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Visual Merchandising

January 19, 2012 By admin 2 Comments

Visual Merchandising is the art of implementing effective design ideas to increase footfalls and sales. Visual merchandising needs creative thinking and style

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GMROI Increases Profitability

January 8, 2012 By admin 2 Comments

GMROI is one of the most important metrics in the retail/supplier world because it allows you to understand both the velocity with which your inventory is turni

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Gitanjali Gems Launches Jewelry Vending Machine

October 24, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Gitanjali Gems, the world’s largest integrated-branded diamond jewelry manufacturer and retailer, has introduced gold, silver and diamond sales through vendin

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Merchandising Errors: What To Avoid

September 22, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

Merchandising errors and pricing errors can prove costly and can leave customers puzzled. Merchandising errors also give an impression of incompetence to the cu

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Fashion Merchandising For Promotion

August 9, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

Fashion merchandising and promotion are all about the promise that you make to your customers. Through your signage and displays, you can adequately prepare

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India’s First Luxury Lingerie Online Store

November 28, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

This festive season, gift yourself an exciting sex life. India’s first luxury lingerie online store, www.strapsandstrings.com, has set up shop, offering conservative desis every racy idea in the book

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FDI In Multi-Brand Retail Could Start With 26% Cap

November 18, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retailing is set to become a reality, with a 26% cap. Political consensus in this regard has been hammered out at the higher levels of the UPA establishment, people with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed

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Bharti Walmart Opens First Cash-And-Carry Store In Rajasthan

November 8, 2010 By admin 6 Comments

Bharti Walmart, the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores Inc for wholesale, business-to-business and cash-and-carry operations in India, today opened its first Best Price Modern Wholesale cash-and-carry store in Rajasthan, in

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Reliance Trends Makes A Comeback In Uttar Pradesh

November 5, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Exactly three years after it was forced to close shop in Uttar Pradesh, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries made a comeback in organised retail through Reliance Trends, a format of its retail arm, Reliance Retail

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