They also understood early on that they needed to end every month on a profitable note. Inventory management—stocking products that sell faster—held the key to this. To do this effectively, they built a set of data analytics tools that crunched...
The idea for Shopatplaces came to us in September 2011,..travel a lot while working for our respective organizations and every time we visited a new place, there were regular requests from our loved ones to ‘get something unique from that place
FabIndia is our close peer in this segment, but again, we are not into handcrafted products only. Another first in the Indian market is the service of ‘Free Customization’ that we provide to our customers, whereby they can give their measurements...
What are the biggest challenges that you have faced in your entrepreneurial journey?
Zuhaib: Setting up a robust vendor base has been our biggest challenge as we deal with artisans & small manufacturers unlike other players who are retailing brand..
Before starting ShopatPlaces, Zuhaib worked with an investment banker while Shefur was working with Cadburys. Post quitting their jobs, the duo travelled around Indian states for five months to build a network with vendors and artists.
The artisans and small enterprises who create such highly desirable products make only very little, with most of the profit going to middle-men. “As a result, creators don’t get wealthy and customers also pay a hefty price for the same products.
Sherfur Rehman (standing) andZuhaib Khan started shoptatplaces.com,an online regional products shop in October 2012. Now,they get 15-20 orders a day
Essentially, the company is trying to get a reasonable supply chain in place . While the company has not shared the extent to which the supply chain can bring down the costs of these products, some industry watchers peg this in the range of 10-40%..
Want to flaunt an original Chikankari kurta from Lucknow or dazzle everyone by wearing a breathtaking pearl jewellery set from Hyderabad? ...Your dream of an interstate shopping spree may have finally come true.
Idea of best buy is pretty simple, say, we have Chikankari apparel from Lucknow, we sell them at a price which is lower than the retail price in Lucknow itself. If we beat those markets where these products are manufactured, we automatically beat...
We make these difficult to find products available to our customers and provide assurance of quality with a promise of best buy.
The Delhi based startup currently showcases famous products such as Pashmina shawls, Filigree jewelry from Orissa, Brass jewelry from Uttar Pradesh, Tussar silk stoles from Jharkhand, Chikankari apparel from Lucknow...
Co-Founders moved to Delhi and started working Full Time for Shopatplaces
Beta phase of the website launched and First Sale recorded.
First Media Coverage in Print: Covered by Hndustan Times in Lifestyle Section.
Shopatplaces on Cover of Outlook Money's print edition.
Became PAT positive.
Reached revenue run rate of Rs. 1 Cr. p.a.
Reached revenue run rate of Rs. 2 Cr. p.a.
Sherfur Rehman
Tyroo Media
(2013 - present)
Native Target
91springboard - the startup growth hub
(2013 - present)
Venture Partner
Shopatplaces
(2012 - present)
Chief Digital Strategist
Symbiosis institute of Management Studies
MBA • 2007 - 2009
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) • 2002 - 2006
Bishop conrad Bareilly
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