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Introduction:
Future group is an Indian private conglomerate which is headquartered in Mumbai. Group enjoys
a significant presence in Indian retail and fashion stores with popular hypermarket, supermarket
chains like Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar, lifestyle stores like Brand Factory, Central etc. and also
has footprints in integrated foods and FMCG manufacturing sectors. Through more than over 22
million square feet of retail space, group serves customers in more than 250 cities across the
country.
Diversified businesses of the group are organized by its various operating companies based on
the target sector For e.g., retail supermarket/hypermarket chains Big Bazaar, FBB, Food Bazaar,
Food Hall, Hometown etc. are operated by its retail hand, Future Retail Ltd, while its fashion
outlets Brand Factory, Central, Planet Sports etc. are operated via another of its subsidiaries,
Future Lifestyle Fashions. Group also manages some in-house fashion brands like Indigo Nation,
Spalding, Lombard, Bare etc., and FMCGs like Tasty Treat, Fresh & Pure, Clean Mate, Ektaa,
Premium Harvest, Sach. It has separate operating companies to cater specifically to internal
financial matters and consulting within its group of companies1. [Exhibit 1A and 1B]
History:
Kishore Biyani is the founder and the Group CEO. The company started under the name of Manz
Wear Private Ltd and Mr. Biyani launched Inida’s first formal trouser brand- Pantaloons. In
1992, company become listed with IPO. From 1994 to 2000 company launched several fashion
brands and also opened supermarket chain like Food Bazar, Big Bazar. In 2004, Future Group
launched India’s first seamless mall. Central, in Banglore. From 2004-2014 group has launched
several fashion stores, supermarkets and have involved in several partnerships, collaborations,
mergers and acquisitions. In 2014, it partnered with Fortune 500 Company and one of the largest
shopping destination Amazon2.
With the emerging trend of E-commerce, future group made its first step in market by acquiring
e-commerce home furnishing store Fab Furnish. In 2017, group launched New Retail 3.0, a
digital strategy aimed at making the group Asia's largest leading integrated consumer company
with a trillion dollars in revenue by 2047.
Industry Structure:
Future Group’ business revolves around retail and fashion and lifestyle industry. We are focusing
on the Retail arm of the future group. Indian retail industry is considered to be the most dynamic
and fast paced industry. Industry accounts for 10% of the country’s GDP. India is the world’s
fifth-largest global destination in the retail space3.
Indian retail market is divided into Organized Retail Market contributes 93 per cent of the total
sector and Unorganized Retail Market contributes the rest 7 per cent of the sector. India’s retail
market is expected to increase by 60 % by 2020. Exhibit 2
Star
Question Mark
- High Growth
-High Growth
-High Market Share
-Low Market Share
Cow Dog
-Low Growth -Low Growth
-High Market Share -Low Market Share
Threat of
new entrant
(High)
Bargaining Bargaining
Competitive
power of power of
Rivalry
supplier customer
(High)
(Low) (High)
Threat of
Substitute
(High)
Analysis of Porter’s 5 forces model concludes that future retail ltd has to continuously invest in
innovation and technology to keep its business strength in the retail market of India. Currently
company does have a strong position in the industry setting but to continue to enjoy its position it
has to adapt the new technologies and has to come with more strategies like EDLP. Company is
expecting Rs 400 billion revenue from its retail business in 2018-19. As per the sources,
Expansion of the store network under various formats and product launches would fuel the
growth from around Rs 300 billion in this financial year.
References:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Group
2. http://www.futuregroup.in/about-us/milestones.aspx
3. https://www.ibef.org/uploads/industry/Infrographics/large/Retail-July-2018.pdf
4. https://www.moneycontrol.com/competition/futureretail/comparison/FR
5. https://inc42.com/buzz/future-group-amazon-kishore-biyani/
6. https://www.livemint.com/Companies/sG5E40fOgjM5f3OS6Z7AEP/The-reorganization-
of-Future-Group.html
7. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/kishore-biyani-makes-
remarkable-comeback-in-after-selling-pantaloons-but-can-he-again-be-no-
1/articleshow/58768876.cms
Exhibit 1 A
Future
Other Lifestyle
Retail Financial Services
Services Fashion
Ltd
Future Capital
Future
Future Retail Ltd Holdings (for Central
Innoversity
financial services)
Future Lifestyle Future Generali Future Supply Brand
Fashion Ltd Life Insurance Chains Factory
Future Consumer Future Generali Planet
Future Brands
Limited General Insurance Sports
Future Enterprises Future
Future Ventures I AM in
Limited Learning
Swathi Tiffin Shop
Aadhaar
Wholesale Nilgiris 1905
Heritage
HomeTown
Fresh
E Zone HyperCity
Exhibit 1 B
Exhibit 2:
Future of Retail Industry in India
Exhibit 3
Exhibit 4: