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Online Summer Report (501) On
“Retail sector”
“Reliance retail”
“D mart”
“V mart”
“Aditya Birla fashion and retail”
“TATA Trent ltd”
Submitted By,
“Drashti keshrani”(3420.)
“Anie merani” (3426.)
“Hardi Kothari” (3251.)
“Neel kevadiya” (3248)
“Jinay kothari” (3076)
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of the Subject in Third Year (SEM V) BBA
Programme
Submitted To,
D.R.Patel and R.B.Patel Commerce and Bhaniben Chhimkabhai Patel BBA College
Bharthana, Surat.
Affiliated to
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
Academic Year 2021-22
RETAIL SECTOR
CERTIFICATE
RETAIL SECTOR
DECLARATION
We hereby declare that this Online Summer Report (501) in the sector
of RETAIL has been done under the guidance of Professor DR MEHUL D
GANJAWALA , at D.R.Patel & R.B.Patel Commerce College & Bhaniben
Chhimkabhai Patel BBA College, Bharthana, Surat, is a presentation of
our original work carried out during current semester and the same is
not submitted anywhere for obtaining any other degree purpose
earlier. Wherever contributions of others are involved, every effort is
made to indicate this clearly. We have referenced all the materials and
sources used in this project.
Student name
Drashti keshrani
Hardi Kothari
Anie merani
Neel kevadiya
Jinay kothari
RETAIL SECTOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Indian retail sector is witnessing one of the most hectic Marketing activities of all times. The
companies are fighting to win the hearts of customer who is God said by the business tycoons.
The consumer has also changed. More careful about their shopping habits, these buyers—many
of whom are more technologically savvy and well-equipped.
India rank first in terms of emerging market potential in retail sector. Current retail market is
US$ 215 billion. Growth rate of retail sector in India is 8-10% per annum. Near about 12 million
retail outlets are spread across India.
Retail sales provides you with greater inventory options, because not all merchandise is available
on the wholesale market, according to Know This. To provide a bit of perspective, wholesale
goods come straight to the manufacturer to a wholesaler, usually mass produced at a low cost but
disadvantages of dealing with retail sector to keep in mind difficult to Sell to Large retailers
move enormous amounts of product each day , Impersonal and Competition.
RETAIL SECTOR
CONTENT
With revolutionary changes taking place in the worldwide economy and the growing
importance of 24/7 operation of the business, the retail sector has been undergoing a
paradigm shift across the world.
The world of today has turned into a global village; consumerism is having a huge impact
on the contemporary retail business, and technological advancements have created
opportunities as well as several challenges for the retail industry. With the advent of the
internet, the growth in the retail industry has been impressive due to the benefits of the
economies of scale and also the expansion of business across the geographical boundaries
at B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer) levels.
Several studies have proven that the Indian Retail Market is one of the top emerging
markets in the world. For Indian Economy, the retail sector is one of the pillars, which
contributes towards a growth rate of approximately 10% of the total GDP and towards the
total employment around 8%. According to the latest studies, Indian retail market is
ranked amongst the top 5 retail markets worldwide estimated around 600 Billion US
Dollars.
Indian Retail industry is expected to have a bright future and offers numerous
opportunities for progress and growth. According to GRDI reports, some favorable
factors which support the growth of retail business are: rise in fashion loving and brand
conscious young population, extensive urbanization, and expansion of opportunities for
new investment in retail sector.
As per the report of FICCI (2011), a positive trend in the Indian retail sector can be
attributed to a sharp rise in the Middle-Income segment and growth in domestic
consumption. Moreover, studies suggest that with changes in the consumer buying
preferences, demographics composition and increasing preference for mall culture, there
has been a transition from the traditional retail formats to a more organized form of
retailing, as a result of which the Indian Retail market is expected to witness an optimistic
trend in future as well.
The retail sector in Indian context can be subdivided into Organized and Unorganized
retail sectors. Organized retailing constitutes licensed retailers registered under sales and
income tax, involved in carrying out their day-to-day trading functions. This may include
large hypermarkets, large-scale owned retail ventures owned privately or the retail chains
as well. On the other hand, unorganized retailing comprises of a sizeable proportion of
small retailers operating their own Kirana, paan, beedi shops, general stores, chemists,
hawkers, etc. In developed economies, organized retail enjoys a predominant share of
around nearly 75-80% as against traditional retailing, while in developing economies;
unorganized sector enjoys a predominant share in the retail market.
The retail sector in India is highly fragmented or distributed. Unorganized retail
constitutes a significant share of over 90%, while the organized retail segment is just in a
start up stage and has witnessed an impressive growth over last few years. Retail in India
originated with the Mom and Pop Stores and Kirana Stores, which used to cater to the
requirements of the local population. Over a period, the government encouraged rural
retail and provided support for establishing Khadi & Village industries.
During 1980’s, the retail scene in India changed further with the opening up of the
economy, as a result of which leading retail chains in textile sector were established like
Raymond’s, S Kumar’s and Bombay Dyeing. Subsequently, Titan launched its retail
showroom, and the organized retailing started strengthening its grip in the Indian market.
By 1995, major retail outlets such as Food World, Music World, and Planet M,
Crossword entered the Indian retail market. Large retail formats and stores like shopping
malls, hypermarkets and supermarkets came into operation for providing best of the class
experience to the customers. The retail sector evolution witnessed improvements in the
distribution set up, supply chain management, technological innovations, back end
operational support and excellence and increase in business alliances in the form of
collaborative ventures, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, etc.
Major players in the retail industry like Tata Group, Future Group, Bharti, and Reliance,
etc. have stepped forward with aggressive and ambitious investment plans in the retail
sector as a part of their business expansion strategy across various verticals. Moreover,
with the introduction of retail reforms by the Government of India which allows FDI of
51% in multi brand stores in India, organized retail sector is expected to capture a major
share of the market in the upcoming future.
According to Assocham study, factors such as globalization and liberalization of
economies, increase in the purchasing power of the consumers, changing lifestyle and
infrastructural developments, have revolutionized the Indian retail market. Studies reveal
that organized retail market which was just at 7% of the total retail market share in 2011-
12, is expected to attain a total share of over 10% across the retail sector by 2016-17. The
estimated growth rate of traditional retail is expected to be around 5% while for
organized retail it is expected to be around 25% by 2020.
Food & Grocery is the major contributor in the entire retail market in India with a total
contribution of almost around 60% of the total retail sector in 2012. This is followed by
Clothing (8%) and Telecom & Mobile (6%) and many others. In organized retailing,
Apparels is the major contributor which accounted for a total contribution of 33% in 2012
to the retail industry followed by food and grocery (11%). Though, the share of Food &
Grocery segment in organized retailing has shown an impressive growth since last few
years. E Commerce and E Tailing in recent years have redefined the retail landscape and
offer a lot of opportunities to various stakeholders.
Indian retail industry has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fast-paced industries
due to the entry of several new players. Total consumption expenditure is expected to
reach nearly US$ 3,600 billion by 2020 from US$ 1,824 billion in 2017. It accounts for
over 10% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and around eight% of the
employment. India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in the retail space.
India ranked 73 in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Business-
to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019. India is the world’s fifth-largest global
destination in the retail space and ranked 63 in World Bank’s Doing Business 2020.
Market Size
As per Forrester Research, in 2020, India's retail sector was estimated at US$ 883
billion, with grocery retail accounting for US$ 608 billion. The market is
projected to reach ~US$ 1.3 trillion by 2024.
Development Scenario
The Indian retail trading has received Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity
inflow totaling US$ 3.47 billion during April 2000-March 2021, according to
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
With the rising need for consumer goods in different sectors including consumer
electronics and home appliances, many companies have invested in the Indian
retail space in the past few months.
India’s retail sector attracted US$ 6.2 billion from various private equity and
venture capital funds in 2020.
Government Initiatives
The Government of India has taken various initiatives to improve the retail industry in
India. Some of them are listed below:
Government may change Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules in food
processing in a bid to permit E-commerce companies and foreign retailers to sell
Made in India consumer products.
Government of India has allowed 100% FDI in online retail of goods and services
through the automatic route, thereby providing clarity on the existing businesses
of E-commerce companies operating in India.
The government’s focus to improve digital infrastructure in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets
would be favorable to the sector.
Road Ahead
E-commerce is expanding steadily in the country. Customers have the ever-
increasing choice of products at the lowest rates. E-commerce is probably creating
the biggest revolution in retail industry, and this trend is likely to continue in the
years to come. Retailers should leverage digital retail channels (E-commerce),
which would enable them to spend less money on real estate while reaching out to
more customers in tier II and tier III cities.
Study claims retail productivity in India is very low compared to international peer
measures. For example, the labour productivity in Indian retail was just 6% of the labour
productivity in United States in 2010. India's labour productivity in food retailing is about
5% compared to Brazil's 14%; while India's labour productivity in non-food retailing is
about 8% compared to Poland's 25%.[47]
Total retail employment in India, both organised and unorganised, account for about 6%
of Indian labour work force currently - most of which is unorganised. This about a third
of levels in United States and Europe; and about half of levels in other emerging
economies. A complete expansion of retail sector to levels and productivity similar to
other emerging economies and developed economies such as the United States would
create over 50 million jobs in India. Training and development of labour and
management for higher retail productivity is expected to be a challenge.
[48]
In November 2011, the Indian government announced relaxation of some rules and the
opening of retail market to competition.
high competitiveness among existing market participants and resulting low profit
margins, caused in part by:
o constant advances in product design resulting in constant threat of product
obsolescence and price declines for existing inventory
lack of a properly-educated and/or -trained work-force, often including management,
caused in part by loss in business[clarification needed]
o lack of educational infrastructure enabling prospective market entrants to respond
to the above challenges
direct e-tailing (for example, through the Internet) and direct delivery to consumers
from manufacturers and suppliers, cutting out any retail middle man.[99]
employees. The retail industry faces attrition rate as high as 50% which is very high as
compared to the other sectors. Industry has to pay more in order to retain the trained man
power. Store operations accounts for 70-80% of the total man power of the organized
retail sector. Unfortunately, there are very few specific courses for retail industry.
Graduates and Post graduates from the other streams are hired and are trained in retail
sector.
4. Frauds in Retail: Retail shrinkage is one of the primary challenge that companies
would have to face. Retail shrinkage is the difference between the value of the stock as
per the books and the actual stock available in the outlet. Frauds, including vendor frauds,
theft, shoplifting and inaccuracy in supervision and administration are the challenges that
are difficult to handle. This is so even after the use of security techniques such as CCTV
and POS system. As the size of sector increases, this would increase the number of thefts,
frauds and discrepancies in the system.
5. Inefficient Supply Chain Management: Delivering the right goods at right time at
right place is very important. In India, there is lack of efficient Supply Chain
Management. In India supply chain management should be improved and more
technology need to be used to make the supply chain management effective and reduce
the inventory cost. .Savings can be used to provide extra discounts and benefits to the
customers and more money can be spent on customer retention.
6. Price War: There is price war between different retail organizations. Every
organization is trying to provide goods at low cost and offers various lucrative
promotional schemes. In such situation, it is difficult to attain customer loyalty and
companies keep marginal profit to provide the goods at competitive prices.
7. Cultural Diversity: India's huge size and socio economic and cultural diversity means
there is no established mode or consumption pattern throughout the country. The
manufacturers and retailers will have to devise strategies for different sectors and
segments which by itself would be challenging.
8. Complexity in Tax Structure: In India tax structure is very complex. This tax
structure complexity is another major challenge for Indian retail outlets. The sale tax
varies from state to state while organized player have to face multiple point control and
system. In many locations, retailers have to face a multi point octroi with the introduction
of Value Added Tax (VAT) in 2005. Certain anomalies in the existing sale tax system
causing disruption in the supply chain are, however, likely to get corrected over a period
of time.
9. Escalating land and rental prices: Huge growth of retail industry has created a huge
demand for the real estate. This is leading to increase in property prices. Starting a new
store needs huge investment in purchasing a land. This huge investment is also a
challenge for the retail outlets. Rental prices are also increasing, leading to increase in the
overall costing.
10. Competition from Unorganized Retail : Competition from the unorganized retail
sector is the International Journal of Management and Applied Science, ISSN: 2394-7926
Volume-3, Issue-9, Sep.-2017 http://iraj.in Challenges Faced by Indian Organized Retail
Outlets: A Descriptive Study of Delhi / NCR 24 major challenge for the organized retail
outlets. Unorganized retail sector includes mom-and- pop kiryana stores. These are low
cost structures normally operated by the owners and has almost negligible real estate cost,
labor cost and they have to pay no or very less taxes and are very near to the residential
area or generally in the residential areas. They also have started offers and discounts to
attain customer’s loyalty and providing free home delivery facilities. Kiryana stores also
providing credit to the regular customers. So this is the major challenge for the retail
outlets.
11. Online selling companies: These days so many online marketing companies are
coming up. These companies are providing goods to the customer at their door step and at
lesser prices when compared with retail outlets. Online companies are providing so many
lucrative offers to the customers. So this is also a major challenge for the retail outlets.
12. Power Supply Problem: in India Big organized retail outlets requires high volume of
electricity for lighting, air-conditioning, escalators, cold storing, billing system, lifts etc.
In fact in the absence of power organized retail outlets can’t survive. There is a huge
problem of electricity in India. Long power cuts are very often in India. Because of
inadequate power supply retail outlets need to invest huge money on generators for
power backups. Tariff for consumption of power supply is also very high for retail
outlets. This leads to increase in the costing of the retail outlets.
13. High Cost of Operation: Retail outlets have to incur very high cost of operation.
This is on account of high labor cost, training cost of human resource, social security to
employees, high real estate cost and rentals, air conditioning, power backups cost, high
maintenance cost, high electricity tariffs, high taxes, investment in supply chain and
logistics, investment in technology, high investment in equipments and fixtures to give
modern look to the store, CCTV's cost etc. So retail outlets have to incur high cost of
operation still they have to provide goods to the customers at lower prices. This is a big
challenge for the retail outlet.
14. Government Opposition to FDI: Government opposition to FDI is the other major
challenge for organized retail. Retail is one of the few sectors where FDI is restricted. In
the era of Globalization and liberalization the time is not far when the retail sector has to
face competition from international retailers. FDI in retail will allow the foreign retailers
to operate their functioning in India which will lead to high competition and resulting in
to low price of good in Indian market. This will make Indian economy stronger.
15. Understanding customer: These days it is very difficult to understand the customer
behavior. So many factors plays an important role in effecting te customer behavior and
loyalty such as product quality, service quality, customer satisfaction, promotions, offers
provided by other players in the market. To attain the customer loyalty so much of efforts
are required to understand the customer behavior and regular market survey is required.
16. Ever-increasing customer demand: Ever increasing demand of the customers is also
a challenge to the retail outlets. These days because of Globalization awareness among
the customers is increasing. Customer’s psychology is changing and becoming more
demanding. They want to pay less for more and more. Because of high operating cost it is
very difficult to meet the customer demand. So this is also a great challenge for the retail
outlets of India.
Strength
The inherent strength of the Indian economy provides a boost to retail. Following are
some of the factors that strengthen the economy:
1 Purchasing Power
An increasing number of Indian consumers are ascending the economic pyramid to form
an emerging middle class. Though they still earn modest income between 1.70 and 5
USD per capita, per day, in the coming decade, these consumers will collectively have
around 6 trillion USD worth of purchasing power annually.
In 2010, there were about 470 million people in the emerging middle class. As per PwC
estimate, this segment will grow to 570 million by 2021. This segment, existing between
the lowest-income group and the middle class, will constitute about 42% of India’s total
population.
2 Population Demographics
India’s working population is expected to be 117 million over the next decade as
compared to China’s four million. In the following decade, from 2020, the former will
add 98 million to its workforce, while China will contract 51 million. This is a big
positive for India.
3 Low Retail Penetrations
The penetration of organized retail in India is still very low at 6 to 8%, especially when
compared to developed nations such as the US and the UK which have retail penetration
of 85% and 80%, respectively. With new policy reforms, increasing purchasing power,
and changing spending pattern, we are bound to see a difference in the coming years. As
per the Images Retail research, FY15 will witness a jump in the share of organized retail.
4 Aspiring Middle Class
With a population of 100 million, the tier II and III cities in India are larger than countries
such as Germany and the UK. Besides, the untapped rural population holds immense
potential for retailers. It is estimated that by 2021, approximately 67% of Indians will still
live in rural areas.
Weakness
Despite the positives, there are certain facets of the sector that may dampen growth.
Following are the key areas to consider:
1 Political Uncertainty and Regulatory Requirements
The announcement of FDI in retail has stirred the political pot. The government faces
stiff opposition with its allies threatening to withdraw support. In case, this policy is
finally implemented, there is another important aspect for the companies to overcome.
The way the policy is currently drafted, a retailer can set up stores only in those states
which have agreed or will agree in the future to allow FDI in multi-brand retail.
2 Poor Infrastructures and Supply Chain Management
Apart from the political and regulatory scenario, infrastructure will play an important role
in deciding how this sector will evolve and retailers will manage the supply chain. While
the FDI regulation states that the retailer will have to invest a substantial amount in
building the infrastructure, this will take time. Meanwhile, due to poor infrastructure,
multiplicity of taxes, high cost of fuel, dependence largely on the road transportation, etc.
logistics still remains a high percentage of the cost of a product, in certain cases going
beyond 15 to 20%.
Opportunity
Retailers in India have been experimenting to arrive at a successful formula, but there is
no ‘one size fits all’ strategy. The market is still undergoing a lot of changes, both from
the regulatory as well as demand side. Following are some of the winning factors that
players could focus on:
1 Innovation
During PwC’s 15th Annual Global CEO Survey, one of the questions posed to the CEOs
in the R&C sector was as follows: To what extent do you anticipate changes at your
company in any of the following areas over the next 12 months? Nearly 73% indicated
that the following two areas will change in the near-term:
• R&D and innovation capacity
• Technology investments
2 Digital Strategies
Going digital is not only about e-commerce but the way interaction will change in a few
major areas including changing business models (e-commerce, e-payments and mobile
transactions), employee and customer engagement and investment in technology.
be anywhere between 20 and 25% in non-food and grocery business to as high as 60% in
the food and grocery segment.
Thus, the Indian retail sector has its own set of strengths and opportunities. However, the
challenge lies in overcoming the weaknesses and providing an environment that is
conducive to the business, not only for the national players but also the foreign retailers.
It accounts for over 10% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and around
eight% of the employment. India is the world's fifth-largest global destination in
the retail space. ... India is the world's fifth-largest global destination in the retail space
and ranked 63 in World Bank's Doing Business 2020.
1) The retail sector in the nation of 1.2 billion people is estimated to have annual sales of
$450 billion, with nearly 90 per cent of the market controlled by tiny family-run shops.
2) Organized retail, or large chains, makes up about 10 per cent of the market, but is
expanding at 20 percent a year. This is driven by the emergence of shopping centers and
malls, and a middle class of close to 300 million people that is growing at nearly 2 per
cent a year.
3) India has recently allowed 100 per cent FDI in single-brand retail subject to certain
sourcing restrictions, paving way for global chains to have full ownership of their India
operations. So far US-based coffee giant Starbucks has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Tata Coffee
4) Earlier, the government had passed the measure to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-
brand retail. However, it was forced to be put in on the backburner after vociferous
opposition from other political parties who alleged that they had not been consulted on
the matter. FDI in multi-brand retail is being seen as a key to get much-needed foreign
funds into the country
5) India also allows 100 per cent FDI in cash-and-carry, or wholesale, ventures.
Restrictions on foreign investment in front-end retail exist because of opposition from
millions of small shopkeepers who are valuable vote banks during elections.
In last 8 years lot of action has happened in Indian retailing landscape with large
corporate and foreign players dominating the organized retailing in top 15 cities. What
they are trying to do now is to build a Profitable and scalable business model based on
local customer experience in each of the catchment. They have learnt hard ways about the
formats, size and merchandising mix based on the catchment and Customers they serve.
Croma, Reliance Digital and other have worked on reduced size and smaller
.Formats like Croma Zip to reach various target segments in a profitable ways as
assumptions of big box .Being profitable in Indian scenario has proven wrong. Most of
the organized retailers unlike their Counterpart in west operate with inverse pyramid
organization structure with top 20% representing 80% of salary which needs to undergo
sea change as retailer cannot sustain such high Salary cost. Many of them have
undergone restructuring recently to reduce the overhead costs.
The organized retail in India have faced many challenges and realized that India
is very complex and Challenging country from a scalability perspective to serve the
need of diverse mix of customers based on demographic variations. For example which
format will work on Golf course road, in Gurgaon may not work on the other side on
Gurgaon in Sector -14 market within 10 kilometer of each other. They Need to come
to terms with the fact that the consumer needs and buying behavior are very different for
each catchment within cities. Different formats serve different market need, but in case of
India it is Difficult to find critical mass of similar catchments within the same cities
forget across the countries this Has been the case of India based on the learning of
organized players operating in India for last 8 years.In last 8 years lot of action has
happened in Indian retailing landscape with large corporate and foreign players
dominating the organized retailing in top 15 cities. What they are trying to do now is to
build a Profitable and scalable business model based on local customer experience in
each of the catchment. They have learnt hard ways about the formats, size and
merchandising mix based on the catchment and customers they serve. Croma, Relaince
Digital and other have worked on reduced size and smaller Formats like Croma
Zip to reach various target segments in a profitable ways as assumptions of big box being
profitable in Indian scenario has proven wrong. Most of the organised retailers
unlike their counterpart in west operate with inverse pyramid organization structure with
top 20% representing 80% of salary which needs to undergo sea change as retailer cannot
sustain such high Salary cost. Many of them have undergone restructuring recently to
reduce the overhead costs.
The organized retail in India have faced many challenges and realized that India
is very complex and Challenging country from a scalability perspective to serve the
need of diverse mix of customers based On demographic variations. For example which
format will work on Golf course road, in Gurgaon may not work on the other side on
Gurgaon in Sector -14 market within 10 kilometer of each other. They need to come
to terms with the fact that the consumer needs and buying behavior are very different For
each catchment within cities. Different formats serve different market need, but in case of
India it is .Difficult to find critical mass of similar catchments within the same cities
forget across the countries this has been the case of India based on the learning of
organized players operating in India for last 8 years.In last 8 years lot of action has
happened in Indian retailing landscape with large corporate and foreign Players
dominating the organized retailing in top 15 cities. What they are trying to do now is to
build a Profitable and scalable business model based on local customer experience in
each of the catchment. They have learnt hard ways about the formats, size and
merchandising mix based on the catchment and
Customers they serve. Croma, Reliance Digital and other have worked on reduced
size and smaller Formats like Croma Zip to reach various target segments in a profitable
ways as assumptions of big box Being profitable in Indian scenario has proven wrong.
Most of the organized retailers unlike their Counterpart in west operate with inverse
pyramid organization structure with top 20% representing 80% Of salary which needs to
undergo sea change as retailer cannot sustain such high Salary cost. Many of They have
undergone restructuring recently to reduce the overhead costs. The organized retail in
India have faced many challenges and realized that India is very complex and
Challenging country from a scalability perspective to serve the need of diverse mix of
customers based On demographic variations. For example which format will work on
Golf course road, in Gurgaon .
In last 8 years lot of action has happened in Indian retailing landscape with large
corporate and foreign players dominating the organised retailing in top 15 cities.What
they are trying to do now is to build a profitable and scalable business model based on
local customer experience in each of the catchment.They have learnt hard ways about the
formats,size and merchandising mix based on the catchment and customers they
serve.Croma,Reliance digital and other have worked on reduced size and smaller formats
like Croma zip to reach various target segments in profitable ways as assumptions of big
box being profitable in Indian scenario has proven wrong.Most of the organised retailers
unlike their counterpart in west operate with inverse pyramid organisation structure with
20%representing 80% of salary which need to undergo sea change as retailer cannot
sustain such high Salary cost.Many of them have undergo .
The organized retail in India have faced many challenges and realized that India is very
complex and challenging country from a scalability perspective to serve the need of
diverse mix of customers based on demographic variations.For example which format
will work on Golf course road,in Gurgaon may not work on the other side on Gurgaon in
sector-14 market within 10 kms of each other.They need to come to terms with the fact
that the customer needs and buying behaviour are very different for each catchment
within cities.Different formats serve different market need,but in case of India it is
difficult to find critical mass of similar catchments within the same cities forget across
the countries this has been the case of india based on the learning of organized players
operating in india for 8 years restructuring recently to reduce the overhead costs.
1.9 SUMMARY
As we can see from history retail sector has been developed in very well manner
step by step.
In future, Indian retail sector has excepted to have bright future and offer
numerous opportunities for progress and growth.
As per our SWOT analysis, strength and opportunities are more than weakness
and threaths which is good for the growth of retail sector.
Financially, Retail sector plays a crucial role in fostering economic activity.
1) RELIANCE RETAIL
2) TATA TRENT
3) D MART
4) V MART
5) ADITYA BIRLA FASHION AND RETAIL
1) RELIANCE RETAIL
and vegetables. Reliance Retail has decided to minimise its exposure in the
fruit and vegetable business and position Reliance Fresh as a pure play super
market focusing on categories like food, FMCG, home, consumer durables, IT
and wellness , with food accounting for the bulk of the business. The company
may not stock fruit and vegetables in some states. Though Reliance Fresh is
not exiting the fruit and vegetable business altogether, it has decided not to
compete with local vendors partly due to political reasons, and partly due to its
inability to create a robust supply chain. This is quite different from what the
firm had originally planned. . When the first Reliance Fresh store opened in
Hyderabad last October, not only did the company said the store’s main focus
would be fresh produce like fruits and vegetables at a much lower price, but
also spoke at length about its “farm-to-fork’’ theory. The idea the company
spoke about was to source from farmers and sell directly to the consumer
removing middlemen out of the way. Reliance Fresh, Reliance Mart, Reliance
Digital, Reliance Trendz, Reliance Footprint, Reliance Wellness, Reliance
Jewels, Reliance Timeout and Reliance Super are various formats that
Reliance has rolled out. In addition, Reliance Retail has entered into an
alliance with Apple for setting up a chain of Apple Specialty Stores branded as
iStore, starting with Bangalore.
With a vision to generate inclusive growth and prosperity for farmers, vendor
partners, small shopkeepers and consumers, Reliance Retail Limited (RRL), a
subsidiary of RIL, was set up to lead Reliance Group's foray into organized
retail.
Value
At Reliance, we believe that any business conduct can be Ethical only when it
rests on the core values of Customer Value, Ownership Mindset, Respect,
Integrity, One Team & Excellence. Strong commitments to these values have
long been the guiding principles for Reliance
a) organization chart
b) managerial chart
2.Hyper market with 95000 markets with tailoring, shoe and watch repair,
laundry
3.It owns various private label brands
4.It has strong distribution network- 1600 channels in villages
5. Strong backing of the parent company
WEAKNESS
Needs to expand faster to maintain market share
Size of the stores should be increased to stock more products.
Targets the middle-class segment. Higher class customers do not prefer west
side.
Trent limited may not be able operate west side efficiently due to its other
operations.
1.Product variety is available but more SKUs are not present due to inefficient
back end infrastructure
2. Poor inventory control at certain locations is a concern
OPPORTUNITIES
To survive in today’s world globalization is important. Reliance mart has a
wide opportunity to go more global to improve and expand its business.
They also have the opportunity to consider more overseas supplier which
will actually give them cost advantage, rather than suppliers available on a
local level.
They also have the opportunity to maximize the use of available
technology to improve their functioning and to gain competitive
advantage.
Sourcing directly from farmers; no middlemen could earn profit as number
of farmers will increase five times in next 5 years.
Leveraging on brand name and entering into reliance saloon
Large potential to reduce operation cost in cities using strong supply chain.
THREAT
If the unorganized retailers are put together, they are parallel to a large
supermarket with no or little overheads, high degree of flexibility in
merchandise, display, prices and turnover.
Shopping Culture: Shopping culture has not developed in India as yet. Even
now malls are just a place to hang around with family and friends and
largely confined to Window-shopping.
Cultural Variation leads to variation in merchandise in India at different
geographical locations.
Competition from future group and various other retail stores which are
growing rapidly.
. Strong competition globally from Carrefour, Metro A.G., Tesco
.Operationg cost are too high
.Wallmart is biggest competitor when it comes to sourcing/ backward
integration.
2) D MART
IV Brief history:
Avenue Super marts Limited, d/b/a D Mart, is an Indian retail corporation that
operates a chain of hypermarkets in India. It was founded by Radhakishan Damani in
2002, with its first branch in Powai's Hiranandani Gardens. As of 31 December 2019,
it had 196 stores in 72 cities across 11 states in India
including Maharashtra, AndhraPradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, MadhyaPradesh, Chhatti
sgarh, Rajasthan, national capital region, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh,
Daman and Punjab.
D Mart is promoted by Avenue Super marts Ltd. (ASL). The company has its
headquarters in Mumbai. As of 31 March 2019, DMart had a total of 7,713 permanent
employees and 33,597 employees hired on contractual basis.
After the IPO listing (as Avenue Supermarts Ltd.), it made a record opening on the
market on the National Stock Exchange. After the close of the stock on 22 March
2017, its market value rose to ₹39,988 corer. This pegged it as the 65th most valuable
Indian firm, ahead of Britannia Industries, Marico and Bank of Baroda.
As of 21 November 2019, the market capitalization of DMart is close to ₹114,000
corer, making it the 33rd largest company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
VI Vision statement
It is our continuous endeavor to investigate, identify and make available new
products/categories for the customer’s everyday use and at the ‘best’ value than
anybody else.
shopping with us gives them more value for money than they would get anywhere
else.
VALUE =Action, Care and Truth
XI Controlling system:
Dmart has 110 Stores spread across Indian Cities, Dmart buys products for its
whole 110 stores, the sales channel is almost direct now, Dmart does not need
many warehouses, Inventory is at its store and consumer picks it up, Inventory
turnover is optimal which cuts down the storage cost.
X SWOT Analysis:
Strength
D mart is a large cap company. According to 2021, their market cap is
188593.13 corers.
Growth in net profit with increasing profit margin (QOQ).
Company with low debt.
Virtually debt free company
Increasing revenue and profits every quarter for the past 2 quarters.
Profit growth in last 3 years = 38.31%
Revenue growth in last 3 years = 27.86%
Improving cash flow from operation for last 2 years
Annual net profit improving for last 2 years
Book value per share improving for last 2 years.
Company with zero promoter pledge.
FII/FPI or institution increasing the share holding.(Positive sign).
Focus on long term, slow scaling up, people centric management style,
discount policy, clear price based differentiation.
Weakness
Inefficient use of capital to generate profits. ROCE ( return on capital
employed) declining in the last 2 years.
ROE and ROA declining in the last 2 years.
Declining net cash flow.
Focus on certain places, slow growth, sustainability of low pricing, no frills.
Opportunities
Technology = Technology has a lot to contribute to retailers in terms of in-
store experiences and retailers can use Iot, artificial intelligence, etc. to create
value-adding services for their customers for which they can charge a
premium.
Service personalization= Consumers are searching for customized services
they are willing to pay extra for. Retailers should expand on this willingness to
pay more and boost the quality of services they offer.
New developing marketing= New developing markets and mall culture can be
the biggest opportunity for the company.
South of India= D-Mart can also open stores in the south and areas where no
store is there.
Threats
Online retailers=People in large cities, in general, are particularly lethargic
about leaving their homes and often tend to shop online. So companies such as
Amazon and Flipkart are now big threats to most retailers.
Online start up=Online startups are the hottest trend in India. Many of these
are aggregators that cost-effectively put the manufacturer and the consumer
together. These companies are the emerging threats more so because in the
aggregation industry many new brands are emerging mainly due to lower
entry barriers.
Global competitors
Competition among best price and reliance retail
Unorganized retail is also a big threats
Government policies and regulation related to the retails sector.
International players who are willing to opens stores in india.
3) V MART
store in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). In the Year 2004 we have opened our first store in
capital city, new delhi.
First incorporated as Varin Commercial Private Limited under the Companies Act in
2002 in West Bengal. Then in 2003, we opened our maiden store in Ahmedabad
(Gujarat).
In the Year 2004 we have opened our first store in capital city, new delhi.
Further in 2006 we have crossed 1 lac sq.ft. retail space and subsequently renamed to
V-Mart Retail Private Limited
.In the year of 2008, we hit the base by registering V-Mart Retail as a public limited
entity and also crossed the turnover of 1,000 million Rs. As the time passes by we
took the shape of a renowned family brand that caters the needs of whole family by
offering high quality retail products. Along with growing customers, we achieved a
turnover of over Rs 2,000 million in 2011-12 In the Year 2012 we have crossed the
retail space of 5 l lac sq.ft
2013
-V-Mart Retail Ltd has opened a new store located at F.D.R.A Plaza, Opp. Sanjay
Cinema, Malipur Road, Shahzadpur, Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh.
2014
-V Mart Retail has Opened 92nd Store at Patna City, Bihar.
V Mart Retail has Opened 97th Store at Ranchi, Jharkhand.
2015
V-Mart Retail Ltd has informed the Corporate Office of the Company has been
shifted to Plot No. 862, Udyog Vihar Industrial Area, Phase - V, Gurgaon -122016
(Haryana). In view of the above the Communications/correspondences, as may be,
can also be addressed to the Corporate Office address i.e. Plot No. 862, Udyog Vihar
Industrial Area, Phase - V, Gurgaon - 122016 (Haryana). Further the Company has
informed that, the Registered Office address of the Company shall remain same as
earlier i.e. F-ll, Udyog Nagar Industrial Area, Peeragarhi, Rohtak Road, New Delhi-
110041.
2016
-V-Mart Retail "Opening of 125th Store at Raxaul, Bihar".
Value statement
CUSTOMER CENTRICITY
We act with a customer first mindset
Understanding customer fashion preferences and trends in how we plan, buy
and allocate proactively approaching and assisting customers in always
making the best buying decision for themselves implementing and following
customer friendly processes/policies that enhance customer’s in-store
experience
COMMITMENT AGILITY
We Consistently Own and Strive to Achieve V-Mart’s Goals
Meeting deadlines, as committed, and not giving up till the job is done Going
the extra mile by demonstrating complete ownership of assigned tasks Not
accepting sub-standard output from self, colleagues, business partners or
vendors
AGILITY
We Act with Speed to Learn, Adapt and Execute
Understanding/anticipating changes in the external business environment – customer,
competitor, technology - and preparing our response proactively Identifying and
addressing gaps that may prevent the organization from achieving its short- and long-
term goals Designing/Improving processes and policies that improve the
organization’s ability to respond to change Motivating self, our teams and colleagues
to execute with speed
PRUDENCE
We Deliver Value to Our Stakeholders by being Cost-Conscious
Continuously identifying and implementing cost savings opportunities, without
compromising on pre-defined quality and service standards Rigorous commercial
negotiation with vendors without compromising on pre-defined quality
benchmarks/metrics Thinking and acting responsibly and sustainably towards local
communities and environment
INTEGRITY
We Exhibit Organizational Code of Conduct and Comply to Processes
Holding self and others accountable to the company’s code of conduct pertaining to
colleagues, customers, vendors and business partners Putting the organization’s
interest over that of the team and self Maintaining confidentiality of business-
sensitive information and plans, internally and externally Not accepting any material
gains or favors from subordinates/ vendors/customers Always displaying positivity
and a problem-solving mindset and attitude.
Name Designation
Key Executives
Name Designation
IX SWOT Analysis
Strength
Stocks where mutual funds increased holdings in past month.
Rising net cash flow and cash from operating activity.
Company with no debt.
Strong cash generating ability from core business improving cash flow from
operation for last 2 years.
Book value per share improving for last 2 years
Company with zero promoter pledge
Recent results: growth in operating profit with increase in operating margins
MFs increased their shareholding last quarter
Weakness
Red flag: high interest payment compared to earnings.
Broker downgrades in price or recommendation in the past one month
Inefficient use of capital to generate profit ROCE declining in the last 2 years.
Inefficient use of shareholders funds ROE declining in the last 2 years.
Inefficient use of assets to generate profits ROA declining in the last two
years.
Decline in net profit with falling margin(QOQ)
Promoter decreasing their shareholding.
Low piotroski score: companies with weak financials
Annual net profit declining for last 2 years
Opportunity
Broker price or reco upgrades in last month.
Brokers upgrades recommendation or target price in the past three months.
High momentum scores (Technical scores greater then 50)
Highest recovery from 52 weeks
Stocks with low PE (PE< = 10)
Threats
4) ADITYA BIRLA
Ix Organizational structure:
X SWOT Analysis
1. Strengths:
Company with zero promoter ledges
2. Weakness:
Negative breakdown first support
MFs decreased their shareholding last quarter
Degrowth in revenue and profit
3. Opportunities:
Brokers upgraded recommendation or target price in the past three
months
Stock with low PE (PE<=10)
4. Threats:
Degrowth in revenue , profits and operating profit margin in recent
results
Increasing trend in non - core income.
5) TATA TRENT
Trent Limited (portmanteau of Tata Retail Enterprise) is the retail hand of Tata group
based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra
II Trent limited
Westside - It offers branded fashion apparel, footwear and accessories for
men, women and children, along with a wide range of home furnishings and
decor. It has over 200 retail stores measuring 8,000-34,000 sq. ft. in 82 major
Indian cities under the Westside brand.
Zudio - It offers affordable fashion for men, women and children. The
company has established 115 stores across 12 cities.
Star - It offers an assortment of products, including staples, beverages, health
& beauty products along with comprehensive fresh offerings in
10 hypermarkets and 26 supermarkets available in eight Indian cities.
Landmark - It offers curated range of toys, front listed books, stationery and
sports merchandise in its 16 stores.
Booker Wholesale - It operates cash and carry stores which are providing best
choice, price and service to kirana stores, traders, wholesalers, hotels,
restaurants and small businesses.
VI Vision statement
Our vision is to design and deliver fashion & lifestyle brands, while always
keeping it fresh.
Value
At Trent, we are guided by our values:
Integrity | Unity | Responsibility | Pioneering | Excellence
We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture and team spirit.
IX SWOT Analysis
Strength
Consistent highest return stocks over five years- nifty500
Stocks with consistent share price growth
Stocks with improving cash flow, with good durability
Company with zero parameter pledge
FII/FPI or institutions increasing their shareholding
Near 52 week high
Strong momentum: price above short medium and long term moving
averages
MFs increased their shareholding last quarter
Weakness
Companies with growing costs YoY for long term projects
Red flags : high interest payments compared to earnings
Inefficient use of shareholders funds ROE declining in the last 2 years.
Inefficient use of assets to generate profits ROA declining in the last two
years .
Degrowth in revenue and profits
Decline in net profit with falling profit margin
Decline profit every quarter for the past 2 quarter
Opportunity
Rising delivery percentage compared to orev day
Broker price of reco upgrades in last month
Brokers upgraded recommendation or target price in the past 3
monthes
30 days SMA crossing over 200 day SMA and current price greater
than open
Companies that saw improvement in net profits, operating profits
margin and revenue in the mist recent quarter
High momentum scores( techinal scores greater than 50)
Stock with low PE ( PE < = 10)
RSI indicating price strength
Stocks near 52 week high with significant volumes
Threat
Stock with expensive valuation according to the trendlyne
valuation score
Profit to loss companies
Degrowth in revenue profit and operation profit margin in recent
results (QOQ)
Increasing trend in non-core income
1) Reliance retail
2) D mart
3) V mart
5) Tata trent
2) Return ratio
Return on assets Return on assets is a profitability ratio that provides how much
profit a company is able to generate from its assets.
Formula:-
ROA = Net income/ Total assets
As shown here, different types of ratios are compared for last three
financial year of the company
If we focus on liquidity ratio, ratio of year most current year is quite
good
compare to other year
In the current year value of company in increased means the per share
price has also increased.
Efficiency of year 2021 to pay due is better than the other two
years.
The difference of three year on return on asset ratio is large and
also negative.
ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
Hence, accounting procedure of the companies differ from companies to
companies and from sector to sector.
Since we had chosen a similar sector for all companies we assume that
accounting procedure for the mentioned companies might be similar.
So, we have decided to mention all the belongings of the procedure
whether they are in company’s policy or not.
PROCEDURE
3. Bookkeeping
We can help your company to maintain accurate, complete, and up to date
financial records. In this way, we focus on the regulations, accounting processes,
and other needs for Tire businesses.
The setting of the invoices can be a difficult process to manage for the Tire export
industry. We have expertise in setting up the recurring invoices for our clients that
would effectively take care of this prospect.
5. Receivables Management
We, at Adequate Bookkeeping, perform all the accounting tasks for your
business timely. As a result,
Managing receivable will become very easy and rapid with our services.
6. Inventory Management
We keep a track of inventories with trade deals by using best accounting
software that is tailored for your specific requirement.
CSR EXPENSES
1) Reliance retail
Reliance ltd spent Rs 114 crore in the fiscal ending march 2021 on
corporate social responsibility(CSR) initiatives including Covid- 19
support, rural transformation, education, health, sports and disaster
response.
According to the company’s latest annual report, Reliance had spent Rs
1022 crore in 2019-20 on CSR initiatives.
Reliance Foundation launched five mission to help India fight the novel
coronavirus crisis. The five mission – Mission Oxygen, Mission COVID
Infra, Mission Anna Seva, Mission Employee Care and Mission Vaccine
Suraksha – aimed at tackling various challenges ranging from the shortage
of medical oxygen to the expansion of the immunization drive.
2) D mart
CSR expenses of year 2019-20
= Actual CSR 17.86
= Prescribed CSR 22.80
Estimated prescribe CSR budget FY 2020-21 = INR 29.509 cr.
Promotion of sports(2019-20) = 1.45 Cr
Grant to isha outreach river program =0.51 Cr
Skill development program = 2.14 Cr
Swachh school abhiyan = 0.34 Cr
Provided grant for mid day meal program = 2.98 Cr
Library program= 1.89 Cr
English for all program =1.00 Cr
Computer-aided learning program=4.56 Cr
Promotion of education =1.90 Cr
Flood relief activities = 0.05 Cr
3) V mart
Project Ujjwal Bhavishya
Project Readvantage-Wings of Words
Project Ekal Vidyalaya
Plaksha University
Project Pankh-Wings of Destiny
Project Lotus Rescue
Project Taal
Project Koshish
4) Aditya birla
The company had planned an outlay of Rs.3.50 CR towards CSR
activities, out of which it managed to spend Rs.3.39 CR.
Details of the CSR expenditure in FY 2019-20
5) Tata trent
A listed company ?
COMPANY A listed company. If yes then where and since how long?
ADITYA BIRLA Yes, It was Listed On 4th February2016 The Stock Exchange, Mumbai,
FASHION AND National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,Uttar Pradesh Exchange Assoc
RETAIL Ltd.,Ludhiana Stock Exchange Assoc. Ltd.,Delhi Stock Exchange Assoc.
Ltd.,Calcutta Stock Exchange Association Ltd.,Bangalore Stock
Exchange Ltd.,Cochin Stock.
TATA TRENT Yes, It was Listed On The Stock Exchange, Mumbai, National Stock
Exchange of India Ltd.,Uttar Pradesh Exchange Assoc Ltd.,Ludhiana
Stock Exchange Assoc. Ltd.,Delhi Stock Exchange Assoc. Ltd.,Calcutta
Stock Exchange Association Ltd.,Bangalore Stock Exchange
Ltd.,Cochin Stock.
COMPANY
RELIANCE Its retail outlets offer foods, groceries, apparel, footwear, toys, home
RETAIL improvement products, electronic goods, and farm implements and
inputs. Apart from physical outlets, the company also sells products
on its e-commerce channels.
Retail owned brands under reliance
RETAIL
and home
merchandise
ultra books,
HD
speakers,
music
players, smart
TVs.
Soups, Mukwas
Home and kitchen :
Detergents and fabric cares, Cleaners, Utensil cleaners,
Freshener and repellents, Tissue paper and napkins, Cleaning
tools, Pooja needs, Bed and bath, Cookware and serveware,
Kitchen tools, Home utility, Pet supplies, Shoe care
Personal care:
Skin care, Face care, Hair care, Oral care, Sanitary
napkins, Deos and perfume, Shaving need, Baby care, Diapers and
wipes, Toys and games, School needs
Appliances:
Kitchen appliances, Home appliances, Personal care appliances
Footwear:
Men’s footwear, Women’s footwear
Specials:
Monthly essentials, Value packs, Frozen foods, College bags,
Headphone, Innerwear
V MART V-Mart Retail Ltd retails readymade garments accessories etc. and
is engaged in the business of 'Value Retailing' through the chain of
stores situated at various cities in India. The company operates its
retail stores under the V-Mart brand.
Men and boys: T shirt, casual shirt, formal shirt, jeans, cotton
trouser, kurta pyjama, shervani.
Women and girls: T shirt, jeans, tops, leggings, salwar suits,
jeggings, dresses, kurta, pujama.
Infant: party wear, jeans, tops, frock, night suits, shorts, casual
sets, pyjama.
Home mart : blankets and quilts, bottles and jugs, mugs, dinner
sets, towels, bed sheets, containers, mats.
NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS
1) Reliance retail
Reliance Retail serves over 100,000 customers every hour, and has the
patronage of more than 156 million registered customers.
2) D mart
D mart has more than million of customers across India
3) V mart
V Mart has more than million customers
4) Aditya birla fashion and retail
ABRFL has more than One Million Registered Users all Over India
5) Tata trent
Trent is one ot major and oldest retail market in India
1) Reliance retail
Distribution channel of Reliance retail provides direct selling to their customers .
B2C business to customer.
2) D mart
Direct selling ( channel of hypermarket ).
3) V mart
Omni distribution channel ( online and offline route).
4) Aditya birla fashion and retail
It is a multi channel distribution ( all channels available to the customer but not
themselves intregrated).
Also an omni distribution channel( all channels available to the customer and are
connected.
5) Tata trent
Direct to customer sales
Market segmentation
Market segmentation is a marketing strategy in which select groups of consumers are
identified so that certain products or product lines can be presented to them in a way that
appeals to their interests.
1) Reliance retail
Reliance retail limited uses a mix of demographic, geographic and psychographic
segmentation variables such as profession, gender, age, income class, behavior, region etc.
Business Segments:
Info graphic Reliance Retail is majorly in the 5 segments:
1. Grocery
2. Connectivity
3. Fashion & Lifestyle
4. Consumer Electronics
5. Petro Retail
For Example – In case of Reliance Retail, Grocery segment of the entity contributes 21% of
the total revenue of the entity and the market growth rate of the segment is around 48%,
Connectivity segment is contributing around 34% of the total revenue and the segment is
growing at 28%.
2) D mart
SEGMENTATION AND TARGETING
Segmentation involves finding out what kinds of consumers with different needs exist. In
the auto market, for example, some consumers demand speed and performance, while others
are much more concerned about roominess and safety. In general, it holds true that ―You
can ‘t be all things to all people, and experience has demonstrated that firms that specialize in
meeting the needs of one group of consumers over another tend to be more profitable.
Several different kinds’ of variables can be used for segmentation: -1.Demographic variables
essentially refer to personal statistics such as income, gender, education, location (rural vs.
urban, East vs. West), ethnicity, and family size. Another basis for segmentation is
behavior . Some consumers are ―brand loyal‖— I.e. they tend to stick with their preferred
brands even when a competing one is on sale.
3) V mart
Demographic = Age, Gender, socio economic , status, religion, occupation,
from upper segment Westside is going to revamp their store. Westside has hired London
based retail consulting agency named flitch to add flare to its stores and to woo the customers
from upper segment.
Positioning strategies
Positioning is a marketing strategy, also referred to as product positioning, which refers
to how a brand wants to be perceived in the mind of customers relative to competing
brands. The objective of a positioning strategy is to establish a single defining
characteristic of a brand in the mind of the consumer.
1) Reliance retail
Reliance retail has itself as a convenience store or neighbourhood store
It is also related itself with freshness in the customers mind
Generally located in small commercial complex close to 3 or 4 big residential area.
2) D mart
Positioning involves implementing our targeting. DMart positioning to itstargeting
customer, middle class by giving discount offers, working women by monthly saving
bazaar and home makers by providing a wide range of food, non-food, fruits and
vegetables far as its competitors like Big bazaar, Easy Day are concerned, they are
premium brands that will cater only to those who are willing to give some extra for the
quality of products and services provided. So the competitors of DMart is so far
unsuccessful in penetrating the markets
3) V mart
V mart positions itself as a global premium retailer outlet
It is positioned as a family store delivering a complete shopping experience
POSITIONING STRATEGY and JUSTIFICATION: STRATEGY:
By using the combination of 2 strategies
1. Positioning by product attributes: A product attribute is a specific feature or benefit of
the product. Positioning in this way focuses on one or two of the product’s best
features/benefits, relative to the competitive offerings.
2. Positioning by corporate identity: It means affiliating the parent brand name with the
newly launched or unaware brand.
5) Tata trent
Westside's positioning strategy is focused on building its exclusive brands within the
store, engaging with its strong loyalty base and connecting with customers on digital
mediums.
It caters to the shopper who values not just the product but the total shopping experience
Positioned on the ‘fashion at affordable pricing’ plank.
1) Reliance retail
The promotional and advertising strategy in the Reliance Retail marketing strategy is as
follows:
Reliance Retail has invest in many advertising sources ranging both on online and offline.
Their discount offers in clothes and footwears attract a lot of consumers. Big hoardings
can be seen all over the cities. The Reliance Fresh has all time offers going on where their
products are usually on 30-50% discount which is a very eye-catching number to indulge
audiences. They also use print media and simultaneously social media to reach to the
customers.
Since this is a service marketing brand, here are the other three Ps to make it the 7Ps
marketing mix of Reliance Retail.
People:
Reliance being one of the largest employers in the country has around 1,20,000 employees
working for Reliance Retail. This includes talented people who are inclined in sales jobs.
Proper care is taken to make every worker familiar with the product and be expert about
it.
Process:
The main focus of Reliance Retail from beginning was to never be stock out for which it
had to have a very efficient logistics division. Reliance fresh which sells vegetables and
fruits have daily replacement systems where the inventories are rotated throughout the
day. In Reliance Digital they feature one of the largest tech markets not only in terms of
product varieties but also in terms of easy availability which is achieved through
company's connection to main suppliers and rapid distribution system.
Physical Evidence:
Reliance Retail stores have been trying to reach each and corner of the country. Reliance
fresh has been successful in being the daily Retail store for a majority of consumers in
Tier 1 and tier 2 cities. Their presence in fashion retails can be seen from big hoardings in
major streets. The outlets those are chosen for set up are usually big spaces which portray
a display of the store varieties. They usually take multiple floors with multiple retails all
at one stop. Such as Reliance trends, footprints and digital are often clubbed together.
This concludes the marketing mix of Reliance Retail.
2) D mart
Advertising is recognized as an indispensable tool of promotion. It has acquired a lot
ofsignificance in the national and international markets. With the advent of globalization
andliberalization its imperativeness in the Indian retail sector has increased as a result
ofcompetitions, latest technologies, and the rapidly changing consumer lifestyles.
Objectives ofAdvertising:The fundamental objective of advertising is to sell something.
3) V mart
V- Mart promises its consumers the lowest available price. The concept of psychological-
al discounting (Rs. 99, Rs. 49, etc.) is used as promotional tool. V- Mart also caters on
Special Event Pricing (Close to Diwali, Christmas, and New Year etc.). Selling combo-
packs and offering discount to customers. The combo-packs add value to customer.
Through Bundling, they also reduced the price of the products. The efforts of V-Mart
retail business are targeted towards families having total income which can be classified
under the “lower middle” and “middle” income groups. V-Mart follows uniform pricing
policy across their stores in respect of private labels and non-branded products sold by
them. This enhances brand loyalty, encourages customer confidence and results in
operational convenience. In relation to the prices may vary between stores on account of
state-specific taxation and vendor policies.
exposure. ABFRL also offers periodic discounts and gift vouchers to attract further sales
at regular intervals.
5) Tata trent
Westside is very fond of enticing customers with discounts, some of which can run up to
50% the marked price. The company also does a lot of in-house brand promotions, with
space availability for some formidable international labels. Westside is also fond of tying
up with some of the renowned and reputed designers. This gives customers more
confidence to do business with Westside. There is also the use of membership cards
specifically their Club west card membership that is used for customer retention.The
company uses theme-based stores such as Westside Woman that is located in Shalimar
Bagh. In addition to all these, Westside does run advertisement campaigns. The company
is credited for increasing its customer base through the addition of international brands
within its basket. These include Vera Moda products, U.S. Polo ASSN and Chicco
among others.
Pricing methods
Retail pricing is a core aspect of any business that sells products to customers. ...
However, generally speaking, the retail price you set for any given item must include
the cost of that item plus any markups you make in order to gain a profit from selling
that item.
1) Reliance retail
It has an aggressive pricing strategy and offers to sell their products with discounts. It
never sells their products at the usual mrp rates. It targets the middle class people and
sets the price as per their capacity. Reliance is a store whose product's price can be
accepted by all groups of people.
2) D mart
DMart deeply discounts its merchandise and offers products at less than competitive
prices. Thanks to this strategy, it has succeeded in creating an image as a low-cost retailer
and has attracted customers who are price sensitive.
The company prides itself on being able to provide affordable prices to its customers
regardless of whether they live in urban areas or rural areas.
Its pricing is usually less than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) except for vegetables,
fruits, and medicines. During festival seasons, these low prices make customers buy
products in bulk quantities which results in a huge volume of sale.
The pricing strategy of Dmart is the major reason why its supermarkets’ chain has been
one of the most successfully operated entities in the country
Education, location (rural vs. urban, East vs. West), ethnicity, and family size.
3) V mart
Affordable pricing is the key to success
We will try to keep our average selling price almost neutral or on the lower side, says Lalit
Agarwal, CMD, V-Mart Retail.
Pricing methods.
Demand based pricing
Cast based pricing
Perceived value pricing
Psychological based pricing
4) Aditya birla fashion and retail
ABFRL has targeted upper-middle-class section of society as its target customer that puts
it on us on quality and style. It has set a high benchmark in the retail industry as its
policies have resulted in an increase in footfalls. ABFRL has adopted a premium
pricing policy as it has been able to project itself as a high-end brand that deals in only
qualitative products.Its customers are willing to spend premium prices for premium
products. Shoppers Stop has also adopted a promotional pricing policy and offers
incentives like summer and winter sale to increase its customer base as well as sales
volumes in order to garner larger revenue figures.
5) Tata trent
The pricing strategy and decisions are all in consistency with the marketing strategy as
well as in accordance with the target market. The company has a belief in the
democratization of services so as to charge fair prices. As a consumer, you are guaranteed
value for your money, especially because you can always buy the brand of your choice
from the entity. Such a pricing strategy has helped Westside to augment its sales margin.
The company has been able to do a lot of price variations on its products in the near past.
Such price variations were done with the aim of tapping all the market segments and
customer groups, something it has successfully been able to achieve. In its pricing, below
are some of the types used:
Value pricing
Image pricing
Promotional discounts
Product bundling pricing
Seasonal pricing
Product-form pricing
With such a strategy, 11% of Westside customers are very satisfied with the prices, 44% satisfied,
28% moderately satisfied, and only 16 % and 1% are dissatisfied and very dissatisfied
respectively
CRM practices
The Importance of CRM in the Retail Sector [And How it Works] CRM stands for Customer
Relationship Management. With a powerful CRM system and a proactive approach, you can
gather information about your customer base and use the data to sell more, market better, and
grow your business effectively
1) Reliance retail
CRM is a comprehensive strategy & process of acquiring & retaining customers to
create superior value for the company as well as the customers.
CRM policy of reliance mart can be divided into four parts, namely;
1. Customer loyalty
2. Customer retention
3. Customer communication
4. Customer gratification
2) D mart
1. Setting up an image of an DISCOUNT STORE:
Nowadays people get more attract towards discount stores .D-mart is retail store
which comes with the discount rate of product.
They give discount on all the daily usage product. Because of this customer’s get
automatically attract towards them.
2. Offers Value for money:
Provides a lot of offers:
Some for a specific period.
Some throughout the year.
3. TARGET GROUP:
Value conscious
Upper\lower /middle income customers
3) V mart
The key to build lasting customer relationship is to create superior customer value and
satisfaction. Satisfied customers are more likely to be a loyal customer and to give the
company a larger share of their business.
Customer Value: Customer value is defined as the ratio between the customers’
perceived benefits and the resources used to obtain those benefits. Customer value is the
satisfaction the customer experiences (or expects to experience) by taking a given action
relative to the cost of that action. Customers often face a bewildering array of products
and services from which to choose. Customer value can be examined at different levels.
At a low level, customer value can be viewed as the attributes of a product that a
customer perceives to receive value from. At a higher level, customer value can be
viewed as the emotional payoff and achievement of a goal or desire. When customers
derive value from a product, they derive value from the attributes of the product as well
as from the attribute performance and the consequence of achieving desired goals from
the use of the product
Creating customer loyalty and retention: Every business should focus on building
customer loyalty and retention. These two important concepts can help to increase
revenue over the course of many years. Loyalty will increase order totals while retention
lowers marketing and acquisition costs. Good customer relationship management creates
customer delight. In turn, delighted customers remain loyal and talk favorable to others
about the company and its products. Thus the aim of customer relationship management
is to create not just customer satisfaction, but customer delight.
5) Tata trent
CRM initiatives
CRM Benefits come hand in hand with First Citizen program:
•Customers gain reward points each time they shop at Shoppers’ Stop stores or
shoppersstop.com •Exclusive benefits & privileges
•Exclusive offers on purchase
•Updates on various products at Shoppers’ Stop
•Exclusive cash counters which help customers to spend more time shopping
than waiting in a queue.
3) V mart
V Mart is not indulged in Exporting Activities.
5) Tata trent
Trent has many national stores as Westside and zudio all over the India but they do
not have any international stores and any exporting history.
1) Reliance retail
2) D mart
3) V mart
Vmart Recruitment 2021 – Selection Process based on
interview
How to Apply :-
Recruitment
1. Recruitment Planning
- Manpower Planning
- Sourcing of candidates: Through NGO?s and Campuses
- Tracking & facilitation of recruitment channels
2. Selection Process
- Final Interview (F2F/ on Call)
3. Offer Rollout
- Document Collection, Reference Check
- Issue offer letter
Onboarding
STEP-1
- Initiate Onboarding /joining process for all new joinees
- Dossier Checklist
- Verify Mandatory Documents
5) Tata Trent
Recruitment is the process of locating and encouraging
potential applicants to apply for existing or anticipated job
openings.
Recruitment is broadly classified into two type
Internal Recruitment = promotion, transfer, retired manager,
recall from long leave, internal advertisement
External Recruitment = management consultant,
advertisement, management institute, recommendation,
deputation personnel.
Now in Selection process of picking individuals who have
relevant qualifications to fill jobs in an organization.
Selection is much more than just choosing the best candidate.
It is an attempt to strike a happy balance between what the
applicant can and wants to do and what the organization
requires.
Staircase of selection
Step 1 job analysis
Step 2 initial screening
Step 3 application blank
Step 4 tests
Step 5 interview1
Step 6 reference check
Step 7 medical check
Step 8 interview 2
Step 9 job offer
selection test
performance test, personality test, apitute test,interest test,
intelligence test, projective test, g k test, perception test
Number of employees
1) Reliance retail : 139000
2) D mart : 7713+ permanent employees
33597 hired on contract 1 basis
3) V mart : 7000+
4) Aditya birla : 25000+
5) Tata trent : 7271+
1) Reliance retail
4) Aditya birla
Twice a year, managers have development discussions with employees on
their learning needs to ace the current job prole and prepare them for future roles.
These identied needs are analysed at the organisational level and addressed through an
annual learning calendar. The content of each learning programme is ratied and
contextualised to the business needs by select members of senior leadership.
Programmes are facilitated by well-equipped trainers and followed by a manager-
supported action plan which helps the learner in applying new learnings at the
workplace. These learning offerings are supplemented by ABG's corporate university,
Gyanodaya, which is a state-of-the-art facility and drives global standards in
managerial and leadership development.
At ABFRL, we have deployed the Aditya Birla Group's talent management
framework and have customised it with respect to assessment and development. The
approach consists of the following steps:
Current supply of talent by completing potential assessments of employees by
the manager based on standardised questionnaires. A potential rating (A, B, or
C) is generated at the end of the assessment. This is reviewed and approved
by a Skip level manager. This gets further ratied by the designated talent
council.
Succession planning discussions are based on the talent assessment process
for all roles in Senior Management
Development Interventions are designed for top talent
Career moves are discussed and accelerated through the Talent Council
process
We have a robust Internal Job Posting policy – 'TOE policy' where all job openings
are posted on the HR portal for employees to avail and apply
5) Tata trent
Trent Limited has adopted the Tata Code of conduct (Tata CoC) which serves
as a guide on the values, ethics and business principles to be followed. It is a
set of 25 principles which enshrine the human rights principles, adherence to
labour standards, commitment towards environment protection and anti-
corruption.
1. National Interest
2. Use of Tata Brand
3. Financial reporting and records
4 .Group policies
5. Competition
6 .Shareholders
7 .Equal- opportunities employer
8 .Ethical conduct
9. Gifts and Donations
10. Regulatory compliance
11.Government agencies
12. Concurrent employment
13. Political non- alignment
14. Conflict of Interest
15. Health, safety and environment
16. Security transactions and confidential information
17. Quality of products and services
18. Protecting company asset
19. Corporate citizenship
20. Citizenship
21. Corporation of Tata companies
22 Integrity of data furnished
23. Public representation of the company and the Group
24. Reporting concerns
1) Reliance retail
“Safety of person overrides all the production targets.” Is the health,
safety and environmental policy of reliance.
Reliance believes that all injuries, occupational illnesses as well as
safety and environment incidents are preventable.
Reliance shall strive to be a leader in the field of management of
health, safety and environment.
Reliance is commited to:
Conducts all the activities in such a manner as to avoid harm to
employees, contractors and the community.
Promotes occupational health of its employees and contractors.
Improves continuously its environment practices and performances.
Minimize adverse impact on environment and risk to the community
that arise due to its operations and during transport and distribution of
its goods.
Comply with all statutory requirements concerning health, safety and
environment.
Create a culture of learning and practicing health, safety and
environment systems , procedures and practices among all its
employees and contractores.
2) D mart
D mart says “safety also in stock”
All employees must know their rights and responsibilities regarding
their safety and health at work
.• They should be aware of the general laws applicable to them.
• All employees have entitlement to rest breaks and paid vacations
• If you’re off sick from work and anxious about your job, you’ll find
out practical information on what can be done• In the case of
corporations that produce large items the health and safety at work for
their staff may involve the right foot gear, shades, ear protectors and
other protecting appear.
• Safety and health at work for those employed by a legal company or
accounting company would involve confidentiality, and cover against
pissed off clients.
.• Health and safety at work for those in the medical field involves
proper disposal ofdangerous waste, ensuring to sterilize areas after
patients have used them and consistent private cleanliness to avoid
spreading contagions.
3) V mart
V mart safety management process
Management is responsible for the safety. The safety responsibility lies on
the shoulders of all levels of management.
Following steps are involved in safety programmer:
(a) Formulation of safety policy.
(b) Establishment of safety programmer.
(c) Setting up of safety programmer.
(d) Implementation of safety policy –
(i) Safety education
(ii) Safety training
(iii) Arrangement of safety devices
(iv) Records of accidents.
(e) Review of safety policy – In safety planning and programming the
following principles are fundamental –
(i) Safety is primarily the legal and moral obligation of employer.
(ii) Cooperation is the moral obligation of each employee in safety
programmer.
(iii) Labour organization must cooperate in prevention of accidents.
(iv) Accidents can be controlled but cannot be reduced to zero.
4) Aditya birla
SAFETY POLICY
The Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail firmly believes that Safety is an
essential and integral part of its business operations. We have firm
conviction that accidents and risk to health are preventable through
continual improvement in the working environment and the
compliance to relevant statutory requirements.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited is committed that;
Conduct our operations with the utmost regards to Safety of our
stakeholders.
Comply with all applicable Safety norms, regulatory and other
requirements and conduct regular audit for continuous
improvement.
Support & commit the resources necessary to ensure
adherence/ compliance various standards under relevant
statutes.
Extend required organizational support & provide facilities for
imparting relevant Training and Motivation to encourage
involvement of its Employees, on-site contractors, customers
and suppliers for implementation of this Safety and
Occupational Health policy and maintaining safe & eco-
friendly business operations.
Ensure Continual Improvement of Safety management system
through periodic review of its policy, objectives & targets for
relevance, changing conditions & new information
Every employee working for Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited
shall be responsible for promoting this policy
5) Tata trent
The health and safety at Trent ( Westside)
Provide a safe place of work
Provide safe equipment and machinery
Provide adequate workplace facilities for staff welfare
Promote competent people to help you with your health and safety
duties
Perform risk assessments (this should be an ongoing process)
Create a health and safety policy for your business if you employ five
or more staff members
Take reasonable action to manage risks (insufficient funding is not an
acceptable reason not to eliminate known risks)
Consult your staff, discussing health and safety relating to the work
they do and how their behaviour can control risks
Provide clear instructions, information, supervision and adequate
training for all employees
Establish first aid procedures, appoint a first-aider and maintain a first
aid box
Display the health and safety law poster
Get employer’s liability insurance from an FCA authorised insurer
Specific HR policies
Human resource policies are continuing guidelines on the approach of which
an organization intends to adopt in managing its people. They therefore serve
as a reference point when human resources management practices are being
developed or when decisions are being made about an organization's
workforce.
1) Reliance retail
KEY HUMAN RESOURCE ACTIVITIES OF RELIANCE
Main HR process areas
Manpower planning
Recruitment and staffing
Human resource development
Compensation and benefits
Leadership development
2) D mart
HR policies are the framework and guidelines by which the employees of
an organization are managed. HR policies in india truly striking a balance
between safeguarding its employees and the company’s interest and vision
Recruitment
Wages and salary
Performance appraisal
Training and development
Promotion and transfer
Retail union
3) V mart
The purpose of hr policy to simply manage employees in a productive
manner.
Employment contracts
Employees salary
Employee provident fund
Leave policy
Dress code policy
Awards and recodnitional policy
Communication policy
Performance management and appraisal
This helps in protecting the company in the long run.
4) Aditya birla
Recruitment policy
360 degree appraisal
Training / talent management
Recognition
Benefits
Happiness at work
Some of implementations were bought bymr.k.m.birla himself and
were later carried on by the organization’s hr department.
5) Tata trent
Tata has rolled out a new HR policy that enables its employees from the
LGBTQ+(lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and related
communities) to declare who their partners are avail all HR benefits
permissible under law .
Leave and time off benefit policy
Training and development
Meal and break periods policy
Timekeeping and pay policy
Safety and health policy
2) D mart
D mart follows the appraisal process of 360 degree appraisal methods
This appraisal method has five integral components like:
Self-appraisals
Self-appraisals offer employees a chance to look back at their performance and
understand their strengths and weaknesses. However, if self-appraisals are
performed without structured forms or formal procedures, it can become lenient,
fickle, and biased.
Managerial reviews
Performance reviews done by managers are a part of the traditional and basic
form of appraisals. These reviews must include individual employee ratings
awarded by supervisors as well as the evaluation of a team or program done by
senior managers.
Peer reviews
As hierarchies move out of the organizational picture, coworkers get a unique
perspective on the employee’s performance making them the most relevant
evaluator. These reviews help determine an employee’s ability to work well with
the team, take up initiatives, and be a reliable contributor. However, friendship or
animosity between peers may end up distorting the final evaluation results.
Subordinates Appraising manager (SAM)
This upward appraisal component of the 360-degree feedback is a delicate and
significant step. Reportees tend to have the most unique perspective from a
managerial point of view. However, reluctance or fear of retribution can skew
appraisal results.
Customer or client reviews
The client component of this phase can include either internal customers such as
users of product within the organization or external customers who are not a part
of the company but interact with this specific employee on a regular basis.
Customer reviews can evaluate the output of an employee better, however, these
external users often do not see the impact of processes or policies on an
employee’s output.
This process helps employee to Increase the individual’s awareness of how
they perform and the impact it has on other stakeholders
3) V mart
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the best performance
appraisal method which is most suited in V Mart retail limited by
doing a comparison between the two methods adopted by the company
i.e. ranking method in low level management and middle level
management and 360 degree method at top level management, so to
find which is the efficient method from the two methods.
5) Tata trent
Step-by-Step Guide to the Performance Appraisal Process of Westside
or trent.
1. Inform the staff member of the performance appraisal period and that
he/she will soon be receiving a Performance and Staff Development Plan
(“Performance Plan”).
9. Set goals, projects and/or responsibilities for the next appraisal cycle.
Remember to describe in detail the expected results and time frames
using the SMARTS criteria. Effective goals should be Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Results Focused, Time Bound, and a Stretch.
(See the Guidelines Booklet for more details on the SMARTS criteria.)
Also, list the key competencies the staff member should further develop
in the next appraisal cycle.
10. Give feedback on 3–5 key competencies that are vital to the staff
member’s success in the current position and/or will enhance his/her
professional development. Be sure to give feedback on the competencies
you told the staff member you would address in the Performance Plan.
Review the definition of each key competency (see the Performance and
Staff Development Plan or Guidelines Booklet). Discuss in detail how the
staff member demonstrates the competency using supporting examples.
Also, provide feedback on how the staff member can further develop each
competency and methods that can be used to enhance the competency,
e.g., training, work assignments, project team participation.You do not
have to give feedback on all of the competencies.
11. Review the definitions in the Summary of Performance Section on
page one of the appraisal. Based on the performance results achieved,
check one definition that best describes the staff member’s overall
performance.
12. Review the appraisal with your supervisor or manager, if necessary.
Meet with the staff member to discuss the appraisal. Finalize the
appraisal, making changes if needed. Secure the appropriate signatures.
13. Give a copy of the finalized appraisal to the staff member. Keep a copy
of the appraisal for the departmental files.
14. Forward the appraisal to the appropriate person in your school/center
or to the Division of Human Resources/Staff and Labor Relations, in
accordance with your school or center’s guidelines.
2) D mart
Grievance refers to the employee's dissatisfaction with company's
work policy and conditions because of an alleged violation of law.
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G r ie va nc e R e d r e s s a l P r o c e du r e :
The Grievance Procedure aims at settlement of grievances of
permanent employees, other than supervisors and fresh employees on
probation, in the time and at the lowest possible level. It is a three
possible shortest stage procedure with an appropriate grievance form
for each stage.
Individual grievances and complaints shall not be discussed at any
level other than that specified in this procedure except that, if the Union so
desires, such cases maybe put up for discussion at the Central Works Committee.
Policy matters and their interpretation shall not be discussed at any level except
with the top management. The Union, however, can take up such
matters at the Central Works Committee.
Representations for the redressal of grievances from employe
es to the various authorities either directly or through the Union,
when their cases are pending with any Works Committee, are not
conducive to the working of those committees. Hence, no representation will be
entertained for discussion at any level of the management if the case is
already referred to and pending with any Works Committee, until the
same is either disposed of or withdrawn from the Works Committee.
1) Reliance retail
Reliance retail reviews by 4042 employed in current year
2) D mart
D Mart Reviews by 1,469 Employees
3) V mart
V mart is review by 839 employees
4) Aditya birla
ABFRL is review by 135 employees
5) Tata trent
1) Reliance retail
Core services
Reliance retail has forged strong and enduring bonds with millions of consumers by
providing them unlimited choice, outstanding value proposition, superior quality and
unmatched shopping experience across all its stores. With the three core promises of
Fresh Hamesha, Available Hamesha and Savings Hamesha, Reliance Fresh is a one-
stop shop for fresh shopping, fresh savings and fresh happiness.
Supplementary service
Supplementary services, supporting, or enhancing include safekeeping, consultation,
expectations, and hospitality. On the other hand, facilitating supplementary services
include payment, billing, order-taking, and information.
Role of employees
• Sales Associate. With revenue as your main priority, hiring a sales associate is a
great first role to fill for your scaling business cashier.
• Customer Service Representative.
• Visual Merchandiser
• Buyer
• Store Manager.
• Assistant Store Manager
• Inventory Control Specialist
Equipments used
Reliance retail store need some basic equipments this includes:
Computer
Barcode scanner
Labeler
Tagging gun
Security scanner
Cleaning stuffs
Quality maintenance
All supplies must be matched with the purchase order of the customers. All purchases
must be matched with the purchase order of the business firms. The store keeper must
be very careful in respect of storage of the stock. He must make sure that there should
not be any wastage of the store items.
Hours
Retail businesses have two kinds of hours: business hours and store hours. The
business hours include the many tasks that need to be done besides selling—
receiving, preparing and tagging merchandise, cleaning and facing shelves, freshening
displays, counting the cash in the cash drawer, ordering new merchandise, checking
on special orders, notifying customers of the status of their purchases, returning
damaged goods, recording markdowns, answering the phone, and a multitude of other
invisible, but necessary, tasks—that you usually can’t accomplish during store hours.
Service pricing
Expense ratio
2) D mart
Core services
D mart’s core service is to offer a customer a wide range of basic home and personal
product under one roof and also during pandemic d-mart has improved their health
and safety measures, by recording customer information.
Supplementary service
Supplementary service can be graphed into eight categories: information,
consultation, order- taking, hospitality, safekeeping, exceptions, billing and payment.
Role of employees
Serves customers by helping them select products. Drives sales through
engagement of customers, suggestive selling, and sharing product
knowledge. Greets and receives customers in a welcoming manner. …
Provides outstanding customer service.
Equipments used
Billing machine
Barcode scanner
Labeler
Sanitizers
Temperature gun
Weighing scale
DMart strives to have an inventory turnover that does not exceed 30 days, while
competitors have an average turnaround time of 70. This means that Dmart can get
their products off their shelves in less than 30 days, which helps them save on
costs to maintain unsold inventory and storage costs
The product has not been used and has not been altered in any manner
The product is intact and in saleable condition, and
The product is accompanied by the original invoice of purchase.
The following types of products - once accepted by customers cannot be returned:
Refrigerated items such as Butter, Cheese, Dahi, etc.
Seasonal and Festive items such as Decoration lights, Gift Packs, etc.
Items purchased in Bulk quantities
Personal utility items such as undergarments, handkerchiefs, socks, and cosmetics,
Fresh food and non-food items such as vegetables, fruits, and flowers
Service pricing
Firstly, they add the cost of making services and additional amount to represent the
desired profit.
3) V mart
Core services
Its core services are that their customers and stakeholders are best served by creating
an executing future scenario in the consumption space leading to economic
development. They will be a trend setter in involving consumer brands and delivery
formats and by making consumption affordable for all customer segments.
Supplementary service
Facilitating information – customers often require information about how to
obtain and use a product or service
Order-Taking – Customers need to know what is available and may want to
secure commitment to delivery. The process should be fast and smooth Billing
– Bills should be clear, accurate and intelligible
Payment – Customers may pay faster and more cheerfully if you make
transactions simple and convenient for them
Role of employees
Stacking the shelves and display areas, including fridges and freezers. ... Cleaning
the shelves and keeping stock neat and tidy. helping customers with any queries,
including showing them where items are. in a large store, specialising in one
particular department such as grocery or chilled foods
Equipments used
Electronic cash counting machine
Steam machine
Laptops
Tagging gun
Sewing equipments
Cleaning stuff
Quality maintenance
A process to manage repairable and serialized spare parts. Recording of the
location and movement of parts stored outside the stores building, with input from
maintenance and operations people who are responsible for these parts.
Supplementary service
unique supplementary services for the retail sector cover every aspect of the life cycle
of a retail property and stand out for our highly effective consultancy and strategic
support for the clients
ABFRL’S experts in investment, planning, and consultancy are recognized across the
industry and offer world-class services to retail clients and investors.
Role of employees
A clothing store job description includes processing payments, handling the return
of merchandise and bagging or packaging clothing. You may also be asked by
customers to help them put together or accessorize an outfit, which requires an eye
for fashion.
Westside
A Store Clerk, or Store Associate, provides in-store assistance to customers
browsing inventory or checking out items. Their duties include welcoming
customers to the store, answering questions about products and using a cash
register to process purchases.
Equipments used
Price scanner
Tally stickers
Stationaries
Electronic gadgets
Steam machine
Quality maintenance
Following step which the staff of ABFRL check in their store for quality assurances
o Measure garment dimensions. ...
o Check function of closures, buttons, zippers and other
accessories. ...
o Verify proper packaging and labeling of garments. ...
o Test fabric for conformance to quality standards.
Specific operation policies
P r ivac y P o lic y
ABFRL will use reasonable security measures to safeguard the confidentiality of your
personal identifiable information. Although we will put our best efforts to protect
your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our
site; any transmission is at your own risk.
Service pricing
Expense ratio
5) Tata trent
Core services
Trent Limited accepts, without reservation, its legal obligation to provide, so far as is
reasonably practicable, a safe and healthy working environment for all employees,
wherever they may be located. Our commitment to Health & Safety ranks equally
with that which we give to operations, retailing, finance etc. and it has the full support
of the Managing Director. ⇒As an employee, you are our most important asset. It is
therefore our policy to provide and maintain so far as is reasonable practicable, a safe
place of work; a safe working environment; safe handling, safe plant, equipment, and
systems of work; and to provide such information, instruction, training and
supervision as is necessary to ensure health and safety.
Supplementary service
Facilitating supplementary services include payment, billing, order-taking, and
information.
Role of employees
Greet customers and offer them assistance. Add up customers' total purchases and
accept payment. Inform customers about current sales, promotions, and policies
about payments and exchanges.
Equipments used
Type writer
Security scanner
Billing machine
Printer
Tagging gun
Quality maintenance
Controlling garment quality starts with setting the right quality expectations and then
inspecting and testing your products
1. Set clear tolerance for garment measurement.
2. Conduct on site tests during pre-shipment garment inspection.
3. Perform lab testing for apparel quality control.
RETURN POLICY
1 We grant you a period of 30 days from the Order Confirmation date to return the
products (except those products mentioned below, for which the right to return /
exchange is excluded).
Service pricing
Expense ratio
CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION
About retail
The report reveals that there is huge scope for the growth of organized retailing and
improvement of retail sector
With the changing lifestyle, modernization and westernization there exists a huge scope
for the growth of retail store and is therefore a threat to unorganized retailing.
Retail store are able to provide almost all categories of items related to food, health,
beauty products, clothing & footwear, durable goods so it become quite easier for the
customer to buy from one shop and hence is a convinient way of shopping when
compared to unorganized retailing.
store are able to provide almost all categories of items related to food, health, beauty
products, clothing & footwear, durable goods so it become quite easier for the customer
to buy from one shop and hence is a convinient way of shopping when compared to
unorganized retailing.
Reliane retail
With the consumer spending that is prevalent in the economy, due to various reasons,
‘Reliance Retail’ is bound to grow. It has established a brand image in the minds of
consumers, the modern Indian family, the youngsters and the local shops as well.
However, competition is intense, be it from players like Amazon, Wal-Mart or D-Mart.
Reliance Retail has to stay ahead of its peers in order to grow and maintain a competitive
advantage. Finally, with its expansion into mid and low tier cities, it has tremendous
opportunity to capitalize the growth of consumerism in those markets.
The differentiators, we hope ‘Reliance Retail’ will sustain in the coming decades, are its
reach, exclusivity, reputation, and value proposition for everyone.
D mart
DMart strives to give its customers the best quality at a low price by leveraging its
financial strength, valuable real estate assets located in various parts of the country as
well as its extensive network of distribution facilities. This has helped it become one of
the most successful retail companies in India.
However, in this rapidly digitizing world, with Covid-19 is here to stay for a while and
the entry of different giants such as Reliance Retail, Amazon India, The Tata’s and
Walmart owned Flipkart, things are certainly going change in the coming decades and
DMart should work on having it’s all sides covered.
V mart
V-Mart is a complete family fashion store that provides its customers true value for their
money
V-MART offer customers a great shopping experience each time they visit V-Mart store
by offering a vast range of products under one roof. Maintaining high standards in quality
and design, V-Mart offers fashion garments at down-to-earth prices and over a period of
time has emerged as the destination of choice for bargain hunters and the fashionable
alike.
V-MART primarily operate in tier II & tier III cities with the chain of "Value Retail"
departmental stores. Our stores cater to the needs of the entire family altogether by
offering apparels, general merchandise and kirana goods.
Tata trent
After all the research work and SWOT analysis of TATA trent ,I came to the conclusion
that Tata trent is an overall strong company that has found it's strength and expansion
through it's parent company -Tata Group and its numerous acquisitions and mergers. Tata
trent is a market leader in the fashion and retail with high market share. It's management
is strengthened by the collective experience of its partners and acquired companies this
includes general management, marketing, sales and operations.
TATA TRENT should come in Luxury segment with new strategies in the domestic
market. It should focus on increasing the proportion of market share in customer in
India. Developing new products and covering new market will always be their main
purpose.
the study on reliance retail, D mart, V mart, ABFRL and TATA trent of retail
sector is here by concluded.
The study was of a great help to provide an insight on retail sector and the
companies under it.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Reliance retail:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance_Retail
https://relianceretail.com/
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/relianceindustries/profit-lossVI/RI
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/relianceindustries/balance-sheetVI/RI#RI
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/relianceindustries/ratiosVI/RI#RI
D Mart:
https://www.dmartindia.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMart
https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/retail/avenuesupermarts/AS19
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/avenuesupermarts/profit-lossVI/AS19
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/avenuesupermarts/balance-sheetVI/AS19#AS19
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/avenuesupermarts/ratiosVI/AS19#AS19
V Mart:
https://www.vmartretail.com
https://www.vmart.co.in/about
https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/retail/v-martretail/VR03
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/adityabirlafashionretail/ratiosVI/PFR#PFR
http://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/adityabirlafashionretail/balance-sheetVI/PFR#PFR
http://www.abfrl.com/
https://www.adityabirla.com/businesses/companies/aditya-birla-fashion-and-retail-limited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Birla_Fashion_and_Retail
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/aditya-birla-fashion-and-retail-ltd/stocks/companyid-
46091.cms
Tata Trent:
https://trentlimited.com/
https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/retail/trent/T04
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/trent/balance-sheetVI/T04
https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/trent/profit-lossVI/T04#T04
https://www.slideshare.net/ReportLinker/trent-limited-swot-analysis-company-profile
ANNEXURE
INCOME:
Less: Excise / Service Tax / Other 33273.00 2237.23 0.00 0.00 162.03
Levies
EXPENSES:
INCOME:
EXPENSES:
INCOME:
EXPENSES:
SHAREHOLDER’S FUNDS
Equity share capital 6445.00 647.77 19.71 915.05 35.55
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short term borrowing 33152.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00
Trade payables 56999.00 565.54 191.68 2333.69 219.59
Other current liabilities 80735.00 484.11 71.50 1695.22 448.94
Short term provisions 901.00 22.20 0.00 84.91 5.20
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Current investments 64665.00 0.00 315.36 299.53 614.57
Inventories 37437.00 2167.33 428.31 1742.93 394.57
Trade Receivables 4159.00 72.10 0.00 722.40 20.57
Cash and cash equivalents 5573.00 1431.99 27.47 164.54 66.92
Short term loans and advances 993.00 0.00 0.54 6.49 74.92
Other current assets 67892.00 289.47 110.24 736.36 143.66
SHAREHOLDER’S FUNDS
Equity share capital 6339.00 647.77 18.16 773.95 35.55
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short term borrowing 59899.00 3.73 1.05 1507.78 0.00
Trade payables 71048.00 445.97 196.79 2273.34 256.47
Other current liabilities 198662.00 257.78 122.92 1808.10 164.08
Short term provisions 1073.00 14.33 0.00 87.91 5.86
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Current investments 70030.00 0.00 4.57 299.53 679.97
Inventories 38802.00 1909.43 477.92 1742.93 586.52
Trade Receivables 7483.00 48.53 0.00 722.40 13.33
Cash and cash equivalents 8485.00 92.24 4.99 164.54 44.06
Short term loans and advances 15028.00 0.00 0.03 6.49 85.66
Other current assets 26826.00 242.07 30.07 736.36 136.82
SHAREHOLDER’S FUNDS
Equity share capital 6339.00 624.08 18.13 773.48 33.23
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short term borrowing 39097.00 299.15 0.00 474.45 94.62
Trade payables 88241.00 458.28 148.26 2398.61 228.88
Other current liabilities 73900.00 442.47 63.18 1219.42 221.68
Short term provisions 783.00 12.67 0.00 87.04 4.29
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Current investments 59640.00 0.00 50.85 0.00 60.12
Inventories 44144.00 1576.22 328.98 1921.28 489.40
Trade Receivables 12110.00 75.52 0.00 786.59 14.13
Cash and cash equivalents 3768.00 213.55 19.16 57.41 50.95
Short term loans and advances 4876.00 0.00 0.06 5.42 29.98
Other current assets 28326.00 163.76 22.53 598.46 191.13
PROFITABILITY RATIOS
LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Current Ratio (X) 1.04 3.70 3.35 0.89 1.95
Quick Ratio (X) 0.86 1.67 1.72 0.47 1.37
Inventory Turnover Ratio (X) 6.56 10.98 2.51 2.97 5.19
Dividend Payout Ratio (NP) (%) 12.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 -69.67
VALUATION RATIOS
LEVRAGE RATIOS
PROFITABILITY RATIOS
LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Current Ratio (X) 0.50 3.18 3.35 0.73 1.95
Quick Ratio (X) 0.39 0.53 1.72 0.32 1.37
Inventory Turnover Ratio (X) 8.68 12.92 2.51 3.72 5.19
Dividend Payout Ratio (NP) (%) 12.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 -69.67
VALUATION RATIOS
LEVRAGE RATIOS
PROFITABILITY RATIOS
LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Current Ratio (X) 0.76 1.67 3.35 0.81 1.95
VALUATION RATIOS
LEVRAGE RATIOS