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Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl on Creating a 'Discovery Platform' for Indian Consumers In less than two years, Snapdeal, a group discounting site in India, has grown to become one of the leading e-commerce sites in the country. According to co-founder Kunal Bahl, deals are only an entry point into the customer’s life. The vision, he says, is to build a brand that participates in consumers' lives every day, across product and service categories.
Amid Worries of a Slowdown, Charting India's Future Growth Trajectory India's growth trajectory has been losing some direction recently, a victim of political bickering and an economic slowdown. Though concerned about the deceleration, Indian business leaders attending the recent 16th annual Wharton India Economic Forum in Mumbai remained upbeat about the country's long-term potential. They also offered suggestions about how India could regain some of the lost momentum.
Will India's Current Diversification Trend Pay Off for Companies? Reliance Industries, India’s leading private sector company, has garnered notice with its recent announcement of a major foray into the media and entertainment sector. Reliance’s move is also reflective of a larger trend of companies moving outside their comfort zones. Of course, diversifications are not new to Indian firms. But unlike earlier, the current spate of activities is strategically driven, rather than mere opportunism. There have been some failures, however, and the final outcome of many of these efforts remains to be seen.
Nielsen India President Piyush Mathur: 'If We Can Keep Our Best People, It Will Be Very Hard for Us to Fail' Nielsen India president Piyush Mathur sees India as one of the fastest-growing markets, both as an economy and for his own business. But the problem, he says, will be retaining talent. Nielsen has put in place a system that motivates talent to stay with the company. The global information firm is now introducing its international products in India, he notes in this interview with India Knowledge@Wharton.
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