A decade ago!!

Foodmart

Decade ago, on this day  9/9 we started a supermarket around 3500 square feet in ground floor in a small city in India,Maharashtra Nashik ,we were the first supermarket even before  the big player like reliance ,and big bazaar or more from the birla group who thought to enter the retail category .

and 10 years later we have still have this store in the same place ,basement but today we have quite a few competitors who have been inspired by us in many ways right from looking after the customer to having the choices for consumer and customer .One right above us ,and we are still surviving ,we foodmart have imported stuff like sauces ,cheese and much more non veg being are Usp ,so in these ten years we have known the city ,people and we too have had a lot of activities from companies ,brand and people coming from another part of the city .
at foodmart I have personally enjoyed being the salesman selling and creating awareness on new products,offers and trying hard to make customer spend more than what they have to spend .
These ten years nothing much has changed the two main staff members are still there ,or rather they are the only ones with us .
the cash counter from two have come down to one and the software still remains the same ,the barcode scanner has been replaced with fingers .
These ten years ,I have also enjoyed communicating with so many people ,who we have known by faces and hardly by names .And these years the interest in the food,different cuisine have just grown wider and wider 
Today 2013 is a much better place for the city since they are aware about the products available with us .
Pasta has become one of those items that go in mostly every basket ,
fewer complaints on well this wasn’t good .
but ,there a few old customer who take the advantage of being regular or friends for either discounts ,
replacements and crediting bills 
These years also made me know quite a few people who were my classmates ,or were in my school would visit the supermarket for things they only found here or just go and check out whats new .
Its been one of those business we have attempted and been most successful even though we  been ahead of the times ,learnt quite a few things ,and the experiences have been infinite from people mostly  being disappointed and hungry for more .
Also not to forget ,these were the same 10 years where kids would normally spend time watching television and just having fun with there friends 
and we would be selling these same kids the things to make them spend more time in front of the idot box and hogg on food 
Yes,we hardly watched television ,since we had are cable disconnected ,it was only in the 2007 when ,yes cricket was at its peak again we installed the Satellite service ,and since then too we still couldn’t enjoy television a lot .
So yes I end with us enjoying the business so much ,that we hardly had time for anything and still today we enjoy going to foodmart the supermarket ,which is now are extended family in town.
 

Sachin Tendulkar!!

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin tendulkar-legend
End of the cricket era …
23 years ago it was a boy who dreamt of winning the CWC and decide to become a cricketer …
And here today he has lived his dream and God of cricket has retired after it has made followers …and from those followers they have become icon and have had their followers .
Well here we are not taking about creating followers but this batsman had made the game so exciting and interesting with having creating milestones and breaking records …
The other here have come to earn money and only money .
The game has become a business rather than a sport 
Will have to see will the  meaning of sport ,movies,music change after the icon has been lost 
It one of those shocking days where the pressure has cooked this little master to force a retirement before the the captain being sacked ,and without any reason .
We know if we don’t perform the power must be taken away but has not be taken away for the captain 
We also know time changes and it takes time to Adapt 
But why blame the senior for poor performance when the juniors aren’t performing 
Will the captain say cricket is our world now.
There would be enjoying themselves.
Why can’t the retired players like these be given thbcci w
Well there do not have  any retirement do they?

Dollar Vs rupee

$ vs rupee

 

It was today ,afternoon when I received a call regarding  a book ,which I was looking for and so I was thrilled it would be available in the next two-three day .Finally ! but what I din’t relaise  is the price of the book it turned out to be Rupees  1900 around 30$ ,and this was the time i relaised that the dollar has affect the book to cost rupee  500 more .Its  just not the book that has become expensive electronic two have became expensive the excitement for the phone coming from abroad is also killed because its became economical to buy from India .

The complete economy of the country is shaken for a matter of fact ,even  few automobiles which are imported from abroad have been costing more Directly/ indirectly  to consumer ,This has also made them reconsider there decision    to whether they really need to buy a car .This in a way has decline the sales of the automobiles .

The dollar Vs Rupee has also affected travelling a lot, the exchange rate is giving fewer dollar at  the current rate moving the budget of a holiday for family ,business .

The travelling is also affecting the tourism in the country in a huge way.

The Education for students abroad has also become expensive as the fees increase, the cost of living. This has also opened the horizon of students either doing courses in the country or applying for courses in other countries where the exchange rate is lower.

The businesses have had opportunity of earning more money through the dollar price increasing and since they pay is in dollar they do get quite benefited.

But at the same time others to facing the heat of order being cancelled, pressure with the rise in dollar .

The fuel too has been costing a lot since its payee in dollar .the dollar-rupee apperception & deprecation has affect crude oil price to rises and this has affected in increase in fuel price the petrol & diesel has been becoming more expensive, the grocery goods have become costlier and the medicine and agriculture goods have become more expensive .

The hotel & restaurants which are multi-cuisine have also been thinking of increasing their rates and imported goods like sauces are costing more.

The rupee-dollar deprivation and appreciation has increased the demands for spices to be exported to other countries

and this 

The dollar-rupee rise has also resulted in people being sacked from jobs as one of the ways of cost cutting 

The dollar-rupee has been one of the biggest topic of discussion as the economy has been shaken.

The rupee appears smaller than ever in front of the dollar this gives the exporter a loss since there goods are sold  at low rates ,with the same quality and quantity.

So its only the importer who are getting benefited with the increasing dollar in front of the rupee  

Its because of the rupee that people are holding onto it and aren’t really spending it .

the  near future seems like recession coming in soon with the cost of living increasing 

since India festive season are around the corner they are deals on  electronic ,apparel, automobile tempting consumer ,customer to spend money and if isn’t helping there are greater EMI offered for costumer.

 

 

Friendship Day!!!

Friendship Day

Friendship Day …do we really need a day where we need to show how much we care for our friends .And what exactly is friendship … is it liking pictures & retweeting stuff on popular social networking sites or is it spending time with your friends for activities which have sportsman spirit ,egoistic attitude and a fun time going through a few memories or gossiping about your enemies or people you hate .

so how is friendship day different from any other day ,is it a day where friends have to meet their friends or show appreciation towards new friends .

I guess its just another business for the brands & company .

There isn’t any thing different from today or yesterday specially if you have had the same friends for years

or also is it to see your friend if their with you today also or not .

 

Is that why its called Asha?

The phone

Ok.Today finally after a month i had gone to buy a phone.That too i zeroed on a Nokia Asha 501 as i needed a phone desperately (this one would be my temporary phone) and since there were a lot of TVC being broadcasted, i have to admit i was influenced to buy this phone .So finally in the evening i bought the phone Nokia Asha 501 and was impressed with Nokia advancing with the micro sim.But ,no there is more…. i searched for whatsaap on the phone Since that was the main app I needed , which to my surprise wasn’t there on the  Nokia app store for Asha 501.

I just felt disappointed,cheated that a phone which has just come into the market , one  would expect to have these apps. Also Foursquare was there in the app store .But no Whatsaap .

Also now  I understood what do they mean when people say you know Nokia is gone they   are only a few mobiles companies which can be relied on .I am sure Nokia isn’t anywhere close to it .