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Fifth KSA-Technopak retail seminar launched in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The fifth KSA Retail Summit, organised by KSA-Technopak, India’s leading management consulting firm specialising in the fashion and retail industries, was inaugurated in Mumbai’s Hotel Renaissance.
Retail industry leaders from India conducted a series of workshops on topics ranging from franchising; effective mall management; and private label programme to retail performance metrics; information technology for retail business; customer loyalty programs; and merchandise planning and management.
The KSA Retail Summit is being attended by senior executives and functional heads of leading Indian companies and MNCs such as L’Oreal, Pepsi, Hewlett Packard, HLL, Infosys, Reliance, BPCL, Mahindra & Mahindra and Raymond Synthetics, among others.
The annual KSA Retail Summit, one of the most well attended events in the industry, unveiled a comprehensive view of the growth of the retail sector through operational excellence and improved profitability, under the theme ‘Delivering Value- Profitably’ and the workshops held set the tone for this theme.
The workshops were jointly held by senior representatives from KSA Technopak and retail industry stalwarts including Shoppers’ Stop CE BS Nagesh; RPG Enterprises CE Raghu Pillai; McDonalds India MD-North India Vikram Bakshi; Piramyd Retail & Merchandising president and CEO Krish Iyer; Titan Industries COO Jacob Kurian; and Lifestyle International MD H Ramanathan.
“The KSA Retail Summit aims to facilitate and promote sharing of knowledge and through these workshops, we will see the participants gaining significantly as they interface with these industry leaders and tackle real issues that the players in the Indian retail industry face,” KSA Technopak chairman Arvind Singhal said while inaugurating the sessions.
“With this aim, among other innovations, we are also introducing the ‘Power Partners Program’ at the KSA Retail Summit this year, which will be aimed at companies in sectors like FMCG, consumer durables, fashion, and consumer brands. Through this program, we will see companies sharing organised retail knowledge and best practices with their channel partners and team members from across the country,” Singhal added.
Day two and three of the KSA Retail Summit saw international experts such as Foodlands Australia MD Trevor M Coates; UK’s Oxford Institute of Retail Management fellow Elizabeth Howard; Switzerland IMD professor of marketing Dr Nirmalya Kumar; Pricesmart China’s president Hansen Tian; and French INSEAD senior affialate professor of marketing Dr Charles Waldman, Senior Affiliate Professor of Marketing sharing a global view of delivering consumer value in the retail business.
Indian retail heads addressed the participants on the path to profit for Indian organised retailing.
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Network18 channels lead YouTube news viewership in March 2026
CNN-News18, News18 India and CNBC channels top categories with record views
MUMBAI: When the world hit refresh on breaking news, Network18’s channels were already streaming ahead. As geopolitical tensions and war-driven headlines fuelled a surge in global news consumption, the network’s digital playbook delivered big clocking record Youtube viewership across English, Hindi and business news categories in March 2026.
At the forefront was CNN-News18, which emerged as the clear leader in the English news segment with 130 million live and video-on-demand views. The channel edged past competitors such as Times of India (126.5 million), Times Now (101.1 million), India Today (88.2 million) and NDTV (77.5 million), according to Databeings data for March.
In the Hindi news arena, News18 India delivered a commanding performance, racking up a staggering 3,297 million views on YouTube. The channel comfortably outpaced NDTV India, which recorded 3,119 million views, underlining its deep reach and consistent engagement with mass audiences, as per Playboard data.
The network’s dominance wasn’t confined to general news. In the Hindi business segment, CNBC Awaaz topped the charts with 92 million views, narrowly ahead of Zee Business (90 million) and well ahead of ET Now Swadesh (57 million). Meanwhile, its English counterpart CNBC-TV18 posted a strong 58 million views, reinforcing the network’s cross-category strength.
The spike in viewership reflects a broader shift in audience behaviour, with viewers increasingly turning to digital platforms particularly Youtube for real-time updates and in-depth coverage during high-intensity news cycles. For Network18, the numbers signal more than just scale; they underline the effectiveness of a multi-platform strategy that blends speed, credibility and continuous coverage.
In a month where the news never paused, it seems viewers chose to stay tuned where the stream never stopped.
