Margins of all Private Labels – Pantaloon / Future Group
If you have been a regular reader here, you are already aware of the ongoing fight between Retailers and Manufacturers over product margins, which has promoted retailers to renew their focus on Private Labels. To quench the thirst of our reader’s mind, we decided to research on all the private labels the Pantaloon Retail / Future Market and Consumer Group owns as part of Future Brands and (more…)
Ambience Mall Gurgaon – Great Place for NCR Consumers to Shop
Ambience Mall Gurgaon is the biggest shopping destination in the national capital region and is one of its kinds in India. The gigantic mall, which was unveiled in the year 2007, has one kilometer of shopping on every floor. Given its optimum location, a flat ‘0’ km from south Delhi and an 8-lane approach (more…)
United Colors of Benetton Indian Operations – An Insight + Strategy
This is the second part of the coverage on Foreign Brand premium apparel market in India – as viewed by United Colors of Benetton’s (UCB) MD Mr. Mohanty. Read first Part here.
Retail Model for Growth: UCB is a franchisee driven company. The objective is to work with strong partners in markets where they understand the consumer dynamics and help deliver the brand experience. UCB takes pride in in delivering world class fashion products of high quality at an accessible price. (more…)
The Forum Koramangla, Bangalore
The forums stands for everything that the shopper is looking for: best brands, cheery interiors, vibrant variety and an experience which has come to be known as “The Forum experience”. The perfect place reebot and rewind!
Developed by Prestige Group, The Forum mall has a truly international ambience in an international standard setting of 6,50,000 SFT of “lead in”, (more…)
Tanishq focus on Diamond Jewellery to Derisk Rising Gold Prices
It is well known fact that continued weakness in Greenback [USD] has led to the rise of Gold. However, this doesn’t go well, especially in India, where is is used mainly for ornaments. Tanishq, the first organized retail chain in Gold jewellery de-risked its model by adding Diamonds so that even high prices of Gold shouldn’t deter it sales. Mr. Bhaskar Bhat of (more…)
Private Label a Standlone Entity – Aditya Birla Retail
Restructuring bug has bitten the promoters of Indian retail industry – maybe from the lessons they learnt during the slump. Aditya Birla Retail, promoters of MORE Supermarket retail are mulling the idea of spinning of their private label business into a separate entity, on the lines of what Mr. Biyani did – Future Brands where any store stocking this private label (more…)
Apparel Market for Foreign Brands in India
This is an excerpt of thoughts shared by Mr. Sanjeev Mohanty, MD of Benetton in India. You must read and understand this if you are planning to be a Franchisee of Apparels. Read our previous coverage here.
Scope and Size of the Indian Apparel Market: It has 3 key segments, value (>INR 600), mid (>INR 1100) and premium (>INR 1800) model price points. The biggest growth is being seen in the mid and premium segment and the value segment is clearly dominated by unbranded, (more…)
Reliance Brands to Market Timberland Products in India
Reliance Brands a subsidiary of Reliance Retail has entered into an alliance with Timberland Footwear and Accessories of the US to license and distribute its products in India. Timberland caters to the premium (more…)