ONLINE RETAIL in INDIA

"National Seminar on ONLINE RETAIL IN INDIA: Emerging Trends and Future Challenges"

The retailing landscape in India is changing rapidly, especially now when digital changes the plot in real time.

Have you ever deliberated on the issues of online retail in a country with such a diverse and complex consumer-base as India?

Have you ever tried to speculate what strategies online retailers adopt towards the changing trends in consumer behaviour?

What's it like to be a young entrepreneur of a start-up providing online services?

E-tailing is adding all kinds of armoury in the retailing warfare!
Get to know it all from those behind this phenomenon!

Speakers include eminent names from FMS, Economic Times, Technopak, Thomas Cook, Ernst&Young, Future Group, Snapdeal.com, Limeroad.com, many more companies.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

DAY 1: Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Venue: Auditorium

9:00 – 9:30 am REGISTRATION

9:30 – 11:00 am INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome Address:
Dr. Babli Moitra Saraf – Principal, Indraprastha College for Women
Keynote Address:
“Issues in Online Retail in Indiaâ€
Mr. Ankur Bisen – Senior Vice-President, Retail & Consumer Products,Technopak.

11:00 – 11:15 am TEA BREAK

11:15am – 1:15 pm
SESSION 1: Internet Audience and Consumer Behaviour
The session would seek to throw light on the changing trends in online shopping
and the strategies of online retailers towards these changing trends.
CHAIRPERSON:
Dr. Harsh Verma – Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Angad Chowdhry – Quantum Consumer Solutions, Delhi.
Ms. Suchi Mukherjee – CEO, limeroad.com

1:15 – 2:00 pm LUNCH

2:00 – 4:00 pm
SESSION 2: Online Retail in Services : Education and Travel & Tourism
The session will
i) deal with the prospects for online education in India, particularly in the context
of the launch of the Digital India Initiative of the Govt. and the perceived threat
to the physical service providers in the field
ii) profile the journey of young entrepreneurs of successful start-ups providing
online services.
CHAIRPERSON:
Mr. Amitabh Pandey – Former President & Head, e-business, Thomas Cook, India
SPEAKERS:
Mr. Nikhil Rajpal – Partner, Business Advisory Services, Ernst & Young, India
Mr. Dhruv Raj Gupta – Co-founder, seeksherpa.com
Ms. Nidhi Kumar – CEO & Co-founder, hoipolloijobs.com

DAY 2: Thursday, February 19, 2015
Venue: Auditorium

9:30 – 11:30 am
SESSION 3: Challenges and Strategies for the Future
The session will try to analyse -
i) the nature of the challenges and the strategies adopted by online retail as
well as physical retail which is increasingly feeling the heat of the growing
competition from online retailers
ii) the policy imperatives for India’s online sector.
CHAIRPERSON:
Prof. Sri Ram Khanna – Dept. of Commerce, University of Delhi
SPEAKERS:
Mr. Abhishek Kumar – Head, Corporate Development, snapdeal.com
Mr. Sandip Tarkas – President, Customer Strategy, Future Group
Mr. Shelley Singh – Senior Assistant Editor, Economic Times, Delhi

Paper presentations

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18th February

INR 100 for students
INR 300 for research scholars
INR 500 for faculty

Adjacent to Civil Lines Metro Station on yellow line

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