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Month: September 2012

Retail Research

Reliance Retail – Promise in 2006-07 Vs Performance till 2012 – Report Card

Reliance entered the retail business in 2006 and had set ambitious growth targets for 5 years. Given the growth potential of organized retail in India combined with Reliance‟s financial and execution strengths, these targets were seen as realistic. Reliance Retail till date has established its presence across 17 Formats and has JV with 14 Global Brands.

We’d like to present to you the Report Card of how Mukesh Ambani has performed on his Promise of Reliance Retail in 2006 with what is achieved until March-2012.

Mukesh Ambani’s Promise for Reliance Retail in 2007 (more…)

Retail Research

Current Market Size of Various Retail Segments in India – Food & Grocery, Electronics, Apparels, etc

We’d like to present the Current Market Sizes of Various Segments of the Indian Retail Industry. Food and grocery remained the single largest retail category in 2011 in India with sales of 16,25,000 crore accounting for 69% of the total retail market. Organised retail accounted for a little below 3% of the sales in this category.

Electronics – Consumer Durable, IT and Mobile market is one of the largest categories of consumption in India. The market has been historically operated through the traditional channel that occupies nearly 85% of the trade. The CDIT market in India is estimated at Rs 115,000 crore in 2011. The current market is growing at over 13% and is expected to touch Rs 215,000 crore by 2016 (not including services).

Apparels Market (more…)

News & Views

51% FDI in Indian Multi-Brand Retail Positive – Not the Magic Bullet – More Reforms Needed

The Dare Devil Step by the office of the Prime Minister of India to allow 51% FDI in Multi-Brand retail is definitely a positive, but not the panacea for the retail sector facing large hurdles like poor infrastructure, high real estate costs, inefficient supply chain, complex taxation and rigid labour laws. Except for Real Estate. most of them will be addressed with the inflow of foreign capital.

Key reforms for retail sector will be implementation of the Model Agricultural Products Marketing Committee (APMC) Act across all states and Goods and Services Tax (GST) which are facing stiff opposition from political parties.

What is the Purpose of GST and Model APMC Act ? (more…)

Malls and Stores

Shops at Gallops Mall Ahmedabad – Review

Gallops Mall is Developed by the famous N G Patel Group. The Mall is spread over a built up area of 3,24,000 sq. ft with ground plus two floors. The mall has a parking facility of 725 cars which can be accommodated across two basements in the shopping centre.

The tenants at Gallops Mall include Lifestyle International, M & B Footwear, Harra, Max, Reebok, Globus, US Pizza, Cesta La Vie, Metro Shoes, Spykar and Pepe Jeans among others.

The Gallops Mall keenly follows a consumer-centric philosophy of catering to customers from across segments and strives to position the shopping centre as a People Concept. (more…)

News & Views

51% FDI in Multi-Brand Retail Welcome in Cities with 1 Mn Plus Population

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to permit FDI in multi-brand retail with individual state governments having the freedom to accord final sanction. The Centre said state chief ministers of Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Manipur as well as union territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have expressed support for the policy in writing.

Indian States Against FDI in Retail:
Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura and Odisha (Orissa) have expressed reservations. (more…)

Malls and Stores

Indian Dunkin Donuts & More [Sandwiches, Coffee] – A Review

Jubilant Foods has introduced the World Famous Dunkin Donuts to Indians starting from New Delhi where it has 3 Stores – Connaught Place (flagship store – 80 seats), Greater Kailash-1 (80 seats), and Saket (60 seats). It now sells the famous doughnuts with sandwiches, coffee and breakfast menu in India, and has named them “Dunkin Donuts & More“. It will have 10 such stores, all 100% company-owned, by end FY13. This business will take a while to finalize as Jubilant experiments with various store formats.

Dunkin Donuts and More – The Menu
The extensive menu (24 varieties of doughnuts, 28 varieties of sandwiches, 24 different beverages) is a cross between what one gets at McDonald’s, coffee shops, Subway, etc. The menu has been tweaked around to cater to Indian tastes – hence, “& More” in the name, which is unique to India. Compared to only doughnuts and coffee in outlets (more…)

Retail Brands

Dabur – Builds Strong Brands – Scales to Interior India

Dabur continues its aggression in the consumer space with the relaunch of its Amla hair oil in a new youthful modern look and new positioning of Mazbooti bhi, Khubsoorti bhi, roping in Priyanka Chopra as the brand ambassador. Every segment of the consumer care division has recorded growth – hair care registered 10.4% YoY growth, oral care 8.1% YoY, health supplements 18% YoY, skin care 13.3% YoY, home care 14.4% YoY, digestives 9.8% YoY, and OTC & ethicals 12.7% YoY. Foods posted strong growth of 34.5% YoY (led by 37.6% YoY growth in juices).

Dabur’s Products Competitive Globally
In latest ranking, Dabur earned the honour of being the only Indian company to make it to WWD Beauty Inc.’s Top 100 2012. The (more…)

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