The Indian Retail Sector: An Overview

|10 slides |29-04-2010 | | Not evaluated |
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Presentation

This 10-slide PowerPoint presentation gives an overview of the Indian retail sector including the major retailers involved and future perspectives and concerns.

Extract

Traditionally retailing in India can be traced to:
- The emergence of the neighbourhood ‘Kirana’ stores catering to the convenience of the consumers
- Era of government support for rural retail: Indigenous franchise model of store chains run by Khadi & Village Industries Commission

The 1980s experienced slow change as India began to open up economy.
The Textile sector with companies like Bombay Dyeing, Raymond's, S Kumar's and Grasim first saw the emergence of retail chains
Later Titan successfully created an organized retailing concept and established a series of showrooms for its premium watches
The latter half of the 1990s saw a fresh wave of entrants with a shift from Manufacturers to Pure Retailers.
For example: Food World, Subhiksha and Nilgiris in food and FMCG; Planet M and Music World in music; Crossword and Fountainhead in books.
Post 1995 onwards saw an emergence of shopping centers, mainly in urban areas, with facilities like car parking targeted to provide a complete destination experience for all segments of society
Emergence of hyper and super markets trying to provide customer with 3 V’s - Value, Variety and Volume
Expanding target consumer segment: The Sachet revolution - example of reaching to the bottom of the pyramid.
At year end of 2000 the size of the Indian organized retail industry was estimated at Rs. 13,000 crore[...]

The Indian Retail Sector: An Overview The Indian Retail Sector: An Overview
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Table of Contents

- Industry Evolution
- Retailing Formats in India
- Recent Trends
- Major Retailers
- India VS World
- Future Direction: Positives
- Future Direction: Concerns