Progressive Grocer Magazine - August 2018

In this issue

PROGRESSIVE GROCER has been the voice of the food retail industry for over 80 years in the USA. Serving a wide audience in the Indian market, Progressive Grocer India's readers are top management at headquarters and top decision makers at store level. By anticipating, reporting and interpreting important data and trends, PROGRESSIVE GROCER fulfils its mission of identifying and highlighting insights and opportunity for leading grocery retailers, thereby accelerating brands and sales success for leading manufacturers

How Cloud Telephony Is Raising The Bar For Retail Industry

The Retail industry is evolving and adopting technologies at a faster rate than ever. To meet the higher benchmarks set by e-commerce, the sector has turned its back to the conventional ways of executing business processes. Retail stores have realized the power of automation. Of all the technologies that they are adopting, cloud telephony is has emerged as an innovative technology for the retail industry.

3 mins

Trailblazer Of South India's F&G Retail

Established in 1905, Nilgiris is one of the pioneers of organised retail in India and a heritage brand with a storied legacy of delivering quality customer service. Operating under the banner of Future Group, Nilgiris spawns 215 F&G outlets across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala with a total retail area spanning 4.45 lakh sq.ft. The supermarket chain is positioned as a neighborhood store that guarantees assortment, range and freshness. “Nilgiris operates on the foundation of personal connect that translates into quality service and continues to build on its product range in order to respond to its customer’s evolving needs,” says CEO Venkateshwar Kumar in a chat with Progressive Grocer during which he outlines his plans to propel future growth of Nilgiris by going for a more contemporary look, by building on its existing infrastructure and with the help of more updated technology.

7 mins

Increased Investments In India's Dairy Sector Is Driving Competition

Dairy is witnessing consistent growth in the consumption of value-added products such as flavoured milk drinks, lassi, curd and yoghurt. The Indian dairy market, though dominated by cooperatives, is also witnessing increased interest from financial institutions as an investment destination. Progressive Grocer spoke to Prashant Roy, Senior Research Analyst – Food & Nutrition at Euromonitor International and Dilip Radhakrishna, Research Analyst – Food & Nutrition at Euromonitor International about the trends and developments influencing the dairy industry in India and prospects ahead for its different product segments.

8 mins

How To Innovate To Make Your Brand A Big Hit

Consumers are eager for innovation when it comes to packaged goods and are interested in trying new food products at the grocery store. This shows immense opportunity for manufacturers and retailers to offer consumers something fresh. Innovation and new products spark excitement in the consumer and generate more opportunities for buying regardless of the shopping channel or medium. New products are the lifeblood of retailing – they infuse verve into existing lines, create completely new categories, and fulfill unmet needs not previously on consumers’ or retailers’ radar. It is not surprising that brands today are continuously looking to the wider food and drinks market to spot trends early on and promote continuous development of more experiential, convenient and innovative product propositions.

10+ mins

The Organic Way Of Life

Nature’s Soul is an organic and sustainable grocery outlet that caters to consumers who are looking to incorporate healthy buying habits into their lifestyle. With an extensive product range consisting of gluten-free and vegan variants, the enterprise aims to bring back traditional and chemicalfree methods of farming. Founder and Director Arjun Sahni speaks to Nimisha Gautam of Progressive Grocer about modern purchasing trends in organic and his outlet’s sourcing strategy.

3 mins

Practical Solutions

Grocers and CPG companies find success as they embrace the evolution of category management.

7 mins

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PROGRESSIVE GROCER has been the voice of the food retail industry for over 80 years in the USA. Serving a wide audience in the Indian market, Progressive Grocer India's readers are top management at headquarters and top decision makers at store level. By anticipating, reporting and interpreting important data and trends, PROGRESSIVE GROCER fulfils its mission of identifying and highlighting insights and opportunity for leading grocery retailers, thereby accelerating brands and sales success for leading manufacturers