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The Indian retail industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. Retail industry in India is expected to grow to US$ 1.3 trillion by 2020, registering a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16.7 per cent over 2015-20.    India is the fifth largest preferred retail destination globally. The country is among the highest in the world in terms of per capita retail store availability. India’s retail sector is experiencing exponential growth, with retail development taking place not just in major cities and metros, but also in Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Healthy economic growth, changing demographic profile, increasing disposable incomes, urbanisation, changing consumer tastes and preferences are the other factors driving growth in the organised retail market in India.    India’s population is taking to online retail in a big way. The online retail market is expected to grow from US$ 6 billion to US$ 70 billion during FY15-FY20.   Increasing p...

The world is still addicted to debt. Global debt levels show no sign of fading - despite promises made after the financial crisis to reduce borrowing. A new report by McKinsey shows governments, households, companies and banks owe $57 trillion more than they did in 2007, or 17 per cent of GDP. Ireland, Singapore, Greece, Portugal and China have seen their debts grow the most - while only five of the big economies managed to reduce their debt burden. "That has to be concerning, because excessive levels of debt were identified as one of the main causes of the last crisis." - Edward Hadas , Reuters' economics editor Governments have borrowed heavily to fund bailouts and help boost demand in the recession. Household debt too has risen. McKinsey warns seven countries may face 'potential vulnerabilities'- because of it. It's also a concern in China, where almost half of household debt is linked to real estate. Since 2007, borrowing in China has quadrupl...

Introduction So many of the exact same patterns that preceded the great financial collapse of 2008 are happening again right before our very eyes, history accurately appears to be repeating. The media and global politicians are promising people that everything is going to be okay somehow, and that seems to be good enough for most people. But the SIGNS that another MASSIVE FINANCIAL CRISIS is on the horizon ARE EVERYWHERE . All you have to do is open up your eyes and look at them. Bill Gross - an American financial manager and author who is considered by many to be the number one authority on government bonds on the entire planet says in his latest J anuary Investment Outlook : “When the year is done (i.e., 2014), there will be minus signs in front of returns for many asset classes. The good times are over.” The question arises to me that, why Gross and other financial experts being “so negative” right now? The answer is, they are able to see the same patterns that the...

Industry Size Revenue                        :            $28bn    Annual Growth              :            3.3% 2009-2014 Expected to Grow          :            4.1% (Average Annually – till 2019)   Employment                 :            36,703   Businesses                   :            603 Companies in this industry develop and ...

Indian insurance companies will spend Rs 121 billion on IT products and services in 2014, a 12 percent increase over 2013, according to Gartner, Inc. This forecast includes spending by insurers on internal IT (including personnel), hardware, software, external IT services and telecommunications. The Rs 12 billion software segment is forecast to be the fastest external segment, growing at 18 percent in 2014 overall, lifted by accelerated growth of insurance-specific software. IT services, the biggest spending segment for the insurance industry at 40 billion rupees in 2014, will continue to realise robust growth of 16 percent. Category leaders are business process outsourcing (BPO) at 25 percent and consulting – much of which relates to these insurance-specific application investments – at 21 percent.  “Insurers in India are getting serious about their core insurance processes, especially where they help increase insurer penetration of the market,” said Derry ...

  Sports Video Analysis 1.     Introduction S ports organizations are increasingly becoming aware of the need to incorporate analytics into their decision making processes and on the other side sports coaching industry is experiencing growth as intensive sports instruction demand surges and one of the major aims of sports video analysis is to provide assistance for training. Coaches and athletes are using the medium more and more to measure and correct technique, and to analyze team and individual performances. In Sport, systems have been developed to provide a high level of task, performance and physiological data to coaches, teams and players. The objective is to improve individual and team performance and/or analyse opposition patterns of play to give tactical advantage. The repetitive and patterned nature of sports games lend themselves to video analysis in that over a period of tim...