2. Inception dated back to times where stores were found in
village fares, melas etc.
Emergence of Kirana stores and mom & pop stores.
The first few companies to come up with retail chains were in
textile sector, for example, Bombay Dyeing, S Kumar's,
Raymonds, etc.
Titan, Foodworld in FMCG, Planet M & Music World in
music, Crossword in books.
3. 3 SUCCESSIVE WAVES:
First wave in the early to mid 1990s( South America)
Second wave –mid to late 1990s( Mexico, Central America,
South-East Asia, South Central Europe).
Third wave- late 1990s & early 2000( China, India, Russia,
some parts of Africa and continues.
4. Family-owned Mom & Pop stores.
Traditional retail chains like Nilgiri & Akbarallys .
Public Distribution System(PDS).
High streets like Linking Road & Fashion Street in Mumbai.
Bombay Dyeing, Shopper’s shop, Pantaloon Retail India
Ltd(PRIL).
FDI in single brand retailers( Tommy Hilfiger, Louis Vuitton)
and cash & carry formats( Tesco, Wal-Mart, Metro).
6. No specific rules& regulations but certain laws
are their:
Shop and Establishment Act
Standards of Weights and Measures Act
Provisions of the Contract Labour (Regulations and Abolition)
Act
The Income Tax Act
Customs Act
The Companies Act
7. The present value of the Indian retail market is estimated to
be around Rs. 12,00,000 crore.
The annual growth rate is 5.7 percent.
Retail market for food and grocery with a worth of Rs.
7,43,900 crore is the largest of the different types of retail
industries present in India.
Around 15 million retail outlets help India win the crown of
having the highest retail outlet density in the world.
12. Global economic slowdown
Competition from the unorganised sector
Retail sector has no recognition as an industry
High real-estate costs
Lack of basic infrastructure
Supply-chain inefficiencies
Challenges with respect to human resources
Margin Pressure
Fraud in retail
Challenges with Infrastructure and Logistics
13. S.NO. COUNTRY REVENUE(IN
COMPANY NAME BILLIONS)
1. Walmart U.S. $404
2. Carrefour FRANCE $122
3. Metro AG GERMANY $91
4. Tesco U..K $90.43
5. Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhank GERMANY $77.22
KG
6. The Kroger co. U.S. $76.73
7. Costco Wholesale Corp. U.S. $71.42
8. Aldi Einkrup Gmbh& Co. GERMANY $67.70
9. The Home Depot U.S. $66.17
10. Target U.S. $65.35
14. Consumer debt levels are declining, but still remain high
compared to historic norms. Surveys show that consumers are
focused on paying down debts.
High health care costs in America continue to be a major
challenge to consumers, thus reducing discretionary spending.
A continuation of depressed conditions in the housing market
means low home equities and limits the ability of consumers
to sell or borrow against their houses.
15. A high level of home mortgage foreclosures continues in the
U.S., with more than 8% of all residential mortgages in
delinquency or foreclosure as of mid 2011.
Persistently high unemployment levels and difficult
environment for job seekers reduces retail spending.
Low consumer confidence reduces spending.
16. Consumers will continue to be more conservative.
Decline in sales growth is increasingly apparent.
Led to tightening of credit markets.
17. The Infrastructure of retail sector will evolve
radically.
The shopping malls are increasing at fast pace in
metros.
The growth of organized retail sector is anticipated
to be heavier than the growth of GDP.
People’s lifestyle, rising income level and
encouraging conventions of demography are
proving favorable.
More access to credit facilities.
18. With Arrival of transnational companies, indian retail industry
will undergo a transformation.
No one single format can be assumed as there is a huge
difference in cultures regionally.
The most encouraging format now would be the hypermarts.
The hypermart format would be further encouraged with the
entry of the TNCs