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About Us |
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DataLive |
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Power of Retail at your Fingertips |
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The Mission |
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The world today is very complicated, often confusing and increasingly demanding. With major investments being made into Indian retailing and marketing, the space is becoming very competitive and dynamic. In a fast changing environment, it is difficult to keep a track of who is doing what and how space has been carved out between players. DataLive keeps this in mind. It permits the user to access customized data with a few deft moves from your fingertips. This makes you free from the drudgery of collecting and updating information. In the process, you are better equipped to make more reasoned and better decisions about your brand or retail initiative. |
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“DataLive is committed to providing the latesty, relevant and useful information, knowledge and perspective in an efficient, flexible and cost-effective way and thereby empower the stakeholders in the retailing and brand marketing industries” |
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The Company |
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The Retail Vision Group was formed in Mumbai in 2001 as a loose, casual and informal group that met to exchange views and experiences of a new industry just appearing over the horizon - retailing in India . As the Group became larger and the deliberations more serious, it was decided to circulate a newsletter. The first newsletter was typed on Mr.Vinod Kaul’s personal computer and circulated for economy and efficiency by e-mail to 32 persons. It was a one page Word sheet giving news summaries and perspectives and an update on new technologies and practices. The newsletter was simply called ‘Retail e-Letter’. It was an instant success and subscription requests poured in from near and far. The year was 2002 and the month February. Retail e-Letter had become India ’s first exclusive retail communication.
As the circulation multiplied, the newsletter became an important communication channel for The Retail Vision Group to reach out to retail practioners, corporates, Government, students, consultants, media, observers, visionaries. They came from all levels from Chairman and MD’s and entrepreneurs to the middle rank managers as well as the green-horns and the students. For the first two years all efforts were voluntary and non-profit. In 2004 a revenue model was put in place and the entrepreneurial efforts corporatised under the RVG banner. In 2007 the initiatives of the founder were re-organized under RVG NewsVision Private Limited.
Today the company’s activities spans e-publishing and consulting in retail, fashion and luxury. DataLive is the Group’s most recent initiative which has been conceived, developed and deployed in-house. It is designed to provide data at the fingertips in an increasingly complicated and competitive world. |
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The Team |
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DataLive’s business, research and technical activities are directed by its Founder & Director. Its operating departments include Business Development, Research, Technical and Administrative. Key people include: |
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Director & Research Head |
Mr. Vinod Kaul |
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Business & Reasearch Head |
Mr. Naveen Masand |
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Technical Head |
Mr. Prem Sinha |
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The Founder
DataLive’s founder, Vinod Kaul is a marketing post-graduate in business (PGDBA) from IIM, Ahmedabad and a graduate from St.Stephen’s College, New Delhi . He has over thirty years of hands-on experience in retail and fashion. This includes senior positions in major Indian groups such as Bata, DCM Benetton, Raymond, Birla, Tata and eight years with retailing groups in Canada .Mr.Kaul was also Executive Director of India ’s fashion apex body, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). He is a frequent speaker at various fashion and business institutions and seminars. He enjoys racquet games, cross-country running, and sky-diving. |
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