UpFront
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How Metro Cash & Carry is helping kirana stores go digital
The company's MD & CEO speaks to Forbes India about its business model, and how the company became profitable 15 years after setting up shop in the country
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To create a luxury market, we need consistent policies: Lamborghini's Matteo Ortenzi
The CEO for Asia-Pacific region on the opportunities and constraints for the sports car manufacturer in India
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More and more women are taking to the IPL
The cricket extravaganza holds a substantial share of female viewership, which is growing steadily
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Just ask Alexa: Globally, smart speakers are used most in India's English-speaking homes
The use of digital voice assistants is surging worldwide, shows a new study, and an estimated 8 billion gadgets will be equipped with them in five years
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China's restaurant chain, Haidilao, is as much about its manicures as its meals
In the space of hot-pot restaurants, Zhang Yong's Haidilao succeeds through a tightly structured corporate culture—and unconventional customer service
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Zilingo: A fashionable near-unicorn
Singapore-based venture is expected to evolve beyond its flagship marketplace business
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Jet Airways cuts costs amid mounting losses
Though a revival plan is being put in place, such steps could hurt airline's fortune
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are Management (Why highly efficient leaders fail), Politics (How sexism plays out on the trail), Society (Religion's relationship to happiness, civic engagement and health), Physics (A different kind of theory of everything), Parenting (What value do we place on caring?), Environment (Canada's forests actually emit more carbon than they absorb), and Technology (An ageing world needs more resourceful robots), among others
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People without scores can be credit-worthy too: Lizzie Chapman
The co-founder of fintech startup ZestMoney, which specialises in digital consumer lending, says the company is likely to hit an annual run rate of Rs 4,000 crores by the end of this year
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From PM Modi to Deepika Padukone: What to expect from Rising India Summit 2019
Scheduled for February 25 and 26, the mega-event will bring together luminaries from politics, the arts, business and academia, under one roof
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Can Stanza Living for students find success beyond Delhi-NCR?
The housing startup has grown rapidly and is ready to expand, but scaling quickly across new cities, in the highly competitive space, could test its growth