In this issue

With the second wave of the pandemic, India’s retail sector has had to face a double whammy, even as businesses and consumers were beginning to hope for some light at the end of the tunnel. On a happier note, the nationwide vaccination drive is helping one stay hopeful and look at the times ahead with optimism. Lockdowns all across the nation are slowly getting eased. While retailers are preparing to get started with ofine business, they are more than confident about retailing within the digital domain. Shopper-centric approach, assortment & space planning have emerged as the keypillars for retailers to improve retail experience, sales and loyalty.

The June edition of IMAGES Retail highlights these shifting paradigms exclusively. However, there is no denying the future of retail is digital. Why future, retail at present is steering towards digitalisation and we have had prominent retailers all across industry tell us that.

Retail in a Click

COVID19 has forced the retail industry to shift its business model and focus on online capabilities. The pandemic has also altered the consumption volume in the retail sector, with higher consumer preference for home deliveries rather than visiting stores.

6 mins

Retailers are Looking Forward to June 2021 for Improvement in Sales: RAI

Economic revival is intertwined with the revival of retail businesses especially large formal retail spaces, which are the drivers of consumption. The only way of getting rid of the economic impact of pandemic and saving livelihoods is by everybody participating in sharing of the cost burden and acting to revive retail business activity.

4 mins

Onboard the Digital Wave

The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation all across industries and retail is no different. From adaption of the right tools to changing the internal policies and working style to budget, there is a lot of consideration and over the last year and a half these transformations have been a part of every retailer’s journey. How has the industry responded to digitalisation?

10+ mins

Building Asset-Light Retail Through Transformed E-Commerce

A roundtable, powered by OMUNI as part of the ‘Omnicomm Intelligence Series’, discussed the new roadmaps and constraints related to transformed e-commerce and Omnichannel retail, given the constraints brought forth by COVID. Here’s a brief overview of the session.

5 mins

Fraud Prevention: Delivering Trust-Based Customer Experience

The reality is that new users are far more likely to be declined at the point of transaction leading to the immediate loss of this revenue, and in many cases these customers never return meaning longer term loss of lifetime value.

4 mins

Advantage Of Emotion AI in Retail Specific Recruitment

Emotion AI is a subset of artificial intelligence that can understand, measure, simulate and react to human emotions, enabling them to detect, interpret and respond appropriately to bother verbal and non-verbal signals.

3 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.