Dear Business Owner, We have all now truly entered the Digital Era. Now, Need is the king, Innovation is queen, Change is inevitable, and those who lead to Adapt. Win big. Just look at how some brands/products, which we hardly used before the pandemic, have now become “must-haves”. From face[…]
Do you want to be independent? Stop Working like a “naukar/worker” in your own business? Having Coached over 5000+ business owners, I find many business owners work like naukars & not as investors in their own business. Do you know why? They work 365 days and 24 hours “inside” their business, taking[…]
Hello! I am Shivaram From Retail Gurukul, Bangalore. We trust that you, your family, friends, and family are safe and taking all precautions in this time of crisis. Businesses wise, family-wise, lifestyle-wise a fundamental change is happening. It is said, this is the 3rd restructuring that is taking place in the[…]
We invite you again, to regular titbits, ideas and thoughts on how to grow or grow your business Today I would like to talk about a book whose author I met recently. The book is DREAM DARE DELIVER; the author is Subhasish Chakraborty of DTDC fame. I recently went to[…]
Dear Retailer, Do you do morning meetings in your store? If Yes, that’s great. If No, then why not? You should do morning meeting every day in your store. Every day in the morning around 10–10:30 AM you should do it. The meeting can start 5 minutes after the staff[…]
The inspiration to change the world.. It was in July 2011, when I was the Merchandising Head at Tanishq, that I got an offer from Dubai at twice my Indian Salary. Yet, the thought of leaving my family to become a bachelor in Dubai at 51 years of age made[…]
The biggest “untold“ pain in your store would be the >34% of the gold jewellery stuck for over 6 months. At a 30 kg of stock, that is 10 Kgs. Yes, Rs.5+Crores of precious, hard earned money. Rs. 5,00,00,000 or 25,000 Rs. 2,000 notes. Have you observed that you are[…]
What all do you observe in this picture of the Cricket Match between England and West Indies? There are no crowds. The Bowler is celebrating! The Batsman is out. Now let us compare this scene with our business. Are you like a person in[…]
Many of my potential clients, ask this question to me before they join my “Vitamin Money Online Courses” Coaching Program” – Will you help me in finding my “speciality – ex. Wedding jewellery” to increase my profits? This is a common confusion among so many retailers out there who want[…]
After carefully observing the jewellers, here’s what I have found out as the 3 more obsessions the successful retailers have mastered. 7. Growth: The successful one have out grown the “sarafa” market and established themselves in the new growth markets of the town/city but also into nearby towns and cities[…]