APRIL 20184siliconindiaA number of tech-enabled start-ups in India are said to revolutionize sectors like healthcare, education, finance, travel, food, logistics and retail. The entire credit goes to the rapidspurt of interest from industry giants, aspiring entrepreneurs and international investors, for which India now has evolved into the third largest start-up ecosystem in the world, boasting around 5,000-5,200 promising start-ups.The retail space in India as a matter of fact has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast-paced industries due to the entry of several new organized players. During the last few years, the market has seen considerable growth in the organized segment. Major domestic players ­ mostly new ventures have entered the retail arena and have ambitious plans to expand in the future years across verticals, formats, and cities.By leveraging emerging technologies, the start-ups are completely restructuring the way retail is done in the country ­ both online and offline. Leveraging cutting-edge tech tools, they are driving unparalleled efficiencies in the retail market by facilitating real-time interactions between various stakeholders. In fact, with disruptive approach, these ventures are optimising retail operations pertaining to production, inventory management, demand sourcing etc, adding greater value to all stakeholders in the FMCG and retail supply chain. Taking this into account, the theme of our current edition revolves around "10 Best Start-ups in Retail". We have spoken about such new ventures and their interesting stories through which they are carving a niche in the retail space. These start-ups are of the belief that retail in India is embarked for an exponential growth in the near future. Ensuring that this growth trajectory sustains will require the benefits to be disseminated to everyone involved. Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorThe Reality of Digital is the driving force behind Retail Start-ups EDITOR'S NOTE Vol 3 · Issue 10-2 · April 06, 2018 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Ananth. V Pooja Devi Shefali Mathur Lakshmi G Chandrika Patra Sales & Marketing Garima Anand Tapas Mallick Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVisualisers S Sivasankar SuanyaSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singhsiliconindia | | November 201631
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