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How India's 'Buy Now, Pay Later' segment poised to reach $56 Bn by FY26
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Rentals of Mall Operators Expected to Decline by 20-25 pc in Q4FY2022
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What Lies Ahead For India's Luxury Sector in 2022?
Last year’s figures for the luxury segment have shown several positive signs, despite the slow growth since the post-pandemic period. For instance,…
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Beauty & Personal Care and Health & Pharma Segment Registering Maximum E-Commerce Growth in 2021
The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has led to emergence of varied categories that had a negligible online presence before this ongoing crisis, changing…
India Cautiously Returning to a State of ?Business as Usual'
With decreasing number of Covid-19 cases as well as an aggressive vaccination drive, there has been a new wave of confidence among Indian consumers…
MSMEs Favor Daily EMIs, Ease of Repayment Process through Automatic Deduction for Credit Repayment
The majority of MSMEs today favor daily EMIs, automatic deduction from bank accounts for credit repayment, according to a survey conducted by Solv, a…
How has Going Omnichannel Helped Tupperware to Meet the Changing Needs of Consumers
Tupperware is a US-based brand, headquartered in Orlando. It is present in India for the past 25 years. Tupperware was earlier considered as a…
Value E-Commerce in India to Grow to US$ 40 bn Market by 2030
As retail in India bounces back from Covid, the growing number of value-conscious online shoppers is reshaping India’s e-commerce landscape. This…
Digital Transactions Grow 80 pc in Last 250 Days
Digital transactions have grown by 80 percent in the last 250 days in India and the home services industry (such as carpentry, plumbing, and more)…
Millennial Spends Lead D2C Cross-Border E-Commerce Growth
The rise in international direct-to-consumer (D2C) purchases in the last six months has been led by millennial demographics, with reduced access to…
Parle Emerges as Preferred FMCG brand in India
Homegrown food company Parle Products has emerged as the most-chosen brand among the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in the country.…
Parle Emerges as Preferred FMCG brand in India
Homegrown food company Parle Products has emerged as the most-chosen brand among the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in the country.…
How Shakedeal is a Game Changer in B2B E-Commerce Sector?
Established in the year 2016, Shakedeal is a B2B e-commerce platform that solves problems in the procurement and distribution space. Working on…
A Beginners Guide to Demat Account and Trading
Indian traders have covered a long journey starting from the days of offline trading to the period of understanding Demat Account meaning and online…
Making Supply Chain Ecosystem Stronger: How Food Grain Losses can be Minimized
India has been facing numerous challenges over the decades when it comes to the agricultural sector. One of the prominent ones out of many pertains…
New Normal 2021: Tech Logistics Trends?
The pandemic has driven unprecedented change across industries and one such industry that has been at the forefront of disruptions is the supply…
How Online Lottery is Better Than Buying Tickets from the Store
Online lottery has become quite popular among the young generation. It is a game that can not only be played on a smartphone but is also convenient…
Managing A Team Of Retail Workers: 6 Things Business Owners Are Doing Wrong
2020 has been an eye-opening year. The impact of Coronavirus on the retail sector has been significant, and the outbreak has highlighted many gaps…
How Viviana Mall Reinvented Itself And Bounced Back Post-Lockdown
The COVID-19 outbreak caused major disruption as the country went into a sudden lockdown on March 25, 2020, to contain and prepare for the pandemic,…
Recruitment practices for brands and businesses post-pandemic
Recruitment is inherently one of the most fundamental activities for a business organization. From the policy-making to the discipline obtained in…
6 points e-commerce firms should consider while selecting their logistics partner
Running an e-commerce platform is no easy task. Competition is intense and often cut-throat, and the smallest of complications can rapidly propel a…
A New World Welcomes a Paradigm Shift in Marketing
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E-Commerce and 3PL sectors witnessed a severe demand dip in the Lockdown: LetsTransport Study
COVID-19 has impacted the entire world and specifically supply chain and logistics. LetsTransport analyzed the booking data from the period of…
Exposed Vulnerability of the Supply Chain System- Covid 19 Strikes Back!
Covid-19 epidemic is now known as the most challenged and dangerous crisis in the world. This has slowed down the economy of the entire world and…
COVID 19 pandemic and Logistics & Supply Chain
The saga that started in December 2019 that was feared to be initially affecting the various trade and industries of China later turned out to become…
Five ways to adapt your marketing strategy during COVID-19
With so much uncertainty surrounding when the pandemic will end, and many restrictive measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, many are…
How the digital revolution is bringing brands closer to their consumers
Brands in this day and age have the option of choosing from a plethora of electronic communication platforms to help them selectively choose and draw…
Why Businesses Should Opt For Strategic Brand Ads During The Lockdown -
As the world adjusts to its biggest behavioral change in the recent past, brands have a crucial role to play. How they communicate now may shape…
HOW THE NEXT GEN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION ACCELERATING AND TRANSFORMING INDUSTRY 4.0
Over decades transportation is undergoing major disruption and striving towards to become more organized sector. To succeed and sustain,…
How to boost E-Commerce Sales with Digital Marketing?
The global e-commerce market is set to cross the 2 trillion USD threshold, with an impressive sales figure of $667 billion in 2019 as per reports.…
[Covid 19] Last ? Mile ? Delivery: Challenges & Solutions
E-commerce brands have been playing a vital role during the Covid-19 phase with door step deliveries, as citizens avoid stepping out for important…
How E-procurement is transforming the landscape of Indian businesses?
In recent times cloud has been an integral part of turning big data into meaningful insights. Cloud-based data management has made it easier for…
5 Steps to Handle Supply Chain Disruptions in the era of Covid 19
In the recent past, we have seen disruptions based on geopolitical conflicts, and now to this list, viruses have been added. During the last couple…
Biggest Trends That Will Govern Loyalty Programs in 2020 and in Future
Loyal customers generate more revenues for business and that is a proven fact. Customer preferences and behavior keep changing and that influences…
How These 4 Logistics Trends Will Build the Runway for D2C and Retail 2020
As technology makes inroads into the retail industry and D2C companies continuously look to introduce innovative business models and technology-…
How to Foster Innovation for Retail Brands?
Just like all other industries, retail has to innovate and think outside of the box if brands want to differentiate on the market and stay ahead of…
5 Ways To Build Brand & Earn Customer Loyalty
This loyalty keeps the revenue flowing besides building the relationship with the clients.   For building the brand reputation and the loyalty of…
Omni channel support and its importance for great customer experience
Remember when you picked up the phone and laughed over a WhatsApp conversation you had with a friend? Or referred to a tweet or Instagram post they…
How Non-Delivery Report(NDR), RTO impact seller's profitability?
If you’re an online seller, you might be aware of the perils of non-delivery of shipments. The reason behind incomplete delivery could be anything…
Bridging The Gap Between Supply Chain & Logistics With Delivery Tracking Software
Communication between various software systems is easier than ever today. Similar applications have standardized data format and advanced technology…
How retail sector is effected by illegal barcodes?
Barcodes play a key role in supply chains, enabling retailers, manufacturers, and transport suppliers to capture information in an automated manner…
How colors can influence consumers buying decision?
Once the issue of affordability is addressed, the visual appeal of a product is the main influence on the consumer's purchasing decision. In fact,…
PRIVATE LABELS: Will They Cause Sleepless Nights For Legacy Brands?
In the era of direct-to-consumer networking, private labels are emerging as the strong adversaries of national brands. Retailers like Trent, Aditya…
Creating the Warehouse of the future!
In today’s day and age, industries are betting on innovation to progress and the supply chain function is not behind the curve. With fast evolving…
A Seamless Holiday Shopping Experience Calls for Supply Chain Management
Holiday shopping has begun- which for retailers, means increased demand, extremely high customer expectations, and limited time for execution and…
Creating New-age Entrepreneurs through Direct Selling in India
Direct selling is a blanket term for a variety of business forms premised on person-to-person sales in locations outside of a retail setup. In this…
How Warehouses are Transforming at the Advent of Omni channel Retailing?
Warehouses play a critical role in supply chain management. They are the hub of all logistics activities. The advent of ecommerce has significantly…
This Holi your colours and sweets could be sweeter and brighter - How AI can help better plan the marketing activation and sales?
Apart from why they came into being, festivals today have evolved to mean so much more. It’s the time families and friends come together to celebrate…
How Godrej Group turns up the volume on customer conversations?
Established in India 1897 as a locks business, the Godrej Group today has 1.1 billion customers globally across numerous businesses including…
How retailers can transform in store purchasing experience?
In an era of strong competition, retailers are continuallyseeking ways to attract more customers with loyalty programs and other methods. With this…
Rising demands in e-retail segment fast-tracking supply chain
The e-retail industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India. Driven by increased digital penetration, a rise in ownership of…
New-Age Retail Hygiene Management Solutions
Retail industry, on the world map, stands at approx. US$25 trillion in 2018 and is expected to rise up to approx. US$28 trillion by 2020, and…
What retailers should do to overcome inefficient and unprofitable delivery models?
A new study from the Capgemini Research Institutehashighlighted that retailer investment in “last mile”delivery -the final leg of the online…
Top 5 strategies that successful brands are using
Today we as consumer receive five times more information every day than we did 30 years ago. Moreover, technology has completely dominated that was…
How to attract customers with store display?
Visual merchandising is multi-dimensionaland retailers can choose from various ideas when designing displays.  This is one advantage that the…
5 key areas where Indian retailers can leverage AI
Artificial Intelligence is taking over retail and has been used across the entire product and service cycle. Right from pre production to post sale…
How can retail organizations scale their supply chain initiatives?
The digitization of the supply chain is one of the most important aspects of overall growth strategy of the business. To address the issue,…
How retailers can Optimize work force to drive profitability?
With the looming holiday season, retailers are approaching the crucial Christmas - New Year shopping period with a strong sense of optimism and…
How Supply Chain is helping retailers in this festive season?
Modern retail today is a global marketplace which streamlines transactions between manufacturers, producers (farmers), creators (Designers etc.),…
Only 55 percent of retailers worldwide have technology in place to manage unplanned absences: Global Study
According to a survey of 800 retail managers across multiple countries conducted by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated, for every 10…
5 Ways to Get Hyperlocal Marketing Right
Remember how marketing was done earlier? Before the advent of TV, radio, and of course, the internet, flyers and brochures were placed in front of…
How retailers can maximise profit on ageing inventory during slowdown?
Before and after the build-up of festive season, great sales, consumer buying frenzy, brand offers and online sales festivals, comes a period when…
The neglected General Trade Networks of India
General trade is vital for the success of manufacturers and the trade network ecosystem. Due to all the hype around e-commerce, it’s easy to forget…
How retailers can deliver personalised experience?
Digital disrupters are finding ways to serve unmet customer demands through the ways, which were unheard of. They’re creating disjointed buyer…
How Supply chain companies handle festive rush?
In India, the e-commerce sector has seen an unprecedented growth in the recent past. This growth was driven by rapid technology adoption led by the…
Setting up shop: empowering small retailers and kiranas
Small retailers and kiranasform the backbone of Indian consumption with a 98% share in the entire grocery retail business – there are about 12…
How retail merchandising is getting a Tech Facelift?
Science and sales were never two distant worlds and industry experts will vouch for this fact. With technology taking a shift to higher gears,…
How machine learning is enabling data driven retail transformation?
Retailers have been struggling to predict and analyse shopper behaviour forever. No amount of data is enough. Data is the heartbeat of any retailer…
Blockchain set to supercharge global supply chains by 2025
A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute today reveals that blockchain could become ubiquitous by 2025, entering mainstream business and…
Unlock the Potential of the Personalized Supply Chain
The so-called “retail apocalypse” is completely overblown, but it does indicate that the retail industry is undergoing a transformation, driven by…
How marketing automation platforms are transforming Retail Sector?
A few years back, experts predicted that brick-and-mortar is on its last leg. Contrastingly, retail is entering an entirely new era now. Online…
Top 5 trends of IT deployment in HR functions of retail companies
According to the India Retail Report released last September, India has replaced China as the top retail destination. This has led to an increased…
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While apparel brand Lifestyle’s ‘Life is Good’brand donates 10% of its net profits to Life is Good Kids Foundation, Everlane promotes ‘radical…
Ecommerce Companies Losing Money Because 45% of Indians ‘Ditch’ Their Shopping Cart: SAP Study
According to new research from SAP,more than half (56%) of Indian shoppers ditch their online shopping carts sometimesor all the time. The SAP…
How brands are experimenting with newer ways to customer loyalty?
Customers seek delightful experiences from brands today. They want to feel recognized and valued, which a traditional loyalty program based around…
Adapting Marketing to the Customer Lifecycle in Fashion Retail
According to McKinsey’s The state of Fashion 2018 report, proliferation of digital channels and raised expectations on experience are the top two…
Driving growth in retail through Organised Logistics
Modern retail today is a global marketplace which streamlines transactions between manufacturers, producers (farmers), creators (Designers etc.),…
3 tips to have perfect ‘Size Guide’ for your ecommerce website!
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4 case studies that prove future lies in ‘experiential retail’
Experiential retail is just not about splurging on fancy gadget and deck up the store. This might help a bit, but what really creates a difference is…
How Blockchain is transforming the supply chain and logistics industry?
While Blockchain is mostly associated with its debut role in the creation of crypto currency, the technology is a major disruptor, impacting…
How Apple, Lush are harnessing customer first approach in the changing world?
‘Customer’ is the prime focus for any CEO; however, the challenge lies in imparting new experiences everytime. Moreover, customers’ expectations are…
How Chat Bots handling customers in Retail
From assisting you with your make up to choosing the right size and colour of an apparel, Chat Bots are the new personal assistants millennials…
Top 4 best practices of brand reputation management
Customer perception is key in branding. You can work hard to make your brand appear a certain way to the world, but if customers aren’t buying it,…
Top 4 tips to leverage maximum from influencer marketing!
Digital influencers are the new breed of marketers who have brought 360 degree shift in traditional approach adopted by brands when it comes to brand…
5 fool-proof tips to deal with negative digital reviews!
Online reviews influence sales Digital media has come a long way from personal to professional changes. These days the presence of the brand and…
Vending machines are new trend in QSR biz
If tech-enabled shopping was all about convenience, a new batch of IoT powered vending machines are taking conveniences to a whole new level. From…
Can AI and Big Data Analytics remodel Retail
By: Sunil Munshi, CEO- India, Denave Redefinition of the retail industry is not new. In fact, this revamp has been set in motion now for a couple…
William Penn partners with Faber-Castell, eyes expansion
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How to make tier II cities retail ready for the future?
Moving past tier I cities, the future of retail sector is said to be shining bright in the corners of tier II and tier III cities. In an interesting…
How upcoming businesses are facilitating timely delivery of products?
When Domino’s Pizza first introduced the promised ’30 minutes or free’ guarantee policy, it saw a rapid rise in its market share among the U.S.…
What machine learning can bring to the e-commerce sector
By: Ishan Gupta, MD India - Udacity Rising smartphone and high-speed internet penetration have indelibly changed the way Indians transact. With…
Empowering HR in retail business
By-Sathish Kannan- Executive Vice President Operations in WINIT Large organizations look at the Human Resource Department (HR) to partner…
Expert tips to learn how to grow your small retail business
India is ranked in the biggest retail markets in the world in terms of economic value. It has become the 3rd largest economy (in terms of GDP) in…
FMCG Marketing: Best Marketing Strategies to Promote FMCG Products in India
India is a hub of FMCG brands. There are huge national and multinational brands catering their products to millions of people and generating immense…
The last mile delivery conundrum for e-commerce sector
The e-commerce sector has grown significantly since its initial days and still continues to carry momentum. The global retail e-commerce sales is…
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Creativity is the essence of your brand but not branding. Both the words ‘brand’ and branding’ are remotely related. It is your creativity that…
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Your most important customers – those who give you maximum business or profit – should be treated with care. You must pay close attention to their…
Five Trends in Flexible Packaging Industry through 2025
Packaging is everywhere and is fueled by a relentlessly increasing population and globally escalating consumption patterns. In fact, Packaging…
How Can Regional Retailers Grow Their Brand?
The two major factors of brand-specific association are perceived quality and emotional value. “Emotional value” denotes the value associated with…
5 Brands Adapting the Retail Makeover Strategy!
Nowadays more or less all reputed brands are selling through the online platform like Amazon, Flipkart, Wayfair, Overstock etc. which have made…
Enabling The Rise Of Global Commerce Through Digitalization Of Logistics Processes
Digitization is a term quite frequented in the present innovation-driven era, as we all know that a maximum number of businesses have been…
How Retail Stores Are Thinking Big And Regal – Yet Contemporary In Their Design Outlook?
The era of digitization has revealed the importance of data, which is pushing more and more retailers towards a customer-centric approach. Technology…
How retailers and brands can target new age Omnishoppers in India?
India's e-commerce sector was worth about $3.9 billion in 2009. Now, this sector is expected to grow by 17% in gross merchandise value (GMV) at $38…
How Digital Transactions Enable Ethical Business Practices?
India is a country where over 95% of the total transactions are paid for in cash. While various initiatives taken by the government are slowly moving…
Blockchain Tech Can Resolve Inefficiencies In Indias Current Trade Finance System: ASSOCHAM-Deloitte study
Implementing digital technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and robotic process automation can resolve…
How Indian Warehousing Industry is paving Its Way To Be Next Big Thing?
Logistics and warehousing plays an indispensable role in the transportation of goods across the country. A warehouse is a fundamental part of…
How Retail Staffing Models Are Getting a Makeover?
In today’s world, omni-channel is the only way to approach customers’ shopping journey. The role of in-store technology is  deepening, and the role…
Top 5 logistics challenges faced by e-retailers!
Over the years, many predictions have surfaced about the transformative effect new technologies would have on supply chain. So far, many have failed…
How Social Media Sites Such as Pinterest, Facebook Help Retailers?
These days percentage of shoppers shopping online and offline are equally devided. When we talk about online, it does not necessarily means e-…
Direct selling is no more Door-to-Door, it’s now Mobile-to-Mobile
Today, technology has impacted the way every business model works. It is helping businesses evolve at a greater speed and direct selling Industry is…
What makes last mile delivery a critical backend for the India e-commerce sector
The Indian e-commerce sector is growing exponentially being driven by a young demographic profile armed with smart phones and a country-wide…