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School Of Future Studies & Planning
           DAVV, Indore

             Presentation on
“A Model For Growth of E-retailers in India”
        (Research Papers Review)


 Submitted to:               Submitted By:
 Mr. Vandit Hedau           Jayant Nannore
Faculty SFSP, DAVV             MBA(BF)
Introduction
• What is E-Commerce?
In a layman’s language; purchasing products on the Internet is called
     ecommerce.
It is an act of having a commercial activity over an electronic medium.
In simple words, Electronic commerce involves buying and selling of goods
     and services over the World Wide Web. Customers can purchase anything
     right from a car or a cake sitting comfortably in his room and gift it to
     someone sitting miles apart just by click of a mouse.
• What is E-retailing?
 E-retailing is B2c(business to customers)business model that executes a
     transaction between businessman and final customer
 Subset of e-commerce
      –     e-tailers         Retailers who sell over the Internet
Evolution of E-tailing in India
          (before 2007)
Evolution of E-tailing in India
          (after 2007)
Market Size & CAGR Stat
E-commerce formats in India
Foreign E-tailers Player in Indian Market
The e-commerce matrix
                 Business           Consumer             Government


 Business     B2B                                       B2G
              Supply
                                  B2C                   Contract bidding,
              Cain, Wholesalers   Retailers (Goods      Privatization
                                  or Services)

Consumer      C2B                 C2C                   C2G
              Public Bidding      Public flea markets   Public Government
              marketplaces,                             auctions
              Auctioneers

Government    G2B                 G2C                   G2G
              Tax and fee         Tax and fees          Budget allocation
              collection          collection
Business-To-Consumer Business Model
                   In this form business must
                   develop attractive
                   electronic marketplaces to
                   entice and sell product
                   and services to consumer
                  Portal
                  E-Tailers
                  Content provider
                  Transaction broker
                  Market creator
                  Service provider
                  Community provider
Distribution Channel
  (Conventional v/s online)
Traditional Retailing network
     (Physical Retail store)
E-Retail Network
How the business model of online retailers add
     value compared to physical retailers?
Physical Retailers              Online Retailer or E-tailer
 Advantages                     Advantages
• Provides face to face         • Cost Effective: does not have
                                  to invest in physical
  selling, making shopping an     infrastructure (store, real
  experience.                     state, sales force) except
• Customers get access to         warehouse
  better Product information    • Provides ease and
                                  Convenience of shopping at
  through in-store sales          anytime and from any location
  representatives.               Disadvantages
 Disadvantages                 • Have to invest in Logistics
• Higher Cost of Operation        operations
                                • Highly competitive
                                • Little customer interaction
Order and Placement Process
ESSENTIALS FOR CUSTOMERS
Delivery network
• Acquire a local player to
  make the distribution
  system easy.
• Establish a warehouse in
  every major city in India like
  Mumbai,Delhi,Chennai,Kolk
  ata,Hyderabad etc.
• Agent system can play a
  vital role to deliver your
  product quickly .
• Efficient inventory system.
• India is a geographically complicated country
  and languages varies from state to state so
  you need to employ local people for the
  product delivery system.
• Use effective communication device to locate
  your product at a particular instances.
• The packaging system should be so strong that
  it could protect the product.
Challenges with order fulfillments:
            Logistics
           Problem area: Order Fulfillment is an important part of
           ecommerce Value chain. Most ecommerce providers use
           a combination of their own logistics teams and also tie-
           ups with leading local logistics.

           Based on research, the following leading names in
           logistics names were revealed:

           1.   DTDC logistics (part of DHL ,all India presence)
           2.   Gati (Maharashtra, Karnataka)
           3.   BlueDart (part of DHL ,all India presence)
           4.   VRL Logistics (Karnataka)
           5.   Aramex logistics (Maharashtra, Karnataka)
           6.   Vichare courier( Maharashtra)

           Most of these provide tracking services for customers
           and people are willing to pay a premium for proper
           delivery.
Characteristics of Successful E-Tailing

–   High brand recognition
–   A guarantee provided by highly reliable or well-known vendors
–   Digitized format
–   Relatively inexpensive items
–   Frequently purchased items
–   Commodities with standard specifications
–   Well-known packaged items that cannot be opened even in a
    traditional store
Product Categories Suitable for E-tailing
REASONS FOR NOT SHOPPING
         ONLINE
Factors to gain Competitive advantage
The Future of Indian E-Retail Industry
Online shopping behavior among Indians
        (based upon survey in 4 metro cities)

                        • 60% online users in India
                          visited a retail site in
                          November 2011.
                        • The number of active online
                          shoppers is projected to
                          reach 38 million by 2015
                        • 49% online consumer is
                          young male population
                          ranging between 21 and 29
                          years.
                        • Tier-II & Tier-III online
                          consumers are aspiration
                          driven.
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growth of indian e-retail industry

  • 1. School Of Future Studies & Planning DAVV, Indore Presentation on “A Model For Growth of E-retailers in India” (Research Papers Review) Submitted to: Submitted By: Mr. Vandit Hedau Jayant Nannore Faculty SFSP, DAVV MBA(BF)
  • 2. Introduction • What is E-Commerce? In a layman’s language; purchasing products on the Internet is called ecommerce. It is an act of having a commercial activity over an electronic medium. In simple words, Electronic commerce involves buying and selling of goods and services over the World Wide Web. Customers can purchase anything right from a car or a cake sitting comfortably in his room and gift it to someone sitting miles apart just by click of a mouse. • What is E-retailing?  E-retailing is B2c(business to customers)business model that executes a transaction between businessman and final customer  Subset of e-commerce – e-tailers Retailers who sell over the Internet
  • 3. Evolution of E-tailing in India (before 2007)
  • 4. Evolution of E-tailing in India (after 2007)
  • 5. Market Size & CAGR Stat
  • 7. Foreign E-tailers Player in Indian Market
  • 8. The e-commerce matrix Business Consumer Government Business B2B B2G Supply B2C Contract bidding, Cain, Wholesalers Retailers (Goods Privatization or Services) Consumer C2B C2C C2G Public Bidding Public flea markets Public Government marketplaces, auctions Auctioneers Government G2B G2C G2G Tax and fee Tax and fees Budget allocation collection collection
  • 9. Business-To-Consumer Business Model In this form business must develop attractive electronic marketplaces to entice and sell product and services to consumer  Portal  E-Tailers  Content provider  Transaction broker  Market creator  Service provider  Community provider
  • 10. Distribution Channel (Conventional v/s online)
  • 11. Traditional Retailing network (Physical Retail store)
  • 13. How the business model of online retailers add value compared to physical retailers? Physical Retailers Online Retailer or E-tailer  Advantages  Advantages • Provides face to face • Cost Effective: does not have to invest in physical selling, making shopping an infrastructure (store, real experience. state, sales force) except • Customers get access to warehouse better Product information • Provides ease and Convenience of shopping at through in-store sales anytime and from any location representatives.  Disadvantages  Disadvantages • Have to invest in Logistics • Higher Cost of Operation operations • Highly competitive • Little customer interaction
  • 16. Delivery network • Acquire a local player to make the distribution system easy. • Establish a warehouse in every major city in India like Mumbai,Delhi,Chennai,Kolk ata,Hyderabad etc. • Agent system can play a vital role to deliver your product quickly .
  • 17. • Efficient inventory system. • India is a geographically complicated country and languages varies from state to state so you need to employ local people for the product delivery system. • Use effective communication device to locate your product at a particular instances. • The packaging system should be so strong that it could protect the product.
  • 18. Challenges with order fulfillments: Logistics Problem area: Order Fulfillment is an important part of ecommerce Value chain. Most ecommerce providers use a combination of their own logistics teams and also tie- ups with leading local logistics. Based on research, the following leading names in logistics names were revealed: 1. DTDC logistics (part of DHL ,all India presence) 2. Gati (Maharashtra, Karnataka) 3. BlueDart (part of DHL ,all India presence) 4. VRL Logistics (Karnataka) 5. Aramex logistics (Maharashtra, Karnataka) 6. Vichare courier( Maharashtra) Most of these provide tracking services for customers and people are willing to pay a premium for proper delivery.
  • 19. Characteristics of Successful E-Tailing – High brand recognition – A guarantee provided by highly reliable or well-known vendors – Digitized format – Relatively inexpensive items – Frequently purchased items – Commodities with standard specifications – Well-known packaged items that cannot be opened even in a traditional store
  • 21. REASONS FOR NOT SHOPPING ONLINE
  • 22. Factors to gain Competitive advantage
  • 23. The Future of Indian E-Retail Industry
  • 24. Online shopping behavior among Indians (based upon survey in 4 metro cities) • 60% online users in India visited a retail site in November 2011. • The number of active online shoppers is projected to reach 38 million by 2015 • 49% online consumer is young male population ranging between 21 and 29 years. • Tier-II & Tier-III online consumers are aspiration driven.

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. million products across 2,000 categories available online.Supply Chain complexity – includes parameters like ease of procurement, storage, handling, transportation, packaging, delivery and installation/demos .n Indian e-tailers are currently operating in quadrants 1 and 4 mainly. Challenge going forwards is to add more and more product categories in these quadrantsn Quadrant 3 is the category most difficult to sell online but is profitablen Quadrant 2 also contains product categories which require robust infrastructure to sell online and some of the categories like grocery, vegetables etc. are also not very profitable
  2. India is the 5th largest destination retail destination in retail globally ( AT Kearney GRDI report 2008)India retailing industry is at 390 bn and growing at 7%Heavy growth is expected post GFC, with single brand retail stores, increased number of malls, growth in Tier 2 and Tier 3 citiesMany of the big retailers have forayed into the on-line mode without much success.On-line retail forms a meager 0.47% of the total retail market. Gift Items, Books, mobile phone accessories, small eletronic goods form the bulk of sales
  3. 3,296 cities in India have access to eRetail portals and deliverables.