January 25, 2016 - Fashion discovery app Wooplr ropes in Koovs' Rajesh Kamra to head social commerce; Arvind Sports' Rajiv Mehta as senior advisor

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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk The story of the ambitious entry plan of American retailer Target into Canada and how it ultimately bombed (bankruptcy protection after $7bn in investment) is something that anyone in (Retail) Operations can learn from. From aggressive targets, to bad software decisions, to a lack of understanding of local nuances, anything that could go wrong went wrong. Also, the human stories of how bad business decisions can affect the lives of thousands of employees is telling - Comment Digital Fashion discovery app Wooplr ropes in Koovs' Rajesh Kamra to head social commerce; Arvind Sports' Rajiv Mehta as senior advisor The company founded in 2012 pivoted from an offline to online discovery platform to an ecommerce affiliate model in 2015. Have a penchant for good content? Coming Soon This time it’s not personal!   Advt: Get qualified leads for your business TradeBriefs introduces automated mobile number verification, progressive qualification and other API-based verification. Save time and money! Digital Chumbak signs cloud service agreement with IBM Chumbak has over 40 outlets in India and large-format flagship stores in six cities. IBM said it has been working with Chumbak for the past six-seven months. Digital Flipkart claims to have 47% of mobile traffic, ahead of Amazon and Snapdeal Flipkart has the most mobile traffic among e-commerce websites, according to data by SimilarWeb for December 2015. Digital Unicorn India ties up with JRL to bring on board HNIs to participate in India's startup funding The partnership comes at a time when the fund has also got a commitment from the India Aspiration Fund, a Rs 2,000-cr fund of funds launched by the government last year. Digital Norwest Venture Partners to step up startup investment in India; eyes technology startups Norwest Venture Partners to step up start-up investment in India - The company has already invested nearly $700 million (nearly 4,744.6 crore) in teh country so far. Retail Delhiites, come Febuary you can pick up your online purchases from nearest metro station - E-commerce companies, in a bid to ensure pick-up convenience, are likely to start delivering select products to metro stations. Retail The myth of healthy fast food: One chain's salad has more fat than a Big Mac The myth of healthy fast food: One chain's salad has more fat than a Big MacSTLtoday.comIf you believe a fast-food outlet is healthy, then you're prone to consume more calories than at a "bad" one like Burger King. Consider how healthy chains slather fat on kale, the nutritional superstar. Lyfe Kitchen's kale salad has more fat than a Big ... Retail APMCs: from frying pan to fire? s the debate grows within the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine in the State over amendments to the Maharashtra Agriculture Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, agri-activists say any change Retail Tech gives wings to logistics firms' last-mile dash When former Facebook product expert Santanu Bhattacharya returned to India to join logistics venture Delhivery as its technology head, he was in for a shock. Although he’d spent his childhood in Tripura, Bhattacharya lived and worked in the US for close to two decades and couldn’t get his head around the way addresses were written. Telecom Telecom sector will need 41.6 lakh skilled workforce by 2022: Ravi Shankar Prasad Telecom sector will need 41.6 lakh skilled workforce by 2022: Ravi Shankar Prasad - Stressing on the need to train people, Prasad said India should develop an architecture whereby it becomes the supplier of skilled workforce everywhere. Telecom Why Facebook's Free Basics aka Digital India is Cancer for the Next Generation In the last two days, Facebook has started some stealthy “chutiyapa” operation to con people into supporting Digital India, not via the Internet we want, but the Free Basic Internet, that refers to Digital India Initiative by Facebook aka internet.org for which we clearly said NO. Facebook is now sending its users notifications on how their friends … Telecom Facebook: Bullish Ahead Of The Print Facebook will report on Wednesday with consensus expecting $0.68 in EPS and $5.36b in revenue.Key focuses for the quarter are MAU growth, video ads and messenge Finance New banks to complement existing banking system, says Kochhar Kochhar said payment banks can complement the existing banking system and ICICI Bank will explore opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships. Finance Reserve Bank of India's ECB norms: two steps forward, one step back The Reserve Bank of India’s revamped norms for external commercial borrowings (ECB) benefit global lenders rather than domestic borrowers, analysts and bankers said. The new rules were announced by Finance Defaulters must not flaunt money: Raghuram Rajan Your savings in trouble as public banks run out of money - Called gross Non Performing Assets, the growth in these non-recoverable loans of certain banks is nearing 100%. Finance Public sector banks responsible for country's growth in all sectors, says Prabhat Patnaik Stating that the Indian economy has cut out different tasks for private and public sector banks, eminent economist Prabhat Patnaik on Sunday said that if PSU banks start functioning like private bank Software How will Zero Distance initiative at Infosys can help clients save $1 bn a year? The Infosys CEO has for the first time put a number to measure the success of the approach introduced last year Software Micromax brings back old executives and hands in a bid to fight competition The company is roping in former execs to invigorate operations and sales, which have increasingly come under pressure from Samsung, Intex and a slew of Chinese entrants. Software Chinese phone maker Gionee plans to launch single-brand stores in India It plans to increase the number of franchisee outlets to 100 by March and 250 by December, Gionee India CEO Arvind Vohra said. Ecommerce Amazon's net loss from India business widens to Rs 1,724 crore even as sales jump six-fold in the year ended March 2015 Amazon India’s portal was the most-visited site in the country and also had the fastest-growing shopping app among all ecommerce companies in 2015. Ecommerce E-tailers to deliver products at Delhi metro stations; expects to come in handy for those who make online purchase and collect them at their convenience The arrangement is expected to come in handy for those who make online purchase but are generally not at home to receive things ordered. Ecommerce How a boom in corporate office leasing reflects India's solid economic base 2015 was the best year ever in corporate office leasing, and may be a concrete indicator that, despite near-term worries, the Indian economy is on solid ground. Ecommerce Urban Ladder forays into the mattress category in April, 2015, witnessing unprecedented growth of 30% month-on-month in addition to doubling sale in last quarter Urban Ladder, the online furniture and home decor startup, which forayed into the mattress category in April, 2015, is witnessing unprecedented growt.. Franchise Franchisee Journey: From quick lube operators for several years to Jiffy Lube franchisees Steve Allison and his business partner weren't looking to franchise, but they went for it after Jiffy Lube International made a compelling case. Franchise How to regain respect from the online community after a bad review If you’re franchising in the hospitality industry, the odd negative review is known to be an occupational hazard. But when the comments are made on TripAdvisor or on your Facebook page, be aware that the online community have become the beast that never sleeps, and your reaction is crucial. HR Over 80 per cent engineering graduates in India unemployable: Study In terms of cities, Delhi continues to produce the highest number of employable engineers followed by Bengaluru and the western parts of the country. HR Air India Senior Trainee Pilots Recruitment 2016 Download Notification and Apply Online For 534 Vacancies Here Air India Senior Trainee Pilots Recruitment 2016 Download Notification and Apply Online For 534 Vacancies Here and the candidates can download the notification and apply for the posts on the website or from here HR DSE, XLRI join hands to train govt teachers The district education department has sought the help of XLRI School of Business and Human Resources to improve the communication and teaching skills of the government school teachers. HR Seeking to take on new rivals, Micromax brings back old hands The company is roping in former execs to invigorate operations and sales, which have increasingly come under pressure from Samsung, Intex and a slew of Chinese entrants. Logistics Air India to lease out 17000 sq ft of commercial space at erstwhile Mumbai headquarters, will earn an amount of 5 crores per annum on lease amount The airline has already rented out most of the 4,49,000 sq ft space of the iconic Air India Tower facing the Arabian Sea in the country's financial capital.   Logistics 70 passengers offloaded from Indigo flight for 'unruly behaviour', were making threatening remarks to and misbehaved with cabin crew Indigo in a statement said the passengers were offloaded "on the grounds of unruly behaviour" and an FIR has been lodged with local police in this regard. The passengers, on the other hand, alleged that they were harassed by the airline's staff. Logistics Vainganga river in Bhandara district is the first to get an inland water transport project: Gadkari Logistics Indian Railways to install signboards across 2000 stations with 1,00,000 networked large screens to tap advertisement potential As per the plan, railways will install about 100,000 networked large screens across 2000 stations connected using multi-path protected optical fibre network, with a screen in front of each train coach, in concourse, circulating area, foot over bridges, waiting rooms, lounges and every other place that makes sense to the rail users. Construction Housing finance companies in the slow lane on account of lower disbursement and higher repayment The moderation in the loan book was on account of lower disbursement growth and higher repayment as customers switched to housing loans from banks, which have lowered their lending rates Construction Home loans helps big time in saving taxes despite higher liability burden Borrowing money to buy a house not only gets you an asset but also helps you save on taxes along the way Construction How a boom in corporate office leasing reflects India's solid economic base 2015 was the best year ever in corporate office leasing, and may be a concrete indicator that, despite near-term worries, the Indian economy is on sol.. Construction Kotak Fund gets over 270-crore exit option from Sunteck Realty The private equity realty fund had invested capital at the time of acquiring the 16-acre land parcel - which is part of the project - in 2012. The exi.. Marketing Will enhance marketing strategy to make airports commercially viable : AAI Will enhance marketing strategy to make airports commercially viable: AAI - At the Airport Marketing Conference held recently in Gurgaon, officials and experts chalked out a strategy to make commercial use of airport infrastructure in the country. Marketing BBC Advertising's content marketing arm bets big on Indian market : Report BBC will be offering its content marketing service to its premium clients this year as part of the package. “India is a key market for us,” said John Williams. Marketing Three of Twitter's top execs are leaving : Report AP/ AnonymousKatie Jacobs Stanton (right) was part of Barack Obama's social media savvy team during the first part of his presidencyThree of Twitter's Marketing Securing our smart infrastructure Embedding security at every stage of the Digital India and Smart Cities initiatives is essential to protect our critical infrastructure from cyber attacks Politics ‘War criminal’: How did a ‘fake’ letter about Netaji Bose create so much controversy? Amid the 100 files pertaining to Netaji Bose that the centre put up in the public domain on Saturday, the one that stole the show was not even part of the declassified documents. Politics Prashant Kishor, Bihar CM's New Advisor, To Hire 1,200 Consultants To Strengthen Bureaucracy Prashant Kishor, the political campaign strategist for Nitish Kumar in the Bihar elections, has been appointed advisor on policy and programme implementation in the chief minister’s office. He w Politics Modi And I Have Developed A Friendship, Says Barack Obama WASHINGTON -- In a strong message, US President Barack Obama told Pakistan today that it "can and must" take more effective action against terrorist groups operating from its soil by "d Politics Amit Shah All Set To Serve Another Term As BJP President From Today NEW DELHI -- Despite drawing flak from several quarters for poll debacles in Delhi and Bihar, incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president is tipped to be re-elected unopposed to the top post on S Sports Government should not get involved in sports: Abhinav Bindra Calling for professionalisation of the sports federations, India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Sunday said the government should not involve itself in sports. Sports I hope Sergio Aguero continues, he’s a top player: Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Pellegrini denied Manchester City were "just Sergio Aguero" but agreed he was critical to the team. Sports It was spectacular, wild, good football: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp Juergen Klopp and his players celebrated Adam Lallana's winner at Norwich so wildly that the manager ended up breaking his glasses. Sports For Hardik Pandya, hard work pays, finally From a lower-middle class background to playing first-class cricket, IPL and now on the verge of representing the country, his life has taken a sudden flight in the last year or so. Entertainment Oscar boycott has already been effective: Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Radcliffe says the threat of boycotting Oscars is already changing Hollywood. Entertainment 45 percent Indian cinema revenue comes from south: Resul Pookutty Resul Pookutty on January 24 said that 45 percent of the total revenue of Indian cinema comes from the southern filmdom. Entertainment Chris Rock still Oscars host;monologue to tackle OscarsSoWhite Chris Rock is still on board to host the Oscars this year despite calls for him to join the boycott protesting the Academy's lack of diversity. Entertainment ‘The Big Short’ wins Producers Guild Award "The Big Short" has been named the best-produced film of 2015 by the Producers Guild of America. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India