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Vol. 2 Issue 10 - Oct. 2007
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International
Lifestyle, cosmetics, apparel and footwear segments will see many international players enter India. Interestingly they are all aiming to enter the country with local partners.
Chillibreeze Research Team
 LVMH to invest $500-600 million in India
Adidas brings its lifestyle brand to India
Gucci launches in India
Mary Kay Cosmetics plans to invest in India
Benetton’s Sisley stores to be run by Trent
Carrefour in talks with DLF
Seven-Eleven Japan looks for entry point
e-Commerce
Online ticketing is common now – the wave is expanding to include hotel bookings as well. Hewlett-Packard launched its online photo service in India, in response to the country’s significant and growing mobile phone users’ needs.
Chillibreeze Research Team
HP enters retail photo printing market, launches online service
Hotel bookings? Click online is the way to go
Lifestyle & Luxury
Global super-luxe brands rub shoulders with super-luxe Indian health and beauty offerings – this is one segment with a lot riding on it, and the risk, most say, is minimal.
Chillibreeze Research Team
Dabur’s H&B Stores to offer beauty related services
Louis Vuitton wants a feel of Indian luxury
Government
While retail majors targeting the food and grocery segment are seeing a shaky start, international players wanting to enter as single brand stores are peeved with India’s FDI norms.
Chillibreeze Research Team
Indian Retail Protest May Attract 100,000 Shop Traders, Vendors
Reliance Retail fires 400 employees in West Bengal
Reliance Retail forced to shut shops in UP
Reliance Fresh shuts down in UP
Political opposition to retail short-term
Global retail firms peeved with FDI cap: PwC
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Editorial
It has been a roller-coaster month for retail – news of public protests coupled with festival shopping frenzy makes for an interesting read. This trend promises to spill into October as well.
Genuine fear and concern over loss of livelihood clashes with theories – that of survival of the fittest and another that says ethically, competition must be amongst equals. We say, every argument has its validity, and this turbulence is natural in the evolution of every sector that grows as fast as retail in India has.
Meanwhile, do continue to contribute to our blog, which has a section on consumer feedback. We welcome you to post your experiences – both good and bad. We plan to feature the pick of these posts in our newsletter soon.
 Chillibreeze Research Team
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Big players - Plans and Investments |
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Protests notwithstanding, Reliance Retail looks at jewellery, apparel and lifestyle. Other players too are expanding, tying up with local and international players, and developing private labels.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Big Players...
 Dutch retail firm ties up with Landmark Group
Reliance Retail, Subhiksha may modify back-end plans
Reliance cuts troubled retail plans further
World Gold Council to help source gold for Reliance Retail and Pantaloon Future Group bets big on Home Solutions
Reliance Retail readies its apparel division launch
Trent looks to tie up with 3-4 premier apparel brands
DLF holds talks with international luxury brands
Future Brands to develop private labels
Reliance Retail to open its first apparel store
Reliance Retail to launch Reliance Lifestyle
Birla Group to increase More stores by 300
Bombay Dyeing to redo its retail outlets
Trent opens its first hypermarket in Mumbai
Reliance Retail bets on exclusivity
HomeTown to open 6 new stores by December
Reliance Retail plans foray into jewellery
Subhiksha to set up Mandis
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Apparel & Footwear |
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Apparel and footwear is another happening sector – with segmentation and targeting focused on niches like women and larger sizes. Festive season or not, the appetite for clothes and shoes does not wane in India.
Chillibreeze Research Team
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Apparel & Footwear...
Provogue to open 40 additional outlets this year
High rentals leading to slower expansion of fashion brands
Reebok targets women customers
Apparel brands embrace larger sizes
Park Avenue launches brand for women
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Food & Grocery |
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Retailers went from apparel to fresh produce to gizmos. Now the interest is turning towards food and beverage segment with Vishal Retail looking at quick service restaurants.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Food & Grocery...
Vishal Retail to open quick service restaurants
Sweet World to step up presence
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.
You can help us by sending your suggestions how do we become the preferred newsletter in the Retail space?
Write to us:
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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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 Franchising Opportunities in Indian Retail: The Indian franchising industry is set to take off with the arrival of international players in retail, providing opportunities to first-time entrepreneurs and small store owners. It is a great option for those who want to own their business but with a lower risk and assured minimum returns. This report looks at the pros and cons of  franchising in India.
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General Trends & Information |
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Lots of news in this section – the gist of which is that large format stores have co-existed with mom-and-pop stores worldwide, without either being hit too badly by the other. There is every chance that kirana stores will retain their popularity for many years to come.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
General Trends & Information...
Big retail still gung-ho on expansion
Kirana stores are still the most popular type of shops
Mall owners and retailers go in for revenue sharing model
Retail FDI could come in the near future
Assocham urges government to reopen Reliance Fresh stores in UP
Organized retail to create 2 million jobs in next 2 years
High rentals slowing retail expansion
IFA to set up co-op to compete with organized retail
Malls to double 2010
Large scale retail will not affect kirana stores
Sunil Mittal recommends going slow on retail FDI
Retailers eye health and beauty segment
Retail will create 3.5 m jobs’
Organised retail needs to involve small store owners’
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Support Industries |
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After international firms and brands, it is now the turn of international retail support firms to focus on India. Yes, competition is up, but this has raised the bar on quality standards.
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Support Industries...
Foreign support firms ride on Indian retail saga
New Zealand firms keen on selling retail tech to India French trolley co to set up local unit
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Regional Trends |
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Southern cities are to see a boom in retail outlets and malls – small wonder, one report says Bangalore is fresh out of real estate for retailers.
Chillibreeze Research Team |
Regional Trends...
Bangalore is out of retail space
India: HomeTown to revolutionize way Hyderabadis shop for their homes
Chennai retail mall space set to multiply six times by 2010’
Reliance opens retail stores in Jamshedpur
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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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