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Business Research & Analytics, General Analytics, Market Research

What is Meant by US Government Shutdown – US Shutdown of 2013 & Its Impacts

The United States Federal Government declared a nationwide shutdown on the 1st October, 2013, on account of failure to enact regular appropriations or a continuing resolution for the 2014 fiscal year.  Due to this as many as 800,000 federal employees were forced to take leave indefinitely without pay.  Approximately 1.3 million without immediate salary had to report to work.  Previously, in 1995-96 the US Government went in for shutdown.  Several questions arise in the mind of a layman.  The Read more [...]
Market Research, Smart Watches, Technology Research

The Need for Interactive Features in Smart Watches

Patronized by Seiko (Japan), smart watches have been in existence for around three decades.  Early versions of smart watches allowed a user to feed data, view different time zones, and perform basic calculation.  The next generation of smart watches incorporated GPS and a host of other wireless sensor features, including thermometer, compass, altimeter, barometer, camera and accelerometer.  Several combinations of these features were developed to attract a specific set of consumers. However, Read more [...]
Business Research & Analytics, Market Research, Web Analytics

Comparison of Popular Online Survey Tools

Online surveys can be a huge help in understanding what your constituents think and how successful your programs are, without breaking your budget.  A number of low cost online tools provide easy interfaces for building surveys and viewing reports online.  These packages can be a great fit for smaller surveys where advanced question types, survey logic and results analysis are not required.  There are various sites for performing Online Survey.  Some of them are: SurveyMonkey SurveyGizmo Questionpro  Polldaddy  Limesurvey  eSurveyspro SurveyMonkey SurveyMonkey is Read more [...]
Business Research & Analytics, Data Mining, Market Research

Benefits of FDI in Indian Retail Industry – Foreign Direct Investment in India’s Single and Multi-Brand Retail Sector, an Analysis by DART Consulting

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India has finally decided to allow global retail giants like Walmart and Carrefour to open stores in India.  With this decision, multinational retailers can invest up to 51 percent to open stores in 10 states and Union Territories which, till date, have agreed to implement the decision.  Minimum amount to be brought in by the foreign investor would be $100 million and outlets may be set up only in cities with a population of more than one million.  There have been many protests from political Read more [...]
Business Research & Analytics, Market Research, Outsource to India

Reasons behind Indian Rupee Depreciation against US Dollar – The Indian Rupee Currency Conversion

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One of the most visible signs of a strong economy is a stable currency. Indian Rupee has been stable for most of the 2000s which gave an impression that all is well with the fast growing economy. However, it has depreciated significantly against the US Dollar in 2011. Very few financial experts have predicted this kind of a downfall for the Indian Rupee. It has lost more than 20% of its value in 2011. Rupee is trading close to Rs 54 to a US Dollar now. Indian Rupee is now one of the worst performing Read more [...]
Business Research & Analytics, Market Research

FDI Investment in Indian Retail Inudstry. Do we need Multi-Brand Retail in India?

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It’s been a long wait for global retail giants like Wal-Mart, Tesco, Carrefour and others to set up shop in India. As the winter session started on 22nd November, the ruling party of India decided to lift the ban on big-box retailers’ investment in multi brand FDI. Soon the topic raised the political storm in the Parliament with several other issues like including price rise, separate Telangana and safety of Mullaperiyar dam and more. Market Views The BJP announced that it would not allow foreign Read more [...]
Market Research, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Analytics

What all Web Analytics Tools in the Market ?

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Web Analytics is the process of analyzing, collecting, measuring, and reporting of online data which helps in monitoring and optimizing websites. It can be used as a tool for business and market research. Web analytics provides information about the traffic for a particular website and the number of page views. Web Analytics consists of offsite and onsite. The process s of web analytics has been depicted as below; The list of Web Analytics software is categorized into 1. Open Source : Analog, Piwik, Read more [...]
Business Research & Analytics, Data Mining & Management, Market Research, Web Analytics

What is Lokpal? Public Opinion on Anna Hazare Jan Lokpal Bill and Lokpal Bill

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The concept of Lokpal is borrowed from the office of the ombudsman in other countries which provides for filing complaints of corruption against Prime minister, other ministers and members of parliament with the ombudsman. Main objective of Lokpal is to provide speedy and cheaper justice within a prescribed time lime. The first Lokpal bill was passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969 but did not complete the process and, later Lokpal bills were introduced unsuccessfully in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, Read more [...]
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