Surender Gnanaolivu

Surender Gnanaolivu has over 2 decades of experience in retail strategy, store design, space planning, retail marketing, CRM, visual merchandising, retail audit, coaching, data analytics, project management and content development. He has held senior positions as Executive VP and Head Marketing, Brand Experience, Store Design, VM & Rollout at leading retailers/brands like Shoppers Stop, Reliance Retail and Mahindra Retail. His experience includes designing and operationalising over three million square feet of retail space across malls, department stores, supermarkets, and speciality stores for national and multi-national brands in India and overseas. Currently is a Retail Experience Design Curator, Lead Strategy & Development, with 4Dimensions Retail Design; and Advisor to In-Store Asia and VMRD Retail Design Awards.