2. What is Retail?
The word retail is derived from a
French word retaillier meaning to cut
off a piece or to break bulk.
Retailing can hence be considered as
the last stage in the movement of
goods/ & services to the consumer
3. Retail Philosophy — “By The People,
For The People and Of The People”
Retailing involves selling products and
services to consumers for their
individual or family use.
As the final link between consumers
and manufacturers, retailers are a
vital part of the business world.
Retailers add value to products by
making it easier for manufactures to
sell and consumers to buy.
5. India – Retail Perspective
Overview
Population of 1.21 billion people
India will rank no 1 in population
by 2030
Domestic Private Consumption-
60% of GDP growing at 7.7%
Real per capita income rises from
Rs.5089 in 2001-02 to Rs.10810 in
2011-12
6. India – Retail Perspective
Overview…
Household Annual Income CAGR
1-5lakhs-9%
5-10 lakh- 12%
Above 10 lakh- 15%
50% of population is below 24 years
62% population in working age group
Household size reduced from 5.57-5.08
Urban household size reduced – from
4.79 – 4.77
7. India – Retail Perspective
Overview…
Plastic money spend growing at CAGR
26%
Rate of urbanization in last 10 years –
2.7% total 27.7%
Rural consumption(3750 billion)
outpaced urban(2994 billion) in 2011-
12
9. Indian Retail-An Overview
Second largest industry after
agriculture- Rs.2,23,572 crore
GDP contribution-10%
Contribution to employment-8%
Overall retail growth-16%
Organized retail growth-26.8%
Organized retail penetration -8%
10. Indian Retail-An Overview…
GRDI index rates India 14th
in 2013
2nd
largest growing economy
3rd
largest economy in terms of GDP
4th
largest economy in PPP
Rated among top 10 FDI
destinations
11. The Changing Indian Consumer
The urban consumer
Getting exposed to international lifestyles
Inclined to acquiring asset
More discerning and demanding than ever
Internet Explosion
No longer need-based shopping
Shopping is a family experience
Changing Mindset
Increasing tendency to spend
Post Liberalization children coming of age
100 mn 17-21 year olds*. Tend to spend
freely.
Greater levels of education
12. Retail Realities: Beyond Urban
Boundaries
638,691 villages
128 million households
3 times the urban population
41% of Indian middle class and 58%
of the total disposable income
ITC’s e-choupal, HUL’s
project Shakti
14. Unorganized Retail in India
Currently captures 92% of total retail
market
Mainly a family owned business
Mostly mom-pop stores
Consumer familiarity-USP
Low cost structure
Very low real estate and labor
cost
Low taxes to pay
15. Weekly Markets
Village Fairs
Melas
Convenience Stores
Mom and Pop/Kiranas
PDS Outlets
Khadi Stores
Cooperatives
Exclusive Brand Outlets
Hyper/SuperMarkets
Department Stores
Shopping Malls
Traditional/Pervasive
Reach
Government
Supported
Historic/Rural
Reach
Modern Formats/
International
Evolution of Indian retail
Source of
Entertainment
Neighborhood
Stores/Convenience
Availability/Low
Costs /Distribution
Shopping
Experience/Efficiency
16. Industry Evolution
Traditionally retailing in India can be traced to
The emergence of the neighborhood ‘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
1980s experienced slow change as India began to open
up economy.
Textiles 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 Manufactures to Pure Retailers
17. Industry Evolution…cont…
For e.g. 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
18. Stages of Lifecycle of Industry
Introduction:
Country that has just entered GRDI
Retailers plan their entry strategies
India in 1990s
Kazakhastan in 2007
Lasts for around 10 years depending on the
market attractiveness
Example: African markets
Strategy suggested:
A rapid penetration strategy: low price, high
promotion, limited distribution, advertises for
awareness
19. Stages of Lifecycle of Industry..
Growth:
Market is developing quickly and is also ready
for modern retailing
Retailers have a good chance of long term
success
Retailers should enter through local
representation, sourcing offices and new stores
Lasts for approx. 15-25 years
Example: Indian market
Strategy suggested: strength against
competitor, stronger distribution channel,
shift of advertising from product awareness
to product preference
20. Stages of Lifecycle of Industry..
Maturity:
Market is still big and growing but the space for
new entrant will become tighter
Margins for error is thin
Competition from international retailers
Generally lasts for 5-10 years
Example: South Asian markets
Strategy suggested: enter new market
segments and innovative products and
offers
21. Stages of Lifecycle of Industry..
Decline:
Window of opportunity is closing fast and
organised retail is at 40 to 60 percent
Existing retailers can enter through discount
formats or non food formats such as consumer
goods and apparels
Lasts for around 5 to 10 years before reaching
saturation
Example: Developed country markets
Strategy suggested: identify weak
segments, maintaining investment levels
selectively, controlled advertising
22. Challenges In The Industry
Low domestic competition
Because of fragmented nature of industry
Lack of exposure to global best practices
Low entry barriers for unorganized
retailing
Moderate entry barriers for organized
retailing
Wholesale system under-invested leading to
20-40% wastage
Non level playing field issues
Wide differences in treatment of small and
large retailers
23. Challenges In The Industry…
Real Estate low Availability and high cost
Supply Chain Inconsistency
Poor Infrastructure
Lack of Skilled Manpower
Complex tax Structure
Heavy Stamp Duties
24. FDI in Indian retailing
Current Indian FDI Regime
FDI is now permitted in retail trade sector:
Private labels – 100%
Single Brand Retailers – 100%
Multibrand Retailers – 51%
25. Why FDI?
Improve competition
Develop the market
Greater level of exports due to increased
sourcing by major players
Sourcing by Wal-Mart from China improved
multifold after FDI permitted in China
Similar increase in sourcing observed for Metro
in India
Provides access to global markets for Indian
producers
26. Why FDI?...
Investment in technology
Cold storage chains solve the perennial problem of
wastage
Greater investment in the food processing sector
technology
Better operations in production cycle and distribution
Better lifestyle
Greater level of wages paid by international players
usually
More product variety
Newer product categories
Economies of scale to help lower consumer price
Increased purchasing capacity of consumers
27. Careers In Retailing
Career opportunities in Retailing is extremely dynamic, some idea can be
gathered knowing:
•Pantaloons plans to hire 7000 people in the next 2 years
•Shopper’s Stop plans to take 3000 people in the next 3 years
•Reliance retail is expected to take 42,000 people in the next 2-3 years
•500 people are required to man a single mall
•250 malls expected to be functional in the next 5 years
28. Careers In Retailing….
Retail organization can be divided into various functional departments, to
understand this clearly let us look at a organization chart of a typical
retailer:
Aditya Birla Pantaloon Retail
29. Careers In Retailing….
Operations:
Zonal managers
Area managers
Store managers
Asst. Store managers
Floor managers
Department managers
Category management
Category managers
Buyers
Asst category managers
Asst. Buyers
Information Technology
Software development managers
Hardware maintenance managers