Multi-channel fashion retailer with 81 stores across India
Shoppers Stop operates a traditional retail infrastructure (81 physical locations, omnichannel web presence) anchored by SAP, Oracle, and POS systems, with emerging adoption of marketing automation (WebEngage, CleverTap, MoEngage) and IoT automation for store operations. Current hiring is sales-heavy (14 roles) with a cluster of ops/admin leadership positions, reflecting operational scaling challenges — notably inventory turnover and shrinkage control dominate internal pain points, signaling margin pressure across the estate.
Notable leadership hires: Admin Maintenance Head, Unit Head, Admin & Maintenance Head
Shoppers Stop is a public department-store chain headquartered in Mumbai, operating 81 stores across 37 Indian cities with a parallel e-commerce presence. The company carries over 400 international and domestic fashion brands (including exclusive arrangements with Estée Lauder Group, Tommy Hilfiger, Vero Moda) alongside a private brand portfolio (Stop, Kashish, Haute Curry, Vettorio Fratini) that comprises 15% of merchandise mix. The business caters to bridge-to-luxury positioning in India's organized retail segment and maintains a loyalty program called First Citizen. Operations span buying, merchandising, visual merchandising, inventory management, and supplier performance tracking across the footprint.
Core systems: SAP, Oracle, POS platforms, SQL, Python for analytics. Marketing automation: WebEngage, CleverTap, MoEngage. Design/visual: Adobe Creative Suite, CAD. Business intelligence: Power BI. Office productivity: Microsoft Office suite.
Primary pain points include low inventory turnover, shrinkage control, cost and margin optimization, and customer complaint resolution. Active projects address inventory management, energy conservation, and IoT automation for store operations.
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