \| Topic: Ensuring Sustainability And Profitability Through Effective Risk Management In Increasingly Fragmented Supply Chain Networks \| 2 years ago
	I agree Arthur, he has given a valid point that forecasting cuts the cost down. Its true if your are not prepared to meet the changes in the process you will lose stability, forecasting helps you to be prepared for such barriers. Thank for sharing...

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Topics in Retail Operation

Engagement & Empowerment in Supply-chain / Logistics Go to Topic

Security Guards - Are they empowered real-time and are they utilized properly in the SCM/Logistics scenario

A BIG NO! They are practically used as only a decorative piece

Yes! They have reached the zenith of utilization

What is the meaning of damrage ( Logistics/ Port )

Anil Kumar panda

Any one

Business Development -Retail Go to Topic

HOW TO DEVELOP AN RETAIL

Latest Answer :

Hi I am nor a retailer but let me share what I know.... You need a commercial space, better supply chain process, good dealers and good offers and prices.

Learning from small retailers !!!!


	2 Know your customers personally.
	1 Bring Entreperneurial Attitude !
	0 Innovation & Loyalty Programs

Inidan Retail Trends Go to Topic

Is Indian Retailing moving in the right direction at right pace?

Top Rated Answer :

Indian retail is a huge story along the growing incomes in rural, semi urban and urban pockets. Although the distribution of retail is significantly still in the organized sector, the retail is one of the largest sources of employment for the...

what are the recent trends in the marketing?

internet marketing

mobile marketing

COMMUNICATION Go to Topic

What misconceptions affects retail business?


	2 Convenience is important than price
	1 Pattern Identification
	1 Bigger and Better

How to Communicate Effectively - Guidelines

How to Communicate Effectively To communicate effectively: Use language that is understandable. Use terms that are non-judgemental and are free of jargon and slang. Do not use terms that are overly technical. Jargon and technical terms serve their purpose to the correct audience, but when used with the general public, these words and phrases can confuse people and lose their interest. Brief statements allow other people the opportunity to respond. Lengthy and wordy statements can lose people's

Multi Brand Retail vs. Single Brand Retail Go to Topic

Exclusive Showrooms or presence in MBO's - what is more effective for a brand to survive?

Multi Brand Outlet

Exclusive Outlet

future scope of retail in India?

supply chain

logistics

Developing Efficient Warehouse Processes and Stock Control by Understanding the Needs of Industrial Customers Go to Topic

Warehouse Designing

Everyone is talking about Supply chain everywhere especially in India where there was no focus on other areas apart from production sales. SCM has become a buzz word with every organization trying to do something in it. The increased awareness has brought the spot light on the fields of Supply Chain Management (SCM), Logistics Reverse Logistics. Since, the initial learning phase of the curve is over, Indian industry is seriously looking at SCM as a management tool. Most of the organizations are

10 Essential Features to Look for in a Warehouse Management Solution

The evolution of warehouse management systems (WMS) is very similar to that of many other software solutions. Initially a system to control movement and storage of materials within a warehouse, the role of WMS is expanding to including light manufacturing, transportation management, order management, and complete accounting systems. To use the grandfather of operations-related software, MRP, as a comparison, material requirements planning (MRP) started as a system for planning raw material

Security Matters: Shoplifting, Thefts, employee ethics Go to Topic

India No.1 in Retail theft

A survey of retail crime and loss in the world says India has the highest retail shrinkage at 3.2% in the world. Retail shrinkage is the loss of products due to shoplifting, employee theft, paperwork errors and supplier fraud. The country’s retailers complain that the main causes for the US $2.6 billion loss are shoplifting and employee theft. The survey, the third annual Global Retail Theft Barometer 2009, covered 1,069 large retailers across 41 countries between July 2008 and June 2009. India

How to prevent Retail thefts?

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Periodic high value count, Stock audit check point devices etc are efficient sytems etc developed based on identifying tags (Hard/Soft tags etc). But as the shoppers to are becoming professional shoplifters with ageing times more needs to be done...

How to enhance pricing levels and still remain competitive Go to Topic

Hoteliers’ price wars

In most cases, price wars start because a hotel is trying to stop the declining demand, or one hotel figures that they can buy market share using their current profit margins as a trade off. Dropping prices to stimulate demand or buy market share comes with its own set of penalties. Hotels, like many other businesses, operate in a competitive environment. Generally, when one hotel makes a bid to buy market share through price reductions, any revenue from market share that is gained is soon lost

Do we as a brand need to cut down pricing to sustain in the cut throat competition

Yes

Building Buzz and Winning Customers Go to Topic

Improving Customer Relations


	3 CRM
	0 CEM (Customer experience management)
	0 CRM

SIMPLE TRICKS TO WIN CUSTOMERS

Don’t forget the power of POSTCARDS. Often that is all you need to get the basic message across, I read this line when I was new to retail, In the age of 21, I started my retail business with a very small loan amount, one thing I was very much sure about was, as soon my retail will be popular in the area I will have too face heavy competitions. Retailers with more money, man power, better space, and better in everything will soon grow for competition, So from the very first day we concent

RFID in Integrated Order Management Systems Go to Topic

RFID application

Before telling you about the RFID applications , it is logical enough to inform about, what actually RFID is?. RFID stands for Radio-frequency identification, it is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders . An RFID tag is an object that can be applied to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radiowaves. But the application is not restricted, now the mode

RFID- transforming the supply chain in retail

The globalization of the supply chain and emerging sensory technologies (such as RFID) are transforming the supply chain. The results of recent research by IBM shows that organisations are increasingly moving away from ‘static’ supply chains to dynamic and responsive, ‘on demand’ ones. Following are the reasons for the same; Customers becoming ever more demanding. Product lifecycles shrinking dramatically Supply chains becoming increasingly more global and complex Companies dramatically increas

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