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Welcome Note

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:14:07 +0000

Let us all welcome Mr. Durgesh Sahay who has joined our organization as a Manager – Loss & Prevention.

Mr. Sahay is Post Graduate in Retail Management from Birla Institute of Management & Technology. He has more than 6 years of experience.

Prior to joining Guardian he was associated with Wal – Mart (India). as Asst Manager – Asset Protection.

Welcome Note

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:10:47 +0000

Guardian Pharmacy welcomes Mr. Saurabh Maheshwari who has joined our organization as a Assistant Vice President – Buying & Merchandising.

Mr. Maheshwari is Post Graduate in Marketing with Systems from Symbiosis – Pune. He has more than 11 years of experience.

Prior to joining Guardian he was associated with Nokia India as Regional Sales Manager & National Category Manager with Spencers Retail.

Book Review of The Buck Stops Here

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:59:53 +0000

Why can’t a bania play hockey or football for India? Because every time he gets a corner, he builds a shop! The Buck Stops Here begins with these lines and they grab your attention immediately. The book narrates the journey traversed by Guardian Pharmacy, India’s second largest pharmacy retail chain that started with a simple ingredient: the power of dreams. The founder, Ashutosh Garg made a bold transition after 25 years as a top manager into an entrepreneur. The book is a must read for all budding entrepreneurs and will motivate dormant entrepreneurs to take the plunge.
Garg’s life epitomizes the phrase, ‘The Buck Stops Here’, made famous by US President Harry S. Truman. At his first job as Credit Manager at ITC Maurya Shertaon, he shot off a ‘pay up or else’ reminder to a very important customer, since it was his responsibility to do so, it’s another matter that he had to then camp outside the customer’s house to prevent the postman from delivering the letter, or else he would have been fired from his job for having done his job.
The book blends the rich and varied experience of the author, highlighting his joys, frustrations, successes and failures. From being chastised by his boss, ‘When I call you, I expect you to drop all other calls and speak to me immediately’, to his son asking him, ‘How can you build a business waiting for people to fall sick?’

Being a first generation entrepreneur, Garg had to learn a lot of things all by himself. But, he isn’t shy to admit the mistakes made by him during his entrepreneurial journey. He is as fallible as any one of us, but he admits his mistake, dusts it off, moves on and makes a note of the lesson learned. This sets him apart from others, because there is no post-mortem involved and he has been able to keep his sense of humour intact through all this.

The Buck Stops Here is full of anecdotes and lessons from real life that will guide and prepare the reader to recognize hidden opportunities and identify dead-ends on the road to building a new business that can be scaled up into a nationwide business. The author isn’t shy to divulge his quirks either. Two of his significant acquisitions are: a plot of land on the moon and a piece of the Berlin wall. All in all the book is a must read for anyone harboring entrepreneurial ambitions as it is strewn with many quick tips and watch-outs from his personal learning journey.

Handmade soaps from Guardian Pharmacy

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:31:51 +0000

Why handmade soaps are better?

Natural handmade soaps are better than the commercially prepared ones. Handmade soaps have always been known for the effective cleaning power but recently scientific studies have shown the benefits of handmade soap to be incredible1

It’s always been speculated that handmade soap has built-in healing properties. People suffering from skin disorders like eczema have found relief through the use of handmade soap. Compared to the mass-produced soaps in the store, handmade soaps are milder and more skin friendly. The major difference between factory soap and handmade soap is the amount of glycerin found in natural handmade soap. Glycerin has natural moisturizing abilities and is typically stripped from commercial soap and put into lotions. That stripped glycerin is then replaced by synthetic, irritating chemicals.

Guardian Day

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:45:04 +0000

On August 25, we completed seven years. Seems like yesterday, but it started seven years ago with the vision and dream of one man, our founder, Mr Ashutosh Garg and the journey has been awesome to say the least. From one store in 2003 to more than 200 stores today, Guardian Pharmacy is India’s fastest growing health and wellness chain. But, we are not content…As Frost put it, ” There are miles to go..” and this holds true for us. Several milestones need to be broken and many more need to be establishe. Together we can and together we will achieve it.