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Fabindia will continue to add 40-50 stores every year: Ajay Kapoor
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We are looking to expand to 15-20+ additional stores in FY 2017-18within India: Vivek Prabhakar, Chumbak
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Loyalie has over 22,500 users of the App in Android and iOS platforms: Akhil Saraf
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We like to be called a Home Shopping more than an e-commerce company: Manu Agarwal
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Online grocery can sustain amid crisis in delivery model
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Mobile app, the next big thing in consumer tech space: Aliasger Motiwala
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We will expand globally in 2016: Neeraj Jain, Zopper CEO
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Offline sales is the only way luxury products should be retailed; Archna Kumari Singh
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We'll have 50 stores by end of 2016: Vivek Prabhakar
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