Technopak holds Marketing & Retail Conclave

The conclave was kicked off by the workshops on February 19. Workshops include topics like Understanding and Implementing Consumer Behaviour in a Retail Environment; Effective People Management for Retail; Developing & Implementing a Competitive Sourcing Strategy and others.

The conference at the conclave saw renowned national and international retailers and consultants. Some of them were Mr Arvind Singhal, Chairman, Technopak; Mr Bijou Kurien, President and Chief Executive, Lifestyle, Reliance Retail, India; Mr Damodar Mall, CEO Incubation & Innovation, Future Group and Mr Ashu Phakey, President, Subhiksha.

On February 20, Mr Arvind Singhal led the introduction and welcome note at the conference. Said Mr Singhal, Indian Retail market is booming. I see 2008 as the tipping point. There are several corporate houses like Reliance Retail, Bharti Enterprises, Aditya Birla group, Future Group who are poised for growth. Of course, there is a lot of interest in the Indian market amongst foreign players.

The conference discussions were focused around topics like Role of Modern Retail in Indias Growth; Emerging Markets: Key Challenges and Opportunities; Which Format is Most Suitable for India: The Big Vs. Small Debate and Modern Retail in India: Outlook 2015.

While speaking on the topic Role of Modern Retail in Indias Growth, Mr Bijou Kurien highlighted his perspective of retail trade in India, advantages and challenges in Modern Retail in Indias Growth. Said Mr Kurien, Retail sector is approximately $ billion in terms of size. There is a lot of opportunity that we have in this sector which is the second largest employer in this country, contributing 10% of the Gross Domestic Product.

Technopak Advisors is a services organization focused entirely on providing knowledge-based solutions to the Retail (Consumer Products), Fashion (Textile and Apparel) and Healthcare sectors.