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Malls and Stores

Metropolitan Mall, Saket – A Review

metropolitan_saket_new delhiMetropolitan Mall in Saket, New Delhi is home to Shoppers Stop, Om Book Shop, and some of the best brand boutiques. It is usually a mall’s flagship store that attracts the crowds, but in the case of MGF Metropolitan, it is not just Shoppers stop but an eclectic selection of brand stores as well as fine dining restaurants like Manre and AI. For the serious shopper, brands like Levi’s, Reebok, White Linen, Bella, RMX Joss, Om Book Shop, and well known designers complete the experience.

The cynosure of South Delhi’s retail skyline, (more…)

News & Views

Did Indians Fail to illuminate this Diwali ?

Lackluster Diwali Retail Sales in IndiaDiwali is India’s time to turn it on: lights, fireworks, parties and long shopping lists. It’s when businesses get turned on: high season, new launches and lots of advertising.

What seems to stand out this festival of lights – is the lack of lights. There appears little illumination: across shops, malls and other public places. There appear few big / bright sales – few discounts/sales, modest queues and a lack of buzz. And while it’s really dull (more…)

Retail Brands

How Bata Built India’s Largest Footwear Chain of Stores ?

How Bata Built Successful retail Model in India Footwear as a category of consumption is fairly under penetrated, with rapidly rising competitive intensity. Consequently, the key competitive advantages for out-performance in Indian footwear retail.

Bata India is the largest (over 1200 exclusive retail outlets) and one of the fastest growing footwear retailers in India. The Bata Shoe Organisation provides an important interchange of new manufacturing technologies, machine design, factory layout plans, advertising, market forecasts, fashion trends, modern marketing techniques, and new material testing.

Bata’s business model
Nearly 82% of Bata’s revenues are related to the retail channel, with the balance relating to the wholesale channel. The retail channel includes: (a) Bata-branded flagship stores; (b) Bata-branded family stores; (c) Hush-Puppies-branded stores; and (d) Footin-branded stores. (more…)

Malls and Stores

Metro Walk Mall, New Delhi – A Review for the Shopper

metro_walk_new_delhiMetro Walk in Rohini, Delhi gives an impression of a vibrant retail high street. Located opposite Rithala Metro station, and easy connectivity through Metro Rail and Outer & Inner Ring Road, this unfilled destination fulfills a longstanding need for a great entertainment facility in Delhi.

Designed and conceptualized by a world (more…)

Retail Research

Review of India’s Oldest Jewellery Retailer – Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri

TBZ Jewellers ReviewTribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri [TBZ] is one of the most trusted name in India’s jewellery industry with its more than 145-year history. Its flagship showroom in Zaveri Bazaar, Mumbai was established in 1864. Since 2001, TBZ has opened several showrooms and scaled up the number of showrooms to 14 in FY12.

The Indian jewellery retailing market is estimated at INR 1 lakh crs [USD 20 Bn]. Out of this, the share of organized retailers (Tanishq, TBZ, etc.) amounts (more…)

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