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BIG BAZAAR
In September 2001, Big Bazaar was launched in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Indore and Calcutta, India By Mr. Kishore Biyani.

In just a matter of ten years, the stores have grown into 148 in 80 towns and cities across the country.

Big Bazaar came into life as bazaar that offer a broad array of merchandise such as apparels and fashion, general merchandise, food products, fast food, electronics, 3/25/12

easyday
In 2008, Bharti Retail, tied up with the worlds largest retailer, the US-based Wal-Mart, launched its convenience stores in Ludhiana, marking the companys foray into organised retailing.

The easyday Market brand is aimed at celebrating the homemaker and to cater to the complete needs of her family across categories like Food & Grocery, Home Furnishings, Kitchen Accessories, Electrical Appliances and Clothing.

Their promise is to bring a world class shopping 3/25/12 experience within everyones reach.

Interpretation
Comparative Study of The biggest two Giants In retail Sector.
Parameters Big Bazaar Easyday

Year

2001

2008

Business Group

Future Group

Bharti Retail Limited in collaboration with US based Wal-Mart 170

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148

Parameters

Big Bazaar

Easyday

Types Of Stores

Hypermarkets Express Super

easyday easyday market easyday hyper

Head- office

Mumbai

Gorgon

Levels

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Store manager Assistant Store Manager Operation Manager Department Manager Assistant Department Manager Team Leader Team Members

Store manager Team leader Team Members

Parameters

Big Bazzar

Easyday

Recruitment

Preference is given to In Various Job Portals, house recruitment through Company has established Intranet, the Bharti Academy of Also on various job Retail (BAR) portals. walk ins Walk ins Employee referrals Campus Recruitment

Selection

Interview Psychometric Tests Group Discussion Written Test Interview

On the basis of experience and background

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13 days program

2 months training

Detail Discussion On Recruitment, Selection and Induction Process

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Recruitment
There are many sources through which Big Bazaar Recruits. Following are the main source of recruitments: Consultancy Services: For top level management, employees are recruited through private consultants. They are usually appointed as Departmental Managers. Walk ins: This is the main source through which Big Bazaar recruits its employees. People seeking job usually themselves approach the HR department for job vacancy. Employees usually selected from this source are appointed at the entry level as team members.

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Employee Referrals:

Candidates who have given their previous employer as referrals are first interviewed and from their previous employer, opinion is taken about their behaviour and performance in the job.

Campus recruitment: Young people bring new ideas and fresh enthusiasm. Therefore Big Bazaar visits some of the reputed educational institutions to hire some of the most talented and promising students as its employees.

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Selection
The following is the selection procedure that the HR department practices to hire its employees. 1) Interview For entry level jobs, the candidates are interviewed by a HR person. 2) Psychometric Tests: For higher and top level jobs, candidates are asked to answer a few questions which basically test their sharpness, analytical ability, ability to handle stress, presence of mind etc.

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3) Group Discussion: In campus recruitment students are involved in a Group Discussion, where they will be given a topic on which the group has to deliberate, discuss and arrive at a solution or a decision which is accepted by the whole group. Along with the G D they are also given a written aptitude test. Finally a formal interview will be conducted to assess the overall skills of the students.

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Induction and Training

In Big Bazaar new employees selected will be given a 13 day induction and training program. They will be given information about the companys business, different departments etc. They will be informed of their roles, duties and responsibilities. They will also be informed about the HR policies and rules of the company. The new employees will be on probation for a period of 6 months. After this period the HR period along with the department manager will review the performance of the employee. If the employees performance is good and encouraging, the employees services will be confirmed.

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Other information

Compensation & Rewards Leaves

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Recruitment
There are many sources through which Easyday recruits. Some of them are: Job Portals: This is the main source of recruiting for easy day. Portals like Naukri.com, freshers.com are the portals though which easy day recruits 90 % of its employees. Walk ins: This is the main source through which Big Bazaar recruits its employees. People seeking job usually themselves approach the HR department for job vacancy.

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Selection
From the talent pool available at various job portals, CVs are scrutinized on the basis of experience and background. The selected people are called for the further process. The called candidates are asked to appear in the 2-3 rounds of written test. The candidates who clear the written tests are thereafter selected for the Group discussion round. The candidates are then interviewed and the best out of the pool are selected. An equal-opportunity employer, Easyday employs people from diverse backgrounds with different academic qualifications, work experience, gender and age.

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Induction and Training

Training is based on observation and experience and designed to equip people with the knowledge and expertise required to work in Easy day Stores. It is given for 2 months in the head office which is located in Gurgon. Store Managers and Team leaders give the training to the newly hired employees

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Benefits for Employees

At Easyday, employees are the most crucial asset and are valued at all times. Deserving employees receive both recognition and performance bonuses. Monetary benefits and health policies help keep track of the employees tenure at easyday and reward them for their continued hard work.

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B.A.R.
The Company has established the Bharti Academy of Retail (BAR) to provide basic retail training free of cost. BAR is the pre-employment trainingcum-hiring arm of Bharti Retail that ensures a hiring pool for Store Associates positions, and assures consistent quality of recruitment and provides on-time hiring to stores. BAR follows the Hub-and-Spoke model, wherein a permanent BAR setup at a specified location caters to hiring requirements of the hub location and nearby smaller locations, categorized as spoke locations. A temporary BAR setup is operational only for the period of hiring and uses the services of the staff at the Hub location for counseling and training

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Presented by:

Aditya Malpani Akshay Sharma Bhawana Goyal Divya Rathi Hitesh Mehta Jessica Ivan Mahipal Shera Megha Madan

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