"Retail" tag

FDI in Retail – when it comes to organized retail, how different is India?

If  I were to distill the key enablers which retailers in the West have built their businesses upon, the following stand out: Vast open spaces to set up huge, stand-alone hypermarkets with millions of SKUs....

FDI in Retail – A Bane or A Boon?

Recently, the entire political establishment was bitterly divided on the issue of allowing greater than 50% FDI in retail. Almost 2 parliament sessions were wasted and a lot of public posturing was undertaken by leaders...

Using Business Intelligence to Differentiate Your Online Retail Brand

What comes to your mind when you hear ‘online retail’? Low prices? Shopping from the comforts of home? Reliable delivery of quality products and services? A booming sector with tremendous opportunities? All of the above?...

Flipkart audacity to script its own success recipe amazes purists

Frequently referred to as India’s Amazon.com, Flipkart is one of the leading e-commerce sites in India with many acquisitions in recent years such as WeRead, Chakpak, Letsbuy and Mime360 to its name.From being the biggest...

Decoding: online retail – An India Perspective

The first article of this two part series on Online Retail The Current Situation India’s retail industry currently accounts for 14 to 15% of the GDP and is estimated at approximately USD 450 billion dollars,...