SIMSR Organizes the Retail Wars- Kurukshetra in the 4^th National Retail Summit

Mumbai, Feb 13, 2013: National Retail Summit is an event organised by Label, a Retail Forum of SIMSR. It is a two day event that was organized on the 13th and 14th of Feb 2013. Aimed at making everybody more aware about the growth, scope and the burning issues of the retail industry in India, the event was co-ordinated by first year PGDM Retail Management students under the aegis of Dr. RamKishen Y, the Founder National Retail Summit. The theme of this year’s Summit was Futuristic Retailing. The eventful two days were split, with the first day seeing the advent of Kurukshetra and a promotional inter -college Quiz Competition as the attraction. Kurukshetra, a Retail based Case Study Competition wherein contestants from all the B-schools across India participated out of which five teams were shortlisted namely Welingkar, SIBM, MICA and SIMSR. The event was judged by Mr. Sudarshan More- Founder & CEO, Touchwood Enterprises, Ms. Sneha Chawla- Brand Manager Modern Trade Channel Promotions, Mr. Aditya Awasthee- GM Sales Planning & Store Operations, Gitanjali Group. The students managed to impress the judges to a great extent and garnered accolades. The competition was won by the team from SIBM which took home a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 and the much coveted Kurukshetra trophy.

The second day unveiled with Key Note Address by Mr. Neville Noronha, CEO,  D-Mart along with two panel discussions and the occasion was graced by the presence of seasoned corporate players such as Mr. Lalit Kar- Vice President-HR, Reliance, Mr. Kunal - Founder & CEO Freecharge.in, Mr. Tushar Kanade, Co-Founder Acadstreet.com, Mr. Deepak Narsinghani, Marketing Manager More Group, Mr. Vivek Rastogi, IT Head, Pantaloons Retail India Ltd.(Future Group) and Mr. Arun Vishwanath - GM HR Infiniti Retail. The event concluded with the Prize ceremony and the speech by Dr. RamKishen, extending gratitude to all sponsors and people responsible for making the event a success.

“I believe NRS showcased the best of the class speakers from the Retail Sector much to the benefit of the Retail students. The summit provided an overall 360degree Retail experience for the students’ right from understanding the key challenges faced by this sector, job opportunities, strategies adopted by retailers and the future of the Retail industry. I am sure in the years to come NRS will set standards in bridging the gap of the Industry, academicia and the students in the World of Retail", Dr. Ramkishen added.

In a world where an industry like Retail lives under the shadow of ignorance, the National Retail Summit (NRS) was able to present it with finesse at a forum where exposure was guaranteed. 

About K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR)

Established by Padmabhushan Late Shri K J Somaiya, SIMSR is ranked among top 20 Management Institutes and top 10 private sector B-schools in India. Nestled in a 60 acre campus in the central suburbs of Mumbai, SIMSR offers full time and part time Masters and Post Graduate Programmes in Business Management, and Masters in Computer Applications. All the programmes are approved by All India Council of Technical Education, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India New Delhi and / or affiliated to University of Mumbai.  More than oen third of SIMSR’s 80-odd faculty members hold doctoral degrees and possess a combined industry experience of more than 500 person-years. Certified under ISO 9001:2008 by Bureau Veritas, SIMSR has an excellent placement track record in large Indian Corporate and MNCs with over 5000 alumni working in top Indian and International Organizations. SIMSR has also been awarded the “Best Management Institute of the Year 2008” by Bombay Management Association.