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Vol. 3 Issue 3 - Mar. 2008
In this Issue
Updated Report
Growth of Single Brand Stores in India – Updated Jan. 2008!
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Support Industries
Organized retail, especially the chain and large format stores require IT and logistics support to succeed. Retail majors in India are investing in IT and logistics to stay ahead of the race.
Chillibreeze Research Team
 Pantaloon Retail outsources IT operations to Wipro Infotech
Next Retail plans tie-up with US co Bright Star Logistics
e-Commerce
Online auctions are a great option for jewellery retail, as it provides sellers with a wider audience and a platform for special and high end pieces. Online seems to be the place to go for gadget purchases as well.
Chillibreeze Research Team
Online jewellery auctions hold promise
Consumers favour Net research for gadget buys
Lifestyle & Luxury
Global labels are finding their way into Indian wardrobes and are here to stay in a big way – either through single brand stores or through Indian retailers bringing them in through their stores.
Chillibreeze Research Team
Brandhouse Retails plans to bring home 4 international labels
Rado plans more exclusive outlets
Omega eyes India’s elite for growth
International
India’s retail sector is attracting a number of global retail majors. Retail related realty, property development and management are also seeing a boom, attracting realty firms from overseas.
Chillibreeze Research Team
India's retail realty beckons Israeli giants
Giorgio Armani-DLF JV to make retail foray in India
Wal-Mart poised for cash & carry foray
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Editorial
This month we bring you a mixed bag of news and information on the retail sector, which signifies what can only be termed as growth pangs of a sector that has seen too much too soon.
Organized retail is in for some interesting times, although not all of it will be easy or smooth. A report by Mint indicates that the local kirana is often cheaper than say, a Big Bazaar for monthly provisions. Experts also predict consolidation that will mean that a significant number of malls will be shut down. Survival, they say, will only be possible if they follow a customer centric approach.
The race for growth and higher numbers is on in earnest. Year round discounts are here to stay. The question is whether they are notching up unit sales at the expense of better margins (we would love to hear your thoughts on this. Post on our blog at Chilliblogs
 Chillibreeze Research Team
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Big players - Plans and Investments |
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February has been a busy month for organized retail with nearly every retailer planning new formats or stores or future investment. High end is where all the major players are heading – ITC looks at lifestyle stores, the Tata’s are looking at branded furniture while Reliance is eyeing Marks & Spencer’s. Focusing on building loyalty through loyalty programmes would be a step in the right direction now.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Big Players...
 ITC mulls more lifestyle stores, ties up with design cos
Tatas plan home furniture retail with Steinhoff
Reliance eyes retail JV with Marks & Spencer
Reliance Retail eyes franchisee route to ramp up business
BIG Shopping Centres to build 60 malls; invest $2.4 bn
Shopper's Stop on the block?
Aditya Birla Retail's supermarket brand more. launch in AP
Bharti's final retail plans by April: Mittal
Biyani to ramp up e-Zone operations
RIL Retail gets 1 loyal client on every sq ft
Reliance Retail plans more format stores
Aditya Birla group readies $100-m Family Stores
Arvind Mills may demerge retail, brands
Trinethras become 'more'
Aditya Birla Retail to invest Rs10,000cr
Reliance to launch auto speciality stores
Arvind Brands to launch large format stores
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Unique Formats |
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Some more news on catalogue shopping – it is quicker and more convenient for the buyer, and more cost effective for the seller. Even where brick and mortar stores exist and are popular, catalogue sales are a good way to build brands and reach a wider audience.
Chillibreeze Research Team
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Unique Formats...
Catalogue-shopping a hit in metros
High realty costs make catalogue-shopping a hit
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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In an effort to build our retail bouquet of information on India Reports, we have initiated a Consumer Reports section, where you can put up your views of and experiences at retail outlets…the good and the bad (http://www.india-reports.com/biz-buz.aspx.). We plan to feature some of these contributions in our future issues.
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Read weekly Perspectives and Business Trends.
Read Consumer Reports and Best of India series
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General Trends & Information |
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Nothing attracts us shoppers quite like discounts – and when they are offered on top brands, all the year round, its time to indulge in some serious retail therapy. Experts are already predicting consolidation with increased competition, dropping margins and discerning customer.
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Chillibreeze Research Team |
General Trends & Information...
As organized retailing takes off in India, so do discount chains
50% of malls may shut down by '10, hype to go: Experts
Retail franchising expects to grow two-fold in 5 years
Small stores show the way on bill savings
Big retailers wake up to ill-effects of plastic
Big retailers to take care of mom-&-pop stores
Second-tier retailing is a Smart Idea
Retail eyes industry status
Checkpoint survey cautions against retail shrinkage
 Buy our just published reports on the Cheese and Wine Industry in India.
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Government Policy |
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Retailers wanted industry status for the sector, with fewer clearances and lower taxes. The government may allow FDI in some sectors if they find that doing so will not affect the neighbourhood mom-and-pop stores.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Government Policy...
Retailers want less red tape, industry status
Govt may consider FDI in specific retail sectors: Nath
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Regional Trends |
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Regional news this month is dominated by retail majors increasing their footprint in smaller towns. Big Bazaar and Reliance launched stores in Ranchi and Jamnagar respectively.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Regional Trends...
Retail giant to open shop
Shops closed in demand for law to curb retail chains
Vah Magna Group launches cash & carry venture in AP
Jubilant to grow retail presence in southern cities
Reliance Mart in Jamnagar
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Apparel & Accessories |
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Apparel is probably neck to neck in terms of draw for shoppers, along with grocery and food. Appetite for brands is high in most parts of India it would seem – Tommy Hilfiger is looking to expand to tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Apparel & Accessories...
FabIndia to open 250 stores by 2010
SSIPL plans Levi's footwear store by next year
Raymond to strengthen retail presence in towns
India : Koutons makes way for retailing in West Asia
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Luxury Retailing - |
About Luxury Retailing Report: Indian consumers are a happy lot, with so much activity on to woo them. Companies are vying to design, develop and deliver the products and services their consumers want. One segment that has suddenly come into focus is luxury and lifestyle retail. View it against a backdrop of traditional Indian thrift, and you will see why the interest it is garnering is grabbing more eyeballs than other retail segments. This report looks at the industry, key concerns and what luxury marketers need to do to leverage this huge opportunity. |
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