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Big Bazaar’s Innovative Parking Scheme
on 19 Apr, 2007 in business, wonder why | 0 Comments
Have you ever wondered how unbusinesslike it is when you stop by at a store to make them profitable they charge you for parking? You might say, “heh, but the parking space costs”, but why charge all of them when some of them eventually make profits for the retailer.
Thats exactly how Big Bazaar in Chennai [...]
Business Idea: Community Water Purifiers
on 11 Apr, 2007 in wonder why | 0 Comments
What comes to your mind when you see a water purifier.
>> Expensive!>> Rarely used, Once or twice a day!
I think they are both expensive and very thinly used. A modest water purifier from Eureka Forbes costs about Rs. 8000. Compare that with the alternative, a monthly supply of Bislery bottled water for a family [...]
Mobile Tailor
on 11 Apr, 2007 in wonder why | 0 Comments
Today there is a special vehicle parked in my apartment basement. A mobile tailor! I must say this is quite innovative. In the day and time of DINK and global sourcing, quite a lot of us dont have time and energy to locate the nearest tailor for mending jobs, neither we know how to needle [...]
Read More >>Making sense out of NEWsense
on 30 Mar, 2007 in media, wonder why | 0 Comments
Imagine a kid having this conversation with his mom,“Mummy, mummy, tell me when will some one run a marathon in space?”“It will happen when Mumbai university lists in BSE”“Mummy, mummy, tell me when will the university list in BSE?”“They will list when Rakhi Sawant looks like this”“Mummy, mummy, tell me when will Rakhi Sawant dresses [...]
Read More >>The problem with B-schools
on 26 Mar, 2007 in b-school, wonder why | 0 Comments
The problem with (B) Schools is that, they grade you. You are A-pos or A or A Neg or B Pos or so on. The grading starts right from the first day first presentation, quiz, assigment, case study, cp and goes on till you leave the campus with all your bags.
So much that RG (relative [...]
Is Monopoly Fair?
on 25 Feb, 2007 in Excel Tips, simulation, wonder why | 7 Comments
Ever since we have purchased the Monopoly board game, it has become a weekend ritual for us. Almost every Friday/Saturday night Jo would pull out the board, currency, wooden dice, small houses and deed cards and spread them.
We are in for a surprise after playing the game for few weeks. As kids we thought the [...]
Are fund managers poor marketers?
on 20 Feb, 2007 in media, personal finance, wonder why | 0 Comments
Come Ferbruary, every fund house worth its NAV comes up with a hoard of ELSS / Tax planning mutual fund offerings and promotions. These days you open any (business) magazine and you see atleast a dozen ads on how MFs can save you Rs. 33,360* or something on taxes. First up the claim that they [...]
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