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Topic of the week : The perilous process of naming brands, products, and companies Go to Topic

Naming may be the most fascinating aspect of branding. A little...

Harley Davidson verses Women

Here's a good laugh to start your day.... The inventor of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Arthur Davidson, died and went to heaven. At the gates, St. Peter told Arthur. 'Since you've been such a good man and your motorcycles have changed the world, your reward is, you can hang out with anyone you want to in heaven.' Arthur thought about it for a minute and then said, ' I want to hang out with God.' St. Peter took Arthur to the Throne Room, and introduced him to God. God recognized Arthur and co

New Trend of friendship

Friendship is not about “I m sorry “ its about “ abbe teri galti hai “ Friendship is not about “I m there for u “ its about “kahan marr gaya saale “ Friendship is not about “I understand “ its about “sab teri wajah se hua manhus“ Friendship is not about “ I care for u “ its about “kamino tumhe chhod ke kahan jaunga “ Friendship is not about “I m happy for ur success “ its about “chal party de saale“ Friendship is not about “ I love that girl “ its about “saalo izzat se dekho, tumhar

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HRM Issues & Practices of Indian Retail Industry.

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	Referred by JOGINDER SINGH CHANDNANI, CSS (Customer Service Specialist), Infiniti Retail \| Topic: Best practices of retail management \| 1 year ago
	Retail is the fastest growing sector of India. Not only it is the largest service sector which provides job opportunities but also it gives lot of contribution to the Indian National income Economy. Although Organised retail is spreading its wings at...

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Human Resources Practices & Isuses in Indian Retail Sector?

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	Referred by JOGINDER SINGH CHANDNANI, CSS (Customer Service Specialist), Infiniti Retail \| Topic: Best practices of retail management \| 1 year ago
	Retail is the fastest growing sector of India. Not only it is the largest service sector which provides job opportunities but also it gives lot of contribution to the Indian National income Economy. Although Organised retail is spreading its wings at...

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What one have to consider when establishing a consumer products competition?

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	Answered by Neha Saboo, Sales/BD Manager, Future group \| Topic: Engaging the Consumer 360� \| 1 year ago
	Need to keep track of each and every move of your competitors. This will help you to keep your business steady and you can give tough competition to him. And for sure you need to know their weakness which is your strength.....

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How you see audiophiles brands banging in Indian markets?

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	Answered by ujjval jain, All roles for me, Abhishek Ent \| 2 years ago
	Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments participation.

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what according to you should be India's stand on copenhagen?

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	Referred by alok, PG Diploma student, k.j.somaiya institute of management studies & research \| 2 years ago

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What steps govt should take to control sudden rise in prices of vegetables, etc

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	Referred by Alok Sharma, Senior Manager- Retail Sales & Marketing, XYZ \| 2 years ago
	What steps govt should take to control sudden rise in prices of vegetables, etc

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If Aloo Parantha with Lassi is better then Burger or Pitza with a Coke, why still there isn't a chain for it?

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	Referred by ujjval jain, All roles for me, Abhishek Ent \| 2 years ago
	If Aloo Parantha with Lassi is better then Burger or Pitza with a Coke, why still there isn't a chain for it?

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What are roles & function of CAPEX in profile of SCM person ?

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	Referred by Shailena Varma, Logistics Manager, Target \| 2 years ago

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Does franchising lowers the risk of failure?

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	Answered by Akhilesh Majumdar, Logistics Manager, Tesco \| 2 years ago
	Dear friend establishing a new product may takes sometime to reach the people or sometimes fail. So to overcome this kind of risk many prefer for franchising. Taking franchise of product helps to reduce the time of promotion because they already have...

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India can have over 300 new hypermalls by 2011- Will it help India ?

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	Answered by Sudhansu Jena, Logistics Manager, Target \| Topic: Dynamics of Retail Sector in India \| 2 years ago
	Why not. Hypermalls are increasing in big cities of India nowadays which shows its popularity. With the rising demand for them and growing numbers, it seems that we can have 300+ hypermalls by 2011

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Role and impact of Loyalty Management Go to Topic

How To Improve Employee Loyalty ?

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Here are just a few ideas to get your brain going: • Develop an employee emergency fund that will be used to help employees and their families in times of need. Unforeseen circumstances happen, such as a house fire, robbery, or severe illness....

loyalty cards are used for getting customer insight or they are just used as discount tool?

Retailers don't map their customers buying habits

Retailers are mapping and engaging their customers

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

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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

Future prospects of Online sales Go to Topic

How to Increase Online Sales ?


	2 Highly communicative and attractive landing page
	1 High quality communication of features, attractive designing and accurate delivery
	1 Jose Rajan business developer -AdsTag.com

"Skoda associated with CarWale.com for online sales: Will this type of association promote online car sales?

Yes

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

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

Retail for India Tomorrow !!! Go to Topic

Retail Future in India

The Indian retail sector is ready to take on challenges from global retail players such as Wal-mart and Carrefour because unlike them, they have a better understanding of the Indian consumer’s psyche. Ultimately, a successful retailer is one who understands his customer. The Indian customer is looking for an emotional connection, a sense of belonging. Hence, to be successful any retail outlet has to be localised. The customer should feel that it is a part of his culture, his perceived values,

Recession offer: Buy jeans on interest-free EMIs. Will this concept work?

Yes

Franchise And Retail Opportunities in India Go to Topic

Does franchising lowers the risk of failure?

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Unless the brand proved good in the market, there wont be any takers and nobody will be dare enough to come forward to take a franchisee irrespective of the offers. This is from the angle of brand owners. From the franchisee point of view, yes...

Can Walmart replicate retail success in India?

Yes

Engaging the Consumer 360� Go to Topic

What are the ways to increase engagement on a website?

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It is critical for any website to improve its stickiness. One way of doing it is probably by engaging visitors for a longer time on the site through social interactions. Possible ways of social interactions could be through blogs and forums,...

Best Salesman

The Manager says: "Do you have any sales experience?" The Indian says: "Sir, I was a salesman back home in India." Well, the boss liked the Indian chappie so he gave him the job. "You start tomorrow.. I'll come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. "How many sales did you make today?" Indian boy says: "Sir, Just ONE sale." The boss says: "Just one? No! No! No! You see here our sales

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