The Indian reTALEs

Overview : 

Overview Retail in India, especially the modern self service chains has been at the centre of several press and magazine articles. Vigorous debates about FDI, Corporate Chains and the Conventional stores abound in many a forum. However, in spite of all this hype there are very few books, if any at all that examine this interesting sector and the myriad facets and issues regarding it. The Indian reTALEs is amongst the first comprehensive books about Indian Retail. Starting off with some deep insights and analysis about the retail scenario, the author moves on to a prescriptive mode detailing various ideas and approaches that a retailer can use to better their businesses. Interestingly, the ideas although presented in a retail context are relevant for several other businesses, namely those engaged in services. Mr. Raghu Pillai, a pioneer and visionary of Indian Retail has written the foreword, wherein he strongly reiterates the huge potential of Indian consumers, their consumption story and hence retail.

Chapters - I : 

Chapters - I Acknowledgements Foreword by Mr Raghu Pillai Introduction Why these tales about the Indian Retail What to Expect from this Book Indian Retail & Retail Strategy Indian Retail—Issues and Opportunities Entering the Indian Retail Sector Opportunities in Indian Retail Basic Retail Model Strategic Retail Management Corporate Social Responsibility in Retail Way Forward for Indian Retail Creating Customer WOW Customer Expectations Time vs Money Delivering Better Value Leveraging Events to WOW Customers How Customers Perceive Pricing in Retail Using CRM to Deliver Customer WOW True-Life Customer Stories and Learnings Offering a Compelling Assortment Private Labels in the Context of Differentiated Assortment True Life Customer Stories and Learnings

Chapters - II : 

Chapters - II Store—the Face of any Retailer Creating a Memorable Store Experience Store Staff Are Key Shrinkage & Shoplifting An Idea to Create a Mobile Store Store Launch—Similarities to a 20:20 match Store Launch Experiences True Life Customer Stories and Learnings Landmarks and Memories of Indian Retail India’s first corporate supermarket chain A Giant Step for Indian Retail Indian Retail’s first International recognition Some personal memories Some Retail Jargon