Retail Mantra

Troubled Home Decor and Lifestyle products retailer from the UK – Rosebys is planning to grow its business in India on the franchisee model.

What are Rosebys Stores ?
Rosebys offer 40 to 50 combination of home textiles, like bed-sheets in a price range between Rs 799 to Rs (more…)

Earlier last month I had covered about the festive season growth witnessed by Pantaloon Retail India Ltd. There was a minor mistake – dates of festival in 2007 vs 2008. Hence to capture the broader scenario we are now comparing the same store sales growth between Sept – Nov-08 which is 10.7%, 9.0%, and (-)1.0% (yoy) SSG for Value, Lifestyle, and Home (more…)

Carlton London has unveiled its AW collection of shoes and accessories. Available in a variety of winter colors like black, purple, red, cherry and brown the products start from a (more…)

ColorPlus the casual wear brand from Raymonds which had earlier put on hold all expansion plans is now looking forward to encash on the real estate doom, which was the major hurdle (more…)

As requested by one of the readers of our blog, we are covering the Logistics and Regulations involved in Pharma / Medicine Retailing in India.

Logistics:
Currently, manufacturers are not allowed to sell directly to retailers. However, in coming years regulations will change. Pharmacy chains will deal directly with the manufacturers or through distributors. Large distributors will then have more volumes and large margins. And if this happens, supply chain will shorten and help in reducing the high cost associated with supply chain. A cash and carry retailer (more…)

There is a huge potential for growth in the India for footwear chains. Changing preference of younger generation toward international quality footwear will bring a paradigm shift in the Indian footwear market. With the increase in disposable income and brand awareness, footwear market is gradually turning into a brand-driven market. The taste of Indian consumers is gradually shifting towards casual and younger styles.
The footwear retail in India is dominated by men’s footwear. There exists a huge potential for the exclusive ladies and kids footwear segment.

Existing Footwear Chains – Domestic:
There are around 20-25 big footwear retailers. Woodlands, Bata, Action, Liberty, Khadim’s, M&B Footwear, Crocs, Adidas, Puma, Reebok, Reliance Footprint are leading footwear chains in India. There are many smaller ones like Metro operating in just couple of cities and is beyond the scope of our research.

Bata India Ltd: Bata has 1200 outlets. It is planning to open 240 new outlets across the country (more…)

Reliance retail has unveiled its plans for the niche home furnishing segment. The chain will be known as Reliance Living Furnishings. Reliance is developing its own 3-tiered private labels (more…)

German retailer, Metro Cash & Carry is trying to extend credit facility to its customers, mostly Kiranas [local mom-pop grocery retailers] as they feel the heat of liquidity and credit crunch.

Metro has tied up with SKS Micro Finance in (more…)