As I embark on writing my first article of 2018, I have just completed penning my Goals for 2018 and one of my set Goal for 2018 is to acquire a new skill set. I am still contemplating as to what that skill set would be but it is going to be definitely related […]
As most of my readers know that I am very passionate about Retail management and have been responsible for managing some of the regional brands in terms of Retail operations, Brand management, merchandising planning, Sales, Visual Merchandising. I have always noticed that most of Retail CEOs/ CFOs often takes a downward look when it comes […]
My Inspiration to write on this topic came from one research study conducted by one of leading Management advisory group who had highlighted the reasons pertaining to failures of family-owned businesses as they approach their 2nd or 3rd generations. Passing control from one generation to the next is a critical moment for a family-owned business. It can […]
As I embark to write this article on visual merchandising which is often kept at last number in the priority list of Retail CEOs, COOs or is often left to Operations team to decide & manage along with store operation. I feel it is important to highlight the importance of Visual merchandising in brand building […]
“How to become resilient and handle rejections?” asked one of my Linkedin.com connections who had approached me for help in circulating his resume amongst my retail network. Below was my reply to my connection which I am trying to narrate to you all in this article. I narrated a quote from the famous Urdu poet […]
To write this article, I was inspired by the response that my previous article got i.e. on Markdowns in retail, which got read by over 10,000 retail professionals worldwide right from Australia to the UK and of course middle eastern countries. In continuation of my earlier blog on Markdowns topic, I would like to […]
“How to prepare your career for future jobs?” asked one of my readers on www.linkedin.com. My inspiration to write this article comes from the fact that daily on average I receive approx 20-30 messages on social platforms seeking employment or for references. I try my best to help my readers by guiding them to job […]
My current article is in continuation of my previous article which I had written on “Future of retail”. My current article is my attempt to share some key insights and business cases which has helped retailers reinvent themselves to a new phenomenon i.e. Retail 3.0. I would relate this concept of Retail3.0 to Indian […]
Physical shops aren’t dead as yet and they shall never perish, with time they shall evolve. The pop-up shop is a current trend which mall owners or Landlords cannot afford to ignore in the Middle Eastern markets. There is a saying that “Future belongs to those who embrace change with both open arms”. My inspiration […]
I am writing this new article from my personal experience wherein a close friend (I shall not disclose the name due to privacy issues) was made redundant from his company, having worked for over 10 years in the company. The situation and circumstances initially made him so nervous that he went into his dormant […]
