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10. NATIONAL NEWSMAKERS 43. EMERGING BRAND 58. MARKET SCAN
E-COMMERCE BUILDING A STRONG GO COLORS OPENS 200TH STORE AT COOL COLORS TO FOCUS ON
PLATFORM FOR GROWTH HIGH STREET PHOENIX MUMBAI OPENING NEW EBOS & MBOS IN 2018
The 200th store is a testament that Go Cool Colors is well on its way to becoming
12. INTERNATIONAL NEWSMAKERS Colors has established itself as a brand in an alternative to mainstream brands in
GLOBAL RETAIL TRANSFORMATION the legwear segment the country
CONTINUES AT STEADY PACE
44. AWARDS 62. IN FOCUS
16. SUCCESS STORY SIRS 2017: SOUTH INDIA RETAIL THE ‘SHOPPING REINVENTED’
TABLEZ TO OPEN TEN MORE STORES AWARDS MEGATREND IN INDIA
THIS YEAR, TO FOCUS ON NORTH AND The South India Retail Awards honoured Farhat Hanif writes on the three stages
WEST INDIA business legends, professionals and of shoppers’ journey – pre-purchase,
In an exclusive interview, Adeeb Ahamed, innovators for excellence in retail and purchase and the post-purchase.
Managing Director, Tablez talks of his customer service
brand’s business model, as well as 64. SPOTLIGHT
expansion plans in India 54. BRAND PROFILE ‘EXPRESS AVENUE LED TO THE
NEERU’S JOURNEY: FROM HUMBLE CREATION OF A NEW-AGE RETAIL
20. EXCELLENCE BEGINNINGS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKET IN CHENNAI’
MAX FASHION ON A GROWTH SPREE, PLANS The creation and success of Express
TARGETS 50 NEW STORES IN 2018 From supplying raw material to being Avenue has paved the way for other
Vasanth Kumar, Executive Director, Max counted among the top fashion brands in malls, leading to the creation of a retail
Fashion India on his brand’s Omnichannel India today, Neeru’s has come a long way market in Chennai that is second to none
strategy and expansion plans
66. DYNAMICS
24. MY THOUGHTS THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF FOOD
‘2017 TURNED OUT TO BE A [ C O VER ST OR Y ] RETAILING IN INDIA
BRILLIANT YEAR FOR PRESTIGE An in-depth analysis of India’s foodservice
GROUP’ SOUTH INDIA RETAIL industry, the stakeholders and the
Irfan Razack – CMD, Prestige Group, on SUMMIT 2017: EVENT changing dynamics
the success of the Prestige Group in 2017
REPORT 74. RETAIL IN RESTAURANTS
26. CENTER STAGE [P A GE 32] THE NEXT WAVE OF CHANGE IN THE
SRI SRI TATTVA TO OPEN 1,000 NEW FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY
STORES IN INDIA With technology providing a leading
Sri Sri Tattva aims to expand the brand edge, restaurants have remodeled
presence to 60 countries themselves to include separate retail
sections in a bid to attract Millennials
28. EXCLUSIVE
ETHNIC WEAR RETAILER SOCH TO GO 76. EXPERT SPEAK
INTERNATIONAL HIGH TIMES FOR SOUTH INDIA’S
Manohar Chatlani, MD & CEO, to expand THRIVING RETAIL MARKETS
the brand in South East Asian market by Pankaj Renjhen, Managing Director –
the end of FY 2018 Retail Services, JLL India on why retailers
are attracted to South India’s Tier I cities
38. FOCUS
‘THE FOCUS OF PRISMA IS ON 78. THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
CREATING INTERNATIONAL The who’s who of the South Indian WHY IN-STORE EXPERIENCE MATTERS
STANDARDS FOR CONSUMERS’ retail industry converged on a single MORE THAN EVER
Ajay Kumar Jain, Executive Director, platform at SIRS 2017 to discuss key An expert roundtable discussion on the
Prisma on the origins of the brand, retail issues, retail solutions and importance of in-store experiences that
company’s focus on e-commerce and best practices within the industry set stores a step ahead from the rest
opening up of exclusive stores