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What the shoes show

Big Bazaar ups its fashion sense

Kishore Biyani's flagship clothing brand signs on cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and mulls neighbourhood stores

Early tech adopters outpace peers

The extent to which tech leaders outpace other SMEs in revenue and job growth is consistent across both developed and emerging countries

The Strategist Quiz (#329)

Answers to last week's quiz (#329)

Connect mobile phones with a 160-year-old company that initially specialised in banknote printing and the supply of security paper and machines for banknote processing

The top 10 business bestsellers

INNOVATION ENGINE: DRIVING EXECUTION FOR BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS

Will the leader please stand up?

Is it a good idea to have a mix of people involved in key corporate decisions, as opposed to a single leader sealing the fate of a corporation's decision-making process?

"The promo was intended to drive loyalty among consumers who were into multi-simming"

What has been the most interesting sales promotion you have engineered?

Talent and risk

Few companies integrate human capital into their risk management and planning process; even fewer feel they are effective in managing talent risk

Procurement needs more intellectual horse power: Robert Tevelson & Rohit Vohra

Interview with senior partner & MD and partner & director, BCG

Building an agile supply chain

Leaders need to design a supplier portfolio based on expected values (prices and costs) rather than those defined in contracts

When the leader trips

What decision makers can learn from Nokia and Infosys

Bureaucrats: scared and sulking

Recent investigations into the telecom spectrum and coal scams have made the Indian bureaucrat very wary of taking decisions

FMCG's new love: Salons

As men and women spend more at salons, companies in fast moving consumer goods sector are increasingly looking to wedge a foothold in the services business

Big Mac gets a king-sized threat

The world's largest burger chain, McDonald's, has had a smooth run in India till now. But Burger King, one of its biggest rivals, could be looking to eat away at its headstart

Malavika Sangghvi: To feel and to think

Events like THINK encourage people to listen, engage and open one's hearts and minds

An artist in chains

Panahi's Closed Curtain is an explicit comment on his real-life situation

Not as sunny as the beaches

It may have topped the Raghuram Rajan panel's list of successful states, but Goa's progress is still marked by policy inconsistencies

Extraordinary cyber citizens

From VIP discounts, adventures and networking opportunities, an exclusive online club offers these and more

Stepford Wives, Part II - The Factory