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Timely decisions, defined strategy, and a futuristic approach, clubbed with an understanding of consumers' needs as also the ability to create one, are the qualities that mark out the best retail companies.From a nondescript 50 square feet shop to...

Are you still to visit the new shop in the neighbourhood? Well, if yes, you missed out on those neat shelves, creative displays, aisle spaces, bar-coded products, hoards of brands, the greetings extended by the staff, their billing technology…...

Visual merchandising has taken a turn for the comfortable this holiday season as stores attempt to help put shoppers more at ease and into a state where they'll be more likely to spend their money. Doug Hope, founder of...

Retailwire: Study Predicts Major Share Gain for Store BrandsBy Ronald Margulis, Managing Director, RAM Communications A McKinsey & Co. study presented at the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) Annual Conference in Chicago revealed that $55 billion in annual...

With a US$200 billion retail market being open to foreign direct investment, India is seeing a plethora of foreign brands entering the country. The Rs 2,000 crore footwear market in India seems to be attracting a lot many foreign...

Bharti Retail announced its foray in the retail sector recently. The company seems to have overcome the political tempest created over its joint venture with Wal-Mart. Rajan Bharti Mittal, Joint MD, Bharti Enterprises, explains the entire strategic retail roadmap...

Retailing in the Western world is mature, saturated and subjected to intense competition. Growth and survival in today's retail world totally depends on sustainable competitive advantage. And developing a sustainable competitive advantage requires serious commitment and a customer orientation...

The time for retailing in India, as an organised industry, has arrived.Indian retail should be granted industry status immediately. There need not be any second thoughts or guesses on this. Retail is poised to be one of the largest...

Private labels are products that are manufactured by the retailer itself, rather than a manufacturer who generally markets them through separate retailers. As is evident, private labels are mostly prevalent in organised retail. Europe is the largest market for...

Providing good growth potential for global retailers amid the economic slowdown, India has emerged as the most alluring market for investment in the retail sector, surpassing the likes of China, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.India has been ranked...