Retail Round Up - Analysing 2018 and Predicting 2019
- 1. RETAILROUND-UP Analysing2018AndPredicting2019 DISSECTING2018 PEEKINGINTO2019 Headlineswhichareredefiningthefuture(6) Indianretailgoingomni-channel,tyingupwithforeign playersforexpansion AlibabaeyesJVwithbigIndiancompanies;intalkswith RIL,Tatas,FutureRetail JeffBezosmayteamupwithKMBirlatocounter RelianceandWalmartinretail WWalmartisnowthelargestshareholderofFlipkart WalmartIndiatoopen50bestpricestoresinfiveyears Indiaranked1st in theglobalretail development index2017 Indiaisthe 5th -largestglobal destinationinthe retailspace Indianretailattracted Rs9.5billion(US$ 147.40million) investmentsinFY18 Centreapproved 100%FDIin single-brandretail viaautomaticroute Retailindustryaccounts forover10%ofIndia’s GrossDomesticProduct (GDP) Retailindustryis responsiblefor around8%ofthe employmentinIndia Sources: 1. https://www.ibef.org/industry/retail-india.aspx 2. https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/shut-shop-and-relocate-the-new-retail-policy-to-cut-losses/1314818/ 3. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/cabinet-approves-100-fdi-in-single-brand-retail-via-automatic-route/articleshow/62441547.cms 4. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/amazons-legal-spends-in-india-account-for-20-of-its-revenues/articleshow/66484231.cms 5. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/potential-loss-of-50-million-shoppers-hits-ecommerce-hard/articleshow/65481143.cms 6.6. https://www.smifs.com/files/reports/636709544889208286_Stewart%20&%20Mackertich%20Research_Update%20on%20Indian%20Retail%20Sector.pdf TheBad… Headlineswhich shooktheretail world(2,4&5) Morethan500storeshavebeenshutinthelastcouple ofyearsbybrickandmortarretailers AdityaBirlaFashionandRetailclosed189exclusive brandoutlets CoffeeDayGlobalshut120stores TrentHypermarket,ajointventurebetweentheTata GroupandGroupandTescoshutallits20loss-makingStarDaily stores BenettonIndiarationaliseditsnetworkofstoresand closeddown56stores Raymondshut30loss-makingstores ShoppersStopshut5stores CostaCoffeeshut35storesandBaristashut40stores AmazonIndialossesgoupAmazonIndialossesgoup30%toRs6,287crore 50millionecommerceshoppersdropoutafterfirst purchase THEGOOD… INVESTMENTGALORE CumulativeFDIinflowreachedUS$1.42billion betweenApril2000andJune2018 EASYCREDIT InnInnovativecreditofferingsfromfinancial organisationsamplifiedthesalesofhighvalue durableproducts MORESPACE Spacedemandincreasedattherateofapprox.81% to7.8millionsqft POLICYMAKEOVER GSTsGSTsawmoreacceptanceanddeeper implementation Majormovesthat pavedthewayfor future1