Dear Vineet This is a great initiative and we all need this kind of service very much! Thank you for taking the first steps towards making shopping accessible to the visually impaired. I am sure other companies will follow your lead and make many more services accessible for us!
However, please may I say that most visually impaired people are not used to getting out and that too for shopping! There are various factors for this. So this will take time, and we will have to keep on reassuring and encouraging people to come forward. I too will be visiting one of your stores in East Delhi tomorrow. It could also be the shortage of time, or mobility issues at the personal front that is preventing us from going to your esteemed store! Please be patient, there will be teething problems, but we don't want to give up the baby just because there are problems! Please do keep up the great work! And there is no city in India where there are no blind people! Only they are kept away from mainstream society by many many factors! Slowly when these people realize that theendently, they will come flocking to your store! Will give you all my feedback tomorrow! Warmly Preeti Preeti Monga - Chief Executive Officer Inspiring INCLUSION! Fostering DIGNITY! 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Your Choice to partner with us contributes towards quality Education & Empowerment of Visually Impaired Girls, and providing them with secure Hostel facility at SHIKSHA (A CSR Initiative of Silver Linings) -----Original Message----- From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of Vineet Kumar via Ai Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 17:41 To: Amit Bhatt Cc: Vineet Kumar; AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerningthe disabled.; vineet.saraiw...@futureretail.in; vineet saraiwala; Share, empower &Enrich Subject: Re: [Ai] [AI] Soft launch of an accessible shopping experience at Big Bazaar stores across 17 cities, 29th to 31st October RDear colleagues, It is very surprising that not even a single Person with visual impaired has visited any of the Big Bazaar in Kolkatta,Ranchi,Guwahati,Raipur and Patna. Please spread the word if you reside in these cities because your response will help me to plan for the launch accordingly.It might also happen that Persons with Visual Disabilities do not exist in these cities and Big Bazaar might have assessed the market situation wrongly. Regards, vineet Sent from my iPhone > On 30-Oct-2017, at 7:42 AM, Amit Bhatt <misterbh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Vineet, > > I happened to have this opportunity to visit Big Bazaar at The Great India Place, Noida yesterday. > > I had submited my feedback to the authorized representative there, however, a few brief points I'd like to mention here: > > 1. I have found my shopping assistant being cooperative and friendly but they need to be provided with a professional training for the betterment in my opinion. > > 2. Staff available in billing desk is required to tell the customer about the cost of each product and then final cost of all shopping while preparing the bill. > The person I met on billing counter was also a very good human but I am addressing these small points just for the improvement. So it can be resolved at the larger scale by your endeavors. > > 3. I bought some perfumes from their and the seller was absolutely professional this time! and I was happy with the way he presented the products and explained the product specification along with the price. > > I had told this to your team members, so the other sellers and staff members can be made more sensitised and professional like the person who was at the cosmetics store. > > 4. Accessible environment inside and outside of the Big Bazaar is another matter of great concern, it has to be taken care in entire Mall area in the future I suppose. > > Overall it was a wonderful experience and I was thrilled after participating in this soft launch! > > Wishing you and the entire team all the very bestt! > > With warm regards, > > Amit Bhatt > > Probationary Officer - United Bank of India > www.unitedbankofindia.com > > Moderator - SayEverything, an open discussion forum for persons with disabilities > www.sayeverything.org > > Contact: +91-9560175887, 8178838112 > > Skype: amitbhattindia > > "Success lies not in the result, but in the efforts" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in/pipermail/ai/attachments/20171030/62 03b1b6/attachment.html> Disclaimer: 1. 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