Indian Retail Gurus !

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Indian Retail Legendary Hall of Fame :: maybe the first one !


The known ones ::


BS Nagesh ::He must be a Brand by himself , mite be time to put it under a brand valuation study ! A legend now!


Kishore Biyani :: The marwari turned retail big shot , who seems to be eyeing the wallets of the consumer for increasing spends in his business , clearly a modern day Pickpocketer !


Govind Mirchandani :: The Sometime eccentric ,marketing plus retail veteran , seems to have fallen into the oblivion these days.Known for building some of India finest brands


gopal rao :: The man behind Madura Garments steady and organised growth


The Challengers ::

the lessor knowns !!


Shumone Chatterjee :: The One many army at Levis ( i) is a workaholic plus great eye for detail . plus amazing sharpness

watch out for him in the market .


Sailesh Chaturvedi :: The man behind Allan solly intially now spearheading Tommy in India and seems to be doing a great job at it !


If you have more names , pls add !







Comments

Booklover said…
R.Sriram who built the biggest lifestyle store brand - Crossword

It's sad he is not with crossword anymore.
April 7, 2008 at 5:18 PM
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