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03 October, 2018
My i Vs. Mi Experiences
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I purchased my Mobile SIM card for the first time in the year 2002 in Chennai from Aircel and that number is still active. My my first han...
19 October, 2014
The iPhone Saga continues...
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When I posted on my Facebook page at 11.35pm on the night of 16 Oct. 2014 that I was the first in the city of Chennai to receive a 64 GB G...
25 April, 2014
Happy Hours on the Web
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The term “Happy Hours’ is better known for a “Buy One. Get One Drink Free” at most bars and restaurants all across the world. F&B Retail...
17 April, 2014
Digital Retail is still nascent
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Croma, which is a part of the TATA Group has been my preferred store for shopping all things electronic over the past few years. They custom...
21 March, 2014
Reliance wins handsdown
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The first store for Reliance came up in Hyderabad. It was a grocery retail format and many skeptics wrote off the idea, citing intense compe...
08 February, 2014
Smartphones & Dumbphones
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In the early 2000s, there was only one mobile phone brand that was popular in India. It was none other than Nokia. It was considered the “Ma...
02 October, 2013
No more EMIs for shopping
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come very strongly against the ongoing practice of Retailers like Croma, The Mobile Store, Imagine, Univ...
25 June, 2013
Product Vs. Experience
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A couple of days back, I was having a conversation with a colleague regarding Brand Experience versus Product specifications. He was of the ...
17 March, 2013
EMIs are a way of living for the nextgen
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I am not too surprised to see the two main distributors for Apple in India, namely Ingram and Redington jointly releasing full page Ads to p...
29 June, 2012
Another New store Opening?!?
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Retailers in India seem to be continuing their efforts to open new stores, despite a slowing economy, higher import values, a falling rupee,...
04 May, 2012
Apple–Smart Product or Smarter Retailer?
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After a lot of careful consideration over the past few months, including reading various literature online and discussion with friends a...
10 March, 2012
Air Conditioners–From Luxury to Necessity!
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Its summer time again – that time of the year when children spend more time outside school, though not necessarily at one’s home! They coul...
24 December, 2011
When Retailers and Brands collaborate!
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Its not so usual that you see Electronic Retailers promoting one particular brand at their stores. It means there is a larger strategic ...
29 November, 2011
Retail FDI - Letter from the Commerce Minister of India
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Last week, the Cabinet of the Indian Government allowed 100% FDI in Single Brand Retail and upto 51% FDI in Multi-Brand Retail - it was i...
21 November, 2011
What Retailers can learn from Kingfisher Airlines
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The past few weeks would have been one of the most tumultuous for India’s five star Airline, Kingfisher ! The Airline and its promoter Dr. ...
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