Modern retail: A day in the life of Raymond Raphael

7:00 am: Wakes up. 7:30 am: Goes for a walk or does pushups and crunches. 8:15 am: Showers, eats paratha, pickles, curried vegetables and eggs for breakfast, with black tea. 9:00 am: Roommate drives him to work at Malad. 9.30 am: Checks previous day's sales in his category. If a product sold well, he tells merchandiser to transfer of stock from warehouse or vendor. 10:00 am: Checks email, prepares for meetings. May need to prepare sales analysis report, explain to business head why sales met or did not meet targets, or help with layout plan for his category in a new store. 1:30 pm: Has lunch of rice, dal and curry in canteen. 2:00 pm: Meets vendor, probably in office, inspects products together with buyer. 3:00 pm: Surfs the net to examine trends in his category. Might even wander around Inorbit Mall to see the latest trends. 4:00 pm: Tea break, then checks mail. 6:30 to7:00pm: Leaves for home. 8:00 pm: Reaches home. may play the synthesiser, or watches TV with his parents. 11:30pm to midnight: Goes to bed.