E-TAIL vs RETAIL
Presented by
Samyukta
Overview
RETAILING
World’s largest private industry
US$ 6.6 trillion sales annually
INDIAN RETAILING
• Largest employer after agriculture - 8%* of population
• Highest outlet density in world - Around 12 mn outlets
• Still evolving as an industry - Long way to go
Different retail outlets
• MALLS
• GENERALISED STORES
• SPECIALIZED STORES
• FRANCHISE STORES
• DIRECT MAILING
Evolution of retail
Era Existence of
Historic/Rural Reach Weekly markets, Melas
Traditional/Pervasive Reach Convenience stores/Kiranas
Government Supported Corporatives
Modern Formats/ International Brand outlets, super & hyper marts
PROS OF RETAIL
Small capital to start.
Win-Win situation.
• buys, sells, gets immediate cash back and makes profit
Face to Face interaction with customers.
Can work on Customer Satisfaction.
Variety in same product line.
CHALLENGES
Real Estate Costs
Supply Chain Inconsistency
Poor Infrastructure
Lack of Skilled Manpower
FUTURE OF RETAIL
Small capital to start.
Win-Win situation.
• buys, sells, gets immediate cash back and makes profit
Face to Face interaction with customers.
Can work on Customer Satisfaction.
Variety in same product line.
Meaning
ETailing, from a business perspective offer an opportunity to cater to
consumers across geographies, no operational timings, unlimited
shelf space – and all this with miniscule quantity of infrastructure.
For a country like India, this business model is a good way of
growing the consumption driven economy.
The top E-tailers in India are
indiatimes.com
fabmart.com
rediffshopping.com
Growth Drivers
driven by the need to save time
2.5 billion internet users,
Changing demographics (youthful India),
changing lifestyles and exposure to the
developed markets
soaring real estate costs in India
innovative promotions to lure customers
Barriers
Cost of customer acquisition is pretty
high in India
Goods retailed are low value items
Absence of touch and feel factor.
Uncomfortable with credit card shopping.
Receipt of wrong goods or delayed
delivery.
Focus points
1. Customer is the King
2. Supply Chain
3. Comparison Shopping and
Customer Reviews
FUTURE OF ETAIL
With hectic life styles ETAIL is here to
stay
Studies show that ETAIL will grow at 45-
50 percent p.a.
80 percent of Asia Pacific region made
online transactions with an average
spending of USD 3000.