Zubair Aslam Lone

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DISC Type : DC

Retail Operations Leader at Rainbow

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Overview

Zubair Aslam Lone is a seasoned retail leader with over 20 years of international experience in fashion, footwear, and hypermarkets. He has a proven record of driving growth and operational excellence. Colleagues describe him as energetic, passionate, and a forward-thinking team player with an MBA from Preston University.

He is passionate about education and professional development within the retail sector, having founded the Retail Learning Hub to reshape industry standards. His posts emphasize that retail is a high-impact career path, not just a job, and focus on the importance of human connection in sales.

Unique fact: He founded the Retail Learning Hub with a vision to improve economic performance and human development through professional training and establishing new SOPs for brands.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

Thorough Evaluator

Rigorous & Demanding

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  They are very proud of what they do. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Topics They Care About

Retail Operations
Focuses on strategic alignment, operational best practices, SOP adherence, and monitoring KPIs to drive profitability and excellence across multi-store formats.
Customer Experience
Believes the best metric is the emotional connection with a customer. He is certified in "Listening to Customers" and focuses on delivering superior shopping experiences to build loyalty.
Talent Development
Founded the Retail Learning Hub to reshape the industry's training standards. He focuses on building high-performance teams and creating training manuals and SOPs for professionals.

Media Appearances

Zubair has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Retail Operations Leader at Rainbow
3-2019
Founder-Retail Director at Retail Learning Hub
12-2023 - 2-2025
Manager-Operations at chaseup
9-2022 - 12-2023
Retail Operations | SCM | Training & Development | Growth Strategy at Unze London
3-2019 - 9-2022
Senior Retail Operations Management-Store Strategy-Finance-HR-Supply Chain-IT at Al Ghani Retail-Cambridge

Education

3-2004 - 9-2005
MBA-Sales & Marketing from Preston University I LUMS I Landmark Retail School
4-2004 - 9-2005
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Preston University

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Exp : 6 Location : Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Job Level : Middle Designation : Retail Operations Leader at Rainbow
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Insights For Selling To Zubair Aslam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Zubair Aslam is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Zubair Aslam

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Zubair Aslam move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Zubair Aslam take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Zubair Aslam

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