Bharatbook.com : A Statistical Approach - Organised Retailing In India

Report On Indian Retail Industry Apr 2009 ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Report-On-Indian-Retail-Industry.html ) elucidates about the emerging retailing formats in India.
With subdued consumer sentiments as witnessed during the latter half of FY09, Indian Retail industry's performance to remain steady during FY09. However considering the immense potentialities, the industry would witness robust performance in the long run. The report on ‘Indian Retail Industry' unwinds answers to varied queries related to retailing (both organised and unorganised). The report comprises of three sections. Section I of the report provides a general overview of the industry. Section II deals with the nuances of organised retailing in India. Section III provides an overview of the Top-5 industry players, which is followed by a list of Annexures covering extensive industry data.

Section I Industry Overview

The initial stages of the report deals with the history of global retailing with a special focus on the major global players driving the retail growth
The evolution of the Indian retail industry together with the contribution of varied segments such as food & grocery, apparel & footwear etc, have been dealt in detail
The characteristics inherent to the industry have been described in detail by bringing out the changes in the various socio-economic factors affecting the industry
The factors propelling the industry's growth (both demand-side and supply-side) have been covered under the head Growth Drivers

Section II Organised Retailing - An in-depth analysis

This section explores the growth of organised retailing in India particularly with respect to the emergence of varied retail formats such as Supermarket, Hypermarket etc.
The viability of these modern formats together with the determinants of such viability has been discussed at length. This section seeks to explore answers to questions such as: What value propositions can different formats offer? Which is the most viable format for the retailer? What are the determinants of such viability? Which formats are the emerging ones?

The report also lays emphasis on the emerging retailing formats such as e-retailing, luxury retailing etc that would form the flavour of the future for the modern retailers
A comprehensive analysis of the major expenditure heads of the leading players in the industry has been presented in the report for the period spanning FY06-FY08
The various licensing and regulatory requirements together with the intricacies relating to the same have been dealt in detail
We also seeks to unwind the mysteries surrounding the long-raging debate on whether the growth of organised retailing in India would lead to the death of mom-&-pop stores. Through detailed analysis backed by conclusive evidences, we recommends the optimum retailing mix in the long run
Modern retail may just be assumed as a business of purchase and sale of goods. However the modern retailers have to face many harsh realities on the growth path. The challenges to the modern retailers have been covered in detail
The challenges as faced by the organised retailers further goes a long way in describing the harsh realities behind modern retail
To estimate the size of the Indian retail industry and the penetration levels of organised retail in the urban and rural Indian markets for the period FY08-FY11, it has evolved out an industry model incorporating three different scenarios i.e. Optimistic, Most Likely and Pessimistic, to present a holistic view of the industry in light of the varied future developments

Section III Overview of Indian players

This section focuses on the profile of the Top-5 players in the Indian retail industry namely Pantaloon Retail, Shoppers Stop, Vishal Retail, Koutons Retail and Trent. The profile includes a brief business overview, corporate structure analysis, business model analysis in terms of various formats, size, along with their strengths and weaknesses
This section further elaborately covers the financial aspects - The revenue and the cost structure gets highlighted through income statement analysis. Working capital requirements, growth of asset base and financial structure are anlaysed using a combination of balance sheet, cash flows and ratio analysis as a tool. Further emphasis has been laid on drawing comparison between these players through pictorial analysis

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