Cracking start, fall, and turnaround

Gunender Kapur: Listing a pleasant surprise

Gunender: How Vishal cracks fast fashion

Nishant Sharma: On selling to Bharat

Manas Tandon: Razor-sharp cost focus.

Gunender: Why Vishal's shrink nos are low.

Gunender: From Unilever to Vishal, why?

Gunender: Back-end innovations

Nishant: Product mix and own brands

Gunender: Product design, codified processes

Gunender: Fast fashion India vs West 

Gunender: Push bestsellers, kill slow movers

Manas: Vishal's oldest stores still growing.

Gunender: No price hikes in inflation cycles.

Nishant: Tracking competition like a hawk

Gunender: Retail thrives on consumer sameness

Nishant: Vishal is the opposite of quick comm

Nishant: On convincing investors.

Gunender: Redefining retail

Conclusion

In this episode we are tracing the journey of Vishal Retail, from surplus apparel exhibitions to a business that brought global fashion to the masses at unbeatable prices, this narrative explores the challenges of rapid expansion, the risks of short-term debt, and the disruptions that reshaped the market. Host Arijit Barman engages with Gunender Kapur of Vishal Mega Mart, Manas Tandon of Partners Group, and Nishant Sharma of Kedaara Capital to uncover a compelling story of ambition, resilience, and the transformative evolution of affordable retail.

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In this episode we are tracing the journey of Vishal Retail, from surplus apparel exhibitions to a business that brought global fashion to the masses at unbeatable prices, this narrative explores the challenges of rapid expansion, the risks of short-term debt, and the disruptions that reshaped the market. Host Arijit Barman engages with Gunender Kapur of Vishal Mega Mart, Manas Tandon of Partners Group, and Nishant Sharma of Kedaara Capital to uncover a compelling story of ambition, resilience, and the transformative evolution of affordable retail. If you like this episode, check out more Corner Office Conversations from the podcast:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TrvMV1mbxOD1CyNcRMsrk?si=13yjoGYcTBu0yz1N4ysaSw"> S. Jaishankar</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Fm9bWJBnawWrQ8JzWQ2E3?si=e0b284e0b9d944f2"> Ravi Kant Jaipuria</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hggKvSGKvMCkyWbh7NGma?si=b31243643f14449e">Arjun Nohwar</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Zf4LC5c1h0BsnVDCJDOTm?si=200b7919523c4cca"> Manoj Chacko</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KVDgB2BrjHheDdpthdjfo?si=ff60ca60a3ae4210"> G.V. Prasad</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SCzjoUKWKiHYrrtIVYT0N?si=ddb80c4e7819469f"> Dara Khosrowshahi</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xx5vPphJwWDEIrDHLkI8Y?si=qyOnFTv-TRueM3H4vNnF0g"> Henry Kravis</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0gHh2HTdZria2Kc9T49WMj?si=bA-Ef7pKQd-g0reSI2mzcA"> Campbell Wilson</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Avdv5YlrMALtCa0OgODOU?si=N1gfpAN9QqyeUt-pl1fjAA"> Warren K. Harris</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/37OWUTnnJdyG9NgrK5HzO2?si=HVvV8whTQMunf5u0wm_VGg">Nithin Kamath</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000666297351">Corner Office Conversation With Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India</a> and<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777"> more</a>!
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