Chic Meets Code: Mango's Metaverse Storefront Redefines Digital Shopping on Roblox!
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Samsung Bets Big on Premium Products, Opens Flagship Store in Mumbai
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How Avishek Bambi Das Guided Mumbai Duty Free to Whopping Double-Digit Growth!
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{Stores of the Future} How Les Petits is Revolutionizing Luxury Kidswear in India
In the world of luxury kidswear, Les Petits has etched a remarkable story of growth, innovation, and seamless integration. With Swati Saraf at the…
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{Stores of the Future} Westside: Crafting Fashion Experiences Since 1998
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{Stores of the Future}: McDonald's India – North and East: A Tech-Driven Culinary Journey Redefining Dining with Innovation and Excellence
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{Stores of The Future} Perona: Revolutionizing Fashion Retail with Sustainability and Tech-Driven Shopping
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{Stores of the Future} Mamaearth Redefines Beauty Retail with Seamless In-Store & Online Integration for Personalized Shopping Experiences
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{Stores of the Future} SSBeauty Elevating India's Beauty Retail Landscape
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{Stores of the Future} Soch Surpasses 150 Stores Milestone, Achieves Rs 400 cr Topline Revenue
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{Stores of the Future} The Body Shop Sets a Global Standard for Ethical Beauty
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{Stores of the Future} Simpli Namdhari's Embarks on a Sustainable Retail Revolution
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{Stores of the Future} Da Milano Sets the Pace in Retail Innovation
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{Stores of the Future} Apple Bullish on Indian Market
Apple opened its first two exclusive India retail stores in April, with famous CEO Tim Cook inaugurating the outlets in the financial capital Mumbai…
{Stores of the Future} Pepperfry Betting Big on Private Labels
With a presence in over 100+ cities and deep penetration in Metro and Tier I, II, and III markets, Pepperfry has become a popular neighborhood brand…
{Stores of the Future} Forever New India Paving the Way for Sustainable Shopping Experiences & Tech-Enhanced Convenience
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{Stores of the Future} Extra Butter Expands Global Footprint with Debut Mumbai Store
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Delhi Apple Store Opens its Doors with a Bang
As I jostled with hundreds of media people, thousands queued up to meet the legendary CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, and buy the Apple products on the first…
Road to Recovery for Retail Industry in 2021
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Augmented and Virtual Reality: The Future of Fashion Retail
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Is Virtual Tech the Next Big Frontier in Retail?
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Decoding Next-Gen Stores
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The Importance of Quality Refrigeration at the Supermarket
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How technology assures growth of fashion retail and mitigate challenges ?
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Five tips to rightly light up a retail space
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AI has the power to change how we search and how people shop
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How AI is Helping Retailers Seamlessly Optimize their Processes and Offerings across Channels?
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How to Ease FMCG Asset Management Challenges in Retail?
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The Rise of Experiential Retail in India!
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How Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics is Helping Brands Understand their Consumers Better Through their Online and In-store Behavior?
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Bata's Global CEO Alexis Nasard launches its Largest Flagship Store in Mumbai
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PUMA Opens First Interactive Retail Store in India
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Next stage of SFA through Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence in FMCG/ retail
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How Decathlon is going ?FRICTIONLESS'?
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A Causal Modelling Approach to Decode Consumer Behavior in Retail
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How Adidas keeps winning by putting shoppers at the center of its business?
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Four technologies modern retailers can leverage
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How mSFA technology is leading the change to drive better productivity in retail industry?
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Top 5 tips to empower retail store!
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Five tips to empower retail store!
As customers’ in-store expectations continue to grow, brands must not only meet their immediate needs (in other words, sell products), but also…
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How Inditex the maker of Zara, Massimo Dutti is improving shopping experience?
As per the annual report released by Inditex, the parent company of Zara, Massimo Dutti amongst others has shown the commitment to offer its…
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How the role of Blockchain is changing organized retail?
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How Mafatlal did achieve 11% growth in sales?
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Global fashion retailer Guess has partnered with Alibaba to launch a new concept store which is enabled with artificial intelligence (AI). The store…
How adidas, Max Fashion, others are improving in-store conversions?
Being a retailer try to imagine the frustration of the customer who walks through the store to find a product which is ‘out of stock’ at that…
How to increase the efficiency of a retail store?
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Retail, one of the most dynamic and fast-paced industries in India accounts for more than 10% of country’s GDP. A lot of developments like 100% FDI…
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How Adidas India Is Redefining The Customer Experience?
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How Puma India grew online sales by 6X over one year?
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How Arrow India grew Its Marketplace Business By 3.5X?
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How Luxury Fashion Brand ARE Improving the Customer Experience Through Detailed Analytics?
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How Indian SMBs are Transforming From Calculator to Cloud?
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How kids’ wear retailer Mothercare increased sales while reducing staff budgets?
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How Mango seeks technology to enhance the experience?
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Socio-retail engagement can surely help retail industry leapfrog growth
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How Thomas Pink improved the customer experience and sales?
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These Walmart tech innovations will blow your mind!
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How Can Artificial Intelligence Transform The Retail Industry
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Hindware, as a leader of the Indian sanitary ware market, was in search for a better experience for their end users. This search led them to the…
How Chatbot will transform traditional retail?
Globally Chatbots are becoming phenomena in the technology space. Many international brands such as H&M, ebay are leveraging from this…
How metro shoes riding its digital transformation journey?
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How technology is changing the retail forever?
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How Ritu Kumar is powering its merchandising decisions?
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How ABFRL is managing its fashion collections?
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