Isb PGP Luxury and Retail and E Commerce
Special Interest Groups
Luxury and Retail and E-commerce
Overview
The Retail Club is a pioneering initiative instituted in 2007 by students of the Indian Business School (ISB) to enable a forward-looking interaction with the industry and to create an understanding of the management skills required in this exciting sector. Retail is one of the fastest growing industries, with organized retail expected to grow at an annual rate of 35%. To sustain this high growth, the industry will need access to top quality management talent. Premier business schools like ISB can play a pivotal role in providing such talent to the industry. In the past, the retail club has organized various events and workshops that have allowed students to network with the industry. From speaker sessions by esteemed panelists such as Kishore Biyani (MD,Future Group), Siva Kumar (Chief Executive, ITC Ltd –Agri Business), to P2P workshops, the retail club members have got a taste of the industry inside out - brick-and-mortar to e-commerce to logistics management.
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Prriyam Agarwal
President
With a solid academic foundation in commerce, accountancy, and finance, Prriyam has cleared two levels of the CFA program, reflecting his deep passion for financial markets.
Prriyam brings with him 2.5 years of experience from his family business in the women’s fashion industry. As the Director of Sales and Marketing at Banjaran India, a prominent B2B Indian-ethnic wear manufacturer based in Kolkata, he has led the brand’s pan-India success. He implemented data-driven sales and dispatch operations, significantly improving operational efficiencies. Prriyam has enhanced brand visibility through active participation in exhibitions, which has helped forge strong partnerships with retailers. His efforts in digitizing the production management processes have improved customer experience.
Before his role at Banjaran India, Prriyam worked as a Market Analyst at Axxela Advisory in Kolkata for a year. During his tenure, he traded in US Fed Funds Rate and SOFR Futures contracts, managed substantial market exposures, and developed trading strategies based on market analysis.
At ISB, Prriyam serves as the President of the Retail and E-commerce Club, where he is keen to gain strategic insights that he can apply to his family’s fashion business, with aspirations of creating a global brand. His leadership experience is further enriched by his active involvement in Toastmasters. As the President of the Kolkata Youth Toastmasters Club for the past two years, he has honed his public speaking and leadership skills, helping others to do the same.
Prriyam is deeply committed to community development. He has established weekly math workshops for school-going children and developed a conversational AI platform to assist students with their questions. This initiative demonstrates his dedication to using technology to enhance educational opportunities.
Looking ahead, Prriyam envisions leveraging his extensive experience in sales, marketing, and strategic management to transform his family-owned fashion brand into a global name. He is dedicated to continuous learning, striving to integrate cutting-edge strategies into his business endeavors.
Kritika Gupta
Vice President
Kritika Gupta comes with nearly four years of diverse experience. She graduated with B.Com (Hons) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, one of India's premier institutions. Kritika began her career at DE Shaw, where she excelled as a Financial Research Associate, leading multiple projects and managing key stakeholders. She was the youngest member of the mentorship circle here.
Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Kritika established a self-service departmental store in Mohali. In this venture, she showcased her versatility by handling everything from ideation to execution, demonstrating her multifaceted skill set and leadership prowess.
In her free time, Kritika is mostly found in Badminton court, dance room or chit-chatting with her friends. She is also a very active participant in extracurricular activities and has won several debate competitions. As the Vice President of the Retail & E-Commerce Club, she aims to play a pivotal role in driving initiatives and fostering a collaborative community.
Gurleen K Gandhi
President
Gurleen Gandhi pursued Economics and graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce in 2021. She has experience of working primarily in the F&B sector.
She started her career at Zomato as a Business Analyst wherein she managed 90 restaurant partners.
She moved on to work at VAHDAM® India for 2.5 years as an Assistant Manager- Strategy. She has led a team to drive revenue from international websites such as Walmart, QVC, Good Morning America and Macys and has worked on strategic projects related to Amazon across functions including - Analytics, Customer Experience, New Product Launch and Retention. She has spearheaded the profitability strategy for all the D2C websites of the brand.
She has been a content creator on Linkedin for the past 4 years and has organically grown her follower network to over 11,000. She has been selected by Linkedin as a part of the Creators’ Programme, has been rewarded with the Linkedin Top Voice badge, and continues to publish all her content under her own hashtag #Gtox.