MRTPC to probe problems faced by big retailers in medical sales
Subhiksha is a big retailer in India with branches spread all over. It is supposed to be a big boon for consumers, with most items being sold at a rate lower than that available in neighborhood shops,...
View ArticleThe deceit of discount offers outside stores
I wonder how many times people would have noticed things like this. It was just yesterday that I went to 2 different stores – one of them had advertised for a Flat 50% discount (this was a store called...
View ArticleCheck the bill in supermarkets at check-out time, once in a while you can...
Friends used to tell me all the time that they have cases where they find discrepancies in supermarket bills, and spend extra time just after billing to confirm that the items mentioned in the bill...
View ArticleWhy do restaurants charge a 10% service charge in addition to food charges ?
For many years, India used to have a concept where the rate of an item would include all charges and taxes, so that you would know the final rate that you would need to pay for what you were buying....
View ArticleCustomer charged for 3rd generation of iPod, given 2nd version – refunded...
Technology changes real fast nowadays, with one direct impact being that whatever you buy will soon have an updated version available soon, and which will cause the version you have with you being no...
View ArticleShopping in retail stores / markets / internet stores – some points to take...
In my younger days, there were only small neighborhood stores that you would go to get whatever provisions you wanted and there were really not too many different brands either. Over the years however,...
View ArticleWhen to make a store non-accessible to customers (Funskool)
Typically stores spend a lot of time and energy in ensuring that their design is such that customers are able to freely browse, are able to find the right items that they want, and are drawn to items...
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