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A smile can make all the difference

Store staffers should be more focussed on their customers The decision by the Jet Airways management to sack thousands of customer-facing staffers justifies the perception that the Indian service industry is driven by sheer numbers rather than competence and aptitude to deliver quality service to customers. When service sectors face growth challenges, companies begin to

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Missing in modern retail shops: Convenience

Better parking, faster check-outs and smart floor managers are an imperative Call it good fortune or coincidence, but almost every brand is represented in my neighbourhood — Food Bazaar, Spencer’s, More, Reliance Fresh and Subhiksha. So I decided to hop across to each one and check out the ground reality. And here is what I found