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Vol. 2 Issue 8 - August 2007
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International
While global supermarket majors working on or backing out of their India plans make news headlines, several other global players have quietly put in place their plans for an India foray – two of them we feature this month are Hamleys, one of the world’s largest toy shops and Diageo, the world’s largest spirits firm.
Chillibreeze Research Team
 Starbucks may take 2 yrs to enter India
Hamleys set for India foray
Wal-Mart plans dairy processing in India
Diageo signs pact with Reliance Fresh
Café Coffee Day plans 50 outlets in Pak, Austria
e-Commerce
Selling online is making waves again…this time round things are different, with more people logged on, payment clearance and security systems in place and more vendor establishments keen to grow their virtual market.
Chillibreeze Research Team
Mothercare plans e-commerce model
Cleartrip.com’s offer Airtel launches Kannada Web site Autojunction.in plans to sell new vehicles online Cleartrip.com turns focus on hotel services
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Editorial
July saw the usual mixed bag of retail activity – The WalMart - Bharti deal went through with the expected fanfare; Reliance opened its first hypermarket in Ahmedabad; a host of global firms set to work and fine tuned their India foray, while Indian firms worked doubly hard to consolidate their lead.
The trend that we would like to focus on – and its only fitting since nearly everyone in the sector is considering it – is the emergence of powerful private labels.
An AC Nielsen study, The Power of Private Label 2005: A Review of Growth Trends, indicated that globally private label sales accounted for 17% of value sales, growing annually at 5%. Emerging markets saw faster growth at 11%.
The study attributes this growth to the increasing penetration of organised retail as well as the emergence of new categories. Add to this, the power of pricing these products right and offering them at stores that are both, approachable and aspirational, at the same time and you are in business.
 Chillibreeze Research Team
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Big players - Plans and Investments |
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Two headlines grabbed attention this month - WalMart is truly in with its partnership with Bharti; and Reliance opens its first hypermarket at Ahmedabad. The other players have been busy too…going by the news on the Future Group, RPG, Landmark and Vishal Retail.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Big Players...
 Wal-Mart is in; partnership pact signed with Bharti
Fitness and retail industry
Reliance Mart set to open this month
In-house oomph to Reliance retail ramp Walt Disney to prance into personal care space
Landmark plans more stores
Bharti, Wal-Mart's India Partner, to Start Next Year
Vishal Retail sets up shop in Mumbai
RPG to launch 365 stores in 1 year
Reliance re-launching Vimal brand; setting up retail chains
Reliance Retail enters dairy sector with liquid milk
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Unique Formats |
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This month saw some really unique formats and models rolling out – khadi kiosks at railway stations and airports, diamonds at petrol bunks…whatever next?
Chillibreeze Research Team
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Unique Formats...
Shop for diamonds at petrol bunks! Khadi kiosks at railway stations UTV entering retail space
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Apparel & Footwear |
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Always a happening segment, this time we also see a revival of old brands like Wearhouse and Vimal. As branded footwear capture more feet, Bata is making every effort to revamp its products and hold on its loyal customers.
Chillibreeze Research Team
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Apparel & Footwear...
Red Tape plans 16 more exclusive outlets
VF Arvind for retail thrust in denim-wear
Bata opens new flagship store
Specialty stores under Peter England brand soon
Garden Silks losing out to big players
Gokaldas has revival plan for Wearhouse chain
Lee opening 25 exclusive outlets
Feedback
We continue inching forward; always learning more about the sector that has India interested and excited. Our Retail Newsletter, is being downloaded nearly through the month.more importantly, we have an increasing number of readers posting a query on our site India Reports (www.india-reports.com). This is feedback of another kind; it keeps us on the roll, thinking and analyzing as we answer these queries, and prepares us to move on to the next level with new reports and analysis.
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General Trends & Information |
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Farmers are laughing their way to the bank with more than the regular procurement agencies would offer - hugely benefiting from the MNCs tussling over quality agricultural produce. The other big trend is the emergence of private labels.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
General Trends & Information...
Wheat rush: Retail war reaches farm lands
India may delay opening up retail sector – paper
'High realty prices could deter growth of retail'
Private labels likely to dominate shelf space
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Support Industries |
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Real estate development is seeing a frenzy of activity – rentals are skyrocketing in most markets. Interestingly, the retail boom has pushed up demand for multiplexes – which arguably draw the maximum footfalls in most malls they are present in.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Support Industries...
Concor to buy 12,000 t apples for retail supply
Sky is the limit for rent in Sector 17 Retail boom to trigger more multiplexes, says report Retail boom fuels parking insurance biz Avaya GlobalConnect in talks with retailers for its niche solutions
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Regional Trends |
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Retail is unique because unlike other sectors which first exhausted tier 1 cities before moving on, it has included all parts of the country in its growth path. So if Bangalore and Ahmedabad see mega stores being launched, Udupi and Surat are not far behind.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Regional Trends...
Big Bazaar outlet in Udupi
World of Titan now in Surat
Retail MNCs: Kerala traders threaten 'armed struggle'
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Food & Grocery |
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Starbucks has put off its India plans for another couple of years….others like Domino’s and KFC are loading up the tray for customers who cannot seem to have enough of fast food.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Food & Grocery...
UK-based Veetee plans health food biz foray
RIL may decide on making food retail biz veg-only
Dominos set to foray into branded ice cream segment
Unsure Starbucks defers India entry
Manjilas expands food products portfolio
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