Retail Leadership Summit (RLS) 2019
Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India (RAI) invites retailers to RAI's Retail Leadership Summit (RLS) 2019
About Kumar Rajagopalan:
Kumar Rajagopalan is the CEO of Retailers Association of India (RAI). In his current role at RAI, Kumar focuses on creating a positive business environment for modern retail in India.
Over recent years, Kumar has represented RAI as the voice for retailing in India and works with all levels of government and stakeholders. RAI supports employment growth and career opportunities in retail, promotes and sustains retail investments in communities from coast-to-coast, and enhances consumer choice and industry competitiveness.
Kumar is also a Director with Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI) and Independent Director on Board with Aeon Credit Service India Private Limited.
Kumar brings with him over 28 years of profound knowledge and business experience, having worked as the country head – retail solutions at IBM. At IBM, he was responsible for leading the business and solution development functions as well as closely working across the brand teams of IBM to define and execute the overall sales and thought leadership strategy for IBM India.
Kumar has also worked as the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of ‘Crossword Book Stores’. Kumar started his Retailing career with Shopper’s Stop Ltd. During his 13 years tenure with Shoppers’ Stop, he has had varied responsibilities including Head of Finance and Systems, Head of Operation, Head of Buying and Merchandising for Non-apparels, Head of concessions, Head of a venture called ‘Bargains’.
About RLS:
Retail Leadership Summit (RLS) is the biggest knowledge sharing platform organized by the industry, for the industry. It brings together all the stakeholders of retail for a common dialogue on the way forward. Over the years, it has come to be known as a premier platform where the biggest and brightest convene to exchange ideas, share business insights and deliberate on all things retail on a macro-level. Retail professionals flock to RLS as it is one of the most effective networking platforms where they get a chance to meet peers, potential partners, and industry leaders. Be it a retail professional, service provider, retailer or a business management student, RLS has something for everyone.
Who We Are:
Retailers Association of India (RAI) is the unified voice of retailers in India. A not for profit organization, RAI works with all stakeholders for creating the right environment for the growth of modern retail industry in India. We encourage, develop, facilitate and support retailers to modernize and adopt best practices that will delight customers.
What We Do:
RAI is a strong advocate for retailing in India and works with all levels of government and stakeholders. Our charter is to support employment growth and career opportunities in retail, to promote and sustain retail investments in communities from coast-to-coast, and to enhance consumer choice and industry competitiveness. RAI also provides its members with a full range of services and programs including education and training, benchmarking and best practices, networking, Policy advocacy, and industry information. Thus, RAI is the lead trade association representing an entire gamut of retailers, from chain store retailers and department stores through to independent emerging retailers, selling a wide selection of products across cities, towns, rural and virtual stores.
Our Initiatives:
RAI Provides: Advocacy support – we aggregate, and represent the “Voice of Industry” to policymakers and the government; Networking and Events – We provide regional and national events for members to network with each other and with the larger Retail Fraternity; Learning & Development – We provide a range of workshops and seminars for members to skill up as they scale up; Knowledge & Research – We work with a number of Knowledge Partners to deliver authoritative, insightful industry reports.
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