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Vol. 3 Issue 8 - Oct 2008
In this Issue
Popular Reports
Franchising Opportunities
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Discount Retailing
Wine Industry in India
Cheese Industry in India
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e-Commerce
Pune’s Chitale Bandhu are going online this Diwali, with corporate gift boxes delivered at the doorstep. E-Commerce has also solutions for the kirana store, helping it transform into e-stores.
Chillibreeze Research Team
 Chitale Bandhu going online
Pay your kirana bills through e-wallet
Art brushes against big bucks at online auction
Lifestyle & Luxury
The luxury products market in India is expected grow at a CAGR of 28% to touch $1.2 billion by 2010, according to a FICCI-Yes Bank study. This article discusses how luxury selling is different from regular retail.
Chillibreeze Research Team
Growth of luxury products market
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Editorial
Indian consumers are certainly tired of the ups and downs in the stock market and the financial sector. Add to this, rumors are being circulated causing immense consternation. Does it seem like a good time to shop? Yes, say the retailers, who have an array of offerings for the inveterate shopper.
Organized players are getting realistic, working on costs to become leaner. They may have deferred or slowed down their growth agenda, but the march forward is clearly on. Meanwhile research reports suggest that the unorganized and organized sector can and will co-exist, the kirana stores will thrive too. That is certainly reason to cheer.
If these reports have got it right, the kirana stores (spruced up with e-commerce, no less) will happily move into the next decade alongside the mega retailers. With a unique marketplace that is India, why go with plug-and-play options anyway?
Season’s Greetings and happy shopping from the Chillibreeze Retail Research Team!
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Big players - Plans and Investments |
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Economic slowdown notwithstanding, the organized players are going ahead with expansion plans. Big Bazaar and Marks & Spencer Reliance are not deterred by weak demand or high rentals. However, there are talks of mergers and consolidation. Meanwhile, Bharti Retail has adopted a strategy of rolling out at a slower pace.
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Big Players...
 Reliance may merge retail arms to beat slowdown
Big Bazaar footprint explodes all around
Future Group shelves plan to spin off Big Bazaar
Big Bazaar plans 300 stores by 2010-11
Metro AG plans to double its presence in India Arvind's retail chain in pact with US firm
Marks & Spencer Reliance to open its first store next January
Landmark planning Rs 550 cr spread
Subhiksha to go the FII way to raise $50-$100 million
Subhiksha to foray into durables; denies reports of stake sale
Big Bazaar to have 112 stores by November
Future to push up fashion portfolio
Bharti happy to go slow in great Indian retail story
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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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General Trends & Information |
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India’s organized and unorganized sectors can coexist, says an Assocham KPMG study. In another report, the humble panwala is anointed the 5th P of retail marketing. It will be interesting to see how these developments will shape a unique retail landscape in India.
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Report on Pharma Retailing
The pharma retail sector in India, so far dominated by unorganized players, is expected to see a shakeup and consolidation soon. Big retail chains and other organized players have invested long term in it and are going about changing the business landscape. What does this mean for the local medical shop? What does the customer gain in the process?
This report presents the changing trends, lists out the key players and their growth and expansion plans and the challenges and benefits to the Indian Consumer in the Pharma Retailing space in India.
The Major Pharma Retailers featured in the report are Medicine Shoppe, Apollo Pharmacy, Subiksha Pharmacy, Reliance Retail, Himalaya, Fortis, Guardian, Health & Glow, MedPlus, Trust, Dial for Health, Religare amongst others
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General Trends & Information...
'Organised, unorganised retailers can co-exist in India'
Panwala, the 5th P of marketing
Retail sets store by cooling realty prices
Retailers bullish on festive sales, to open more stores
Organised retail to grow from 5 pc to 14-18% by 2015
Organised retail players rethinking their strategy
Mom and pop stores will continue to remain relevant in India: McKinsey
Franchising In India: Opportunities Galore
315 hypermarkets likely in Tier I & II cities by 2011: ASSOCHAM
Mall Manias: Big brands plan pullout
When realty bites
Retail industry to touch Rs 18.1 lakh cr by '10: Report
Store rentals suffer 20% fall in 4 months
Retail firms thinking lean and mean to stay fit
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Regional Trends |
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West Bengal is in the news this month, with organized players entering the state, albeit with a lot of reservations. After the Nano rolled out of the state, retailers are wary of how they will be received.
Chillibreeze Research Team
Read more about regional trends in our report: "Growth of Tier II and Tier III Cities in India"
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Regional Trends...
Subhiksha to foray into east, to open store in Kolkata
Buddhadeb assures Metro’s men
Mukesh Ambani rejigs retail plan for Bengal
Metro Cash & Carry fate in Kolkata hangs on Forward Bloc
It's festive mood in West Bengal
Reliance to open more supermarkets in Kerala
Big Bazaar plans three more outlets in Ahmedabad
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