In this issue

During COVID-19, every single day has been a new lesson for the retail industry. Despite a loss worth crores, the pandemic has taught so many things to the entire retail fraternity. It has made retailers believe that technology and digital transformation is the only way forward and as a result, retailers are transforming the entire shopping ecosystem into multi-channel 24×7 seamless shopper experiences.

Keeping this notion to the fore, IMAGES Group conducted a first of its kind Live on Your Screen digital event – ‘Phygital Retail Convention’ in October. The event was 2020’s most powerful business event for retail and retail support industries. Along with India’s top retail companies and international brands, key decision makers from retail design, technology, retail real estate, logistics & supply chain companies used the virtual medium platform to gather insights, view latest retail innovations and network for emerging business opportunities pan India. The 2-day event received an overwhelming response from both the Retail & Shopping Centre Industries. Readers can visit https://phygitalretailconvention.com/ and view sessions which will be live for one month.

Indian Retail Sector Gears Up For Festival Season, Big Players Announce Big Offers

The industry is seeing the upcoming festival season as a big opportunity to maximise on sales and footfalls

5 mins

E-COMMERCE REPORTS STEEP INCLINE IN Q2 PROFITS GLOBALLY

Riding on the surge in demand in the COVID-19 times, online retail sales in Asia will grow from US$ 1.5 trillion in 2019 to US$ 2.5 trillion in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.3 percent…

5 mins

Contactless Technology & the Future of the Foodservice Industry

The dine-in sector saw a drop of 6 percent in the number of restaurants in the first week of March, another 20 percent in the subsequent week. It all came to a standstill from April and lasted till mid-June. The only option left for many restaurants amidst the chaos was to become takeaway and delivery only outlets, explain foodservice industry leaders, while outlining their strategy to overcome the COVID era…

10+ mins

Retailers Must Prepare for Transformation Post-COVID

With rapidly evolving consumer preferences and attitudes, businesses and retailers are embracing the change and preparing for transformation in order to provide a seamless shopping experience to consumers in the COVID and post-COVID eras…

8 mins

Parivartan: A Platform to Collaborate & Innovate for Retailers

The event by TRRAIN was a virtual open forum where retailers from across formats and departments came together to brainstorm about the ‘new normal’…

2 mins

Research: The New Retail Reality

A report by KPMG in India and Retailers Association of India (RAI) sheds light on how the pandemic has led to a change in consumer behaviour and more importantly how the retail space is undergoing a complete makeover…

9 mins

Vinculum: A One Stop Destination for Omnichannel Commerce & Retail Solutions

Through an uberised network of digital savvy brand distributors and a connected ecosystem of IOR, custom clearance agents, and digital marketing partners, Vinculum helps brands to scale globally...

6 mins

Gender-Neutral Beauty Brands Shatter Traditional Retail Stereotypes

Over the years, there has been a gradual change in consumer preferences towards cruelty free, natural, and organic products. This change has now evolved enough to include gender-neutral beauty products as well…

8 mins

4 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Demand Forecasting In Retail

The past decade will be reminisced as an era where machines began their journey on the path of intelligence - proficient in learning, executing, and ‘thinking’ like humans do…

3 mins

Automation & AI to Rule the Kitchenware Industry Post-Pandemic

Kitchens across the world over are set to become more intelligent with smart appliances, bot chefs, voice assistant, tailor-made menus and perfect dishes, therefore, the kitchenware industry is set to evolve technically…

6 mins

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Images Retail Magazine Description:

Launched in 2003, IMAGES Retail magazine took on the task of analysing the emerging organised retail industry at a time when the industry itself had little data to work on. The magazine covers the gamut of Indian and International movements in retail technology, logistics and supply chain, store formats, store design, retail real estate, franchising and human resource, besides reporting on significant directions within India’s sunrise industry.

The magazine is widely acknowledged India’s leading retail intelligence publication for decades now, providing news, insights, research & analysis, intelligence and data covering retail operations across all Indian markets.

The mission of the monthly B2B magazine – published exclusively for the retail industry – is to bring industry leaders and brand owners up to date with the latest in retail technology & innovations, provide them with in-depth research, studies and analytical, insightful features which help them grow their businesses in India. The magazine aims to spark ideas and shape agendas for decision makers in India’s competitive retail industry.