05 - 06 March 2012  |  Mumbai

 
Ecommerce has been in news with reports of new internet retail start-ups and capital invested behind the same. Entrepreneur and investor community is super excited and live. Company valuations have hit the skies. India is moving beyond online travel and classifieds and e-tailing as an ecommerce category is exploding.

Now Internet Retail has transformed from a conversation topic to a necessity amongst Retail and Brand Owners. After modern retail as a category has started getting acceptance within India; Internet Retail is the next big thing on the horizon.

This market is underdeveloped from all angles of the current Indian ecosystem i.e. Suppliers, Consumers, Infrastructure, Governance, Manpower etc.

For a Brand Owner or retailer looking to venture into ecommerce they need to understand the bricks and clicks of this channel to succeed within the same.
  PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
 

We have designed a coursework which explains what ecommerce is, where it's heading and how to compete, operate & sustain effectively in this industry.

The program is designed for two key teams in the organization:
A) The Management Team.
B) The Operations/ Execution Team.

The program Enables the Management Team to:

  • Understand the changing dynamics of ecommerce presently in India.
  • How this shift is affecting industries & why a few business models will be extinct in coming years.
  • How ecommerce will affect the brick n mortar stores.
  • How the legacy supply chains will be forced to change themselves.
  • What is the future potential of ecommerce and why should they invest in it today.

The program Enables the Operations/ Execution Team to:

  • Understand the building blocks of online retailing.
  • Detailed knowledge of technologies to be deployed.
  • Why content is really the king online.
  • Effective online marketing techniques to apply.
  • How to manage fulfillment & last mile delivery.
  • Importance of Customer Service Online.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
CEO's, Heads of Departments, Functional Heads, Senior Managers, Store Managers, Department Managers, Managers from Support Functions esp. IT, Operations Managers , Brand Managers, Store & Brand Owners, etc.
 
Delegate Registration Fee
RAI Members: 7,500/-*
Non Members: 12,000/-*
*plus 10.30% service tax
 
REGISTRATION CONTACT
Lawrence Fernandes, Cell: +91 9029089915
Email: lawrence@rai.net.in

Paresh K Jadhav, Cell: +91 9870644290
Email: paresh@rai.net.in
 

 

  Speaker Profile
 
Samarjeet is a B. Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Goa Institute of Management. Samar, as all the iksulites call him, is a veteran in the Internet industry with 10 years of professional experience. He loves the challenge of setting new businesses and has passion for Internet enabled businesses.

He has been with eBay www.ebay.in for 5 years and was involved with Category Management and other Marketing roles. Samarjeet, in his last responsibility was heading the marketing of eBay services to e-Commerce organizations. Samarjeet was also involved in setting up of one of India's largest gifting portal www.tajonline.com.

Samarjeet has immense experience in the technology side of e-businesses and has worked with California Software Labs www.cswl.com where he was involved in business development and delivery of their offshore practice.

Executing his "bias to action", he possesses comprehensive e-commerce expertise and infectious motivational sprit.
 
COURSE CONTENT

Extensive coursework on the Ecommerce and Internet Retail industry globally and special detailing is paid to the various operational components of the online retail environment.

These include, but are not limited to the following:

Day 1 : Ecommerce & Internet Retail
  Introduction to Ecommerce
  Why ecommerce
  Effects on the society
  Ecommerce Business Models
  Ecommerce in India
  Introduction to Online Retail
  Advantages & Disadvantages of online retail
  Current retail scenario in US
  Online retail in India
  Opportunities & challenges
Day 2: Managing Internet Retail Operations
  Building Blocks of Online Retail overview
  Technology in detail
  Content in detail
  Online Marketing Specifics
  Fulfillment
  Customer Care
  Future of ecommerce
  Key Lessons
 
 
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