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FOUNDERS ON THE FLOOR
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No press releases. No rehearsed answers. Just the founder, the real story, and the lessons retail schools never teach. Conducted in any language — published in English for the world.
INTERVIEW · EPISODE 01
Our First Founder Interview is Coming.
Founder sharing the ‘aha!’ moment that paved the way for his massive success.
INDEPENDENT RETAIL
How an individual converted WhatsApp store to a Online store?
38 min · English
YOUR STORY
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The RSJ Awards celebrate retail founders and leaders who have built with purpose, scaled with integrity, and led with vision. Nominations open annually.
▸ Retail Founder of the Year — India
Recognising outstanding Indian founder-led
retail businesses
▸ Retail Founder of the Year — International
Celebrating exceptional retail founders
from across the world
▸ Retail Innovator of the Year
Bold thinking reshaping the retail experience
▸ Best Omnichannel Retailer
Seamless physical and digital retail excellence
▸ Emerging Retail Brand
Exciting new brands making their mark
▸ Retail Community Champion
Leaders building the retail community
▸ Women Retail Leader of the Year
Learning from the women founders who are
breaking retail barriers
▸ Sustainable Retailer of the Year
Honouring environmentally responsible
retail businesses
RSJ Annual Awards Ceremony · Chennai · 2026
RSJ INSIGHTS
Intelligence for retail leaders. Not retail followers.
Curated analysis, founder perspectives, and retail strategy — written by a practitioner, not a journalist.
STRATEGY
Why India's independent retailers will outlast the aggregators
By Rajalingam Rathinam · 6 min read
OPERATIONS
The one SOP every multi-store retailer gets wrong — and how to fix it
By Rajalingam Rathinam · 8 min read
RETAIL INTELLIGENCE
Retail Gets Smart: How AI is Becoming the Store Manager of the Future
By Rajalingam Rathinam · 12 min read
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