Indian eRetail Congress & Awards 2013

PRLog (Press Release) - Feb. 8, 2013 - Franchise India presents the annual Indian eRetail Congress and Awards 2013 which will be held in its second edition at The Claridges, Surajkund on 15th & 16th February 2013. Indian eRetail is a premier B2B event to engage with, directly address and influence those steering India’s leading Retailers. It also urges the existing eRetailers of the industry’s most influential business leaders and decision makers to challenge current thinking, unveil the latest innovations and shape the direction of retail. Over 50 of the industry’s most thought provoking, dynamic and inspirational speakers will share their visionary strategies and insights on the evolution of e retail technology in India and how retailers can upgrade their technology practices effectively.

The intensely investigative and content-rich Retail Technology roundtable will be a first-of-its-kind 90-minute confluence of Retailers and Technology Solution providers that will focus on exploring IT opportunities and challenges in retail business, differentiating customer offers, exploring the next gen Omni channel strategy, analyzing customer behavior, innovating and integrating retail, online and back office operations and using mobile, cloud and other technologies for monetizing profits in the given IT budget. The session will emphasize on how past adoption of technology affects present-day strategies and critically analyze the success factors of IT-enabled retailing in the 21st Century. It will focus on the new era of Retail personalization and how technology can help Retailers become more relevant to shoppers than ever before. The frank debate will swathe the latest Retail Technology practices, the reasons why Retailers need them and how technology can be implemented effectively.  E retail professionals, business heads, C level executives of retail & e retail companies, e start ups, marketing professionals, HR department and recruitment agencies, e retail solution providers, investors & financial institutions, research companies & consumer intelligence agencies, international retailers, importers, manufacturers, brands & local retailers are expected to attend and benefit immensely from the conference and exhibition.

This straightforward Retail Tech-Talk, led by Leading Retailers, Retail CIO's and Retail Technology providers, will be a prelude to the Retailer Technology Awards 2013. The Retailer Technology Awards is the most prestigious awards program in the industry scheduled for the 16th of February at Hotel Claridges, New Delhi. Through this platform, Franchise India recognizes the best companies that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems and tools that have helped companies achieve measurable results. The Awards recognize excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the Indian retail sector. They are open to all retail companies who have implemented innovative technological solutions that have improved operational efficiency for the benefit of retailers and suppliers, helped achieve tangible growth, smarter business decisions, better inventory control, minimize retail fraud, safe and secure payment gateway with efficiency and help build customer loyalty.

Organized by Retailer Media and judged by leading retailers, the Retailer Technology Awards 2013 celebrates Technical Excellence in Retail, presenting an opportunity for technology organisations to gain the prestige of public acknowledgement as being the leader in their field.

Gaurav Marya, Chairman, Franchise India elaborated, “Retail Technology has moved away from just being an obligatory expenditure to an enabler-of change and a creator of new business opportunities. In the retailer's quest to build an omni-channel platform, it is important for technology players to deliver tailored assortments and categories, enhance customer experience and deliver new gen technology that marries cutting-edge science for fulfilling customer needs. The Indian eRetail Congress brings togetherRetailers and Suppliers to steer this transformation to its desired destination. With the Retailer Technology Awards, we, at Franchise India, look forward to felicitating the stars of Retail Technology.”

The Indian eRetail Congress 2013 in its second edition is also designed so participants can decode the online consumption framework and build customer connect in the virtual terrain by engaging with Indian & Global industry experts around strategies to design digital Retail stores.

You can find more details for the event on www.franchiseindia.com/eretail and for the awards show on www.indianretailer.com/techawards

About the Organizer, Franchise India

Franchise India is Asia’s largest integrated franchise solution company since 1999, with an absolute authority on Franchising, Licensing, Retailing, Real estate and Marketing. The company has consulted several major brands over these years like Sbarro, Peter England, Barista, Booster Juice, Videocon, Perfect Wellness, Satya Paul, Bwitch, HCL, MGF, Quality Walls, Tata, Gitanjali, HSBC, Levis, JK Tyres, Lakme, D’damas, Adidas, Euro Kidz, The Apollo Clinic, Chhabra 555, Kidzee, Motilal Oswal, Rosebys, Next, Welhome and more, through media, advisory and exhibitions. With its strategically formed divisions, Franchise India has created its own niche as the pioneers of franchise industry and a small business authority.