Compiling data from various sources – Annual reports, Magazines, Websites etc Here is how Pantaloon Retail, Vishal, Trent, Shoppers Stop and Spencers stack up against each other in the following key factors.
Retail Space Under Operations [in million sft at the end of March-2008]:
- Pantaloon Retail – 8.9
- Vishal – 2.2
- Shoppers Stop – 1.6
- Spencers – 1.2
- Trent – 1.1
Retail Sales for FY 2008 [in Rs million]:
- Pantaloon Retail – 55,218
- Vishal – 10,053
- Shoppers Stop – 11,901
- Spencers – 8,061
- Trent – 7,162
Retail Gross Margins [in %ge]:
- Pantaloon Retail – 33.7
- Vishal – 44.1
- Shoppers Stop – 36.7
- Spencers – 14.4 [Lowest in the Industry]
- Trent – 42
Retail Real Estate Expense as Percentage of FY08 Sales:
- Pantaloon Retail – 7.2
- Vishal – 6.0
- Shoppers Stop – 8.6
- Spencers – 8.8
- Trent – 3.5
Retail Space Addition in FY 2008 [%ge growth YoY]:
- Pantaloon Retail – 67.5
- Vishal – 68.6
- Shoppers Stop – 36.9
- Spencers – 133.8
- Trent – 27.3
Retail Revenue in INR / sft in FY 2008:
- Pantaloon Retail – 7,788
- Vishal – 5,838
- Shoppers Stop – 8,585
- Spencers – 9,113
- Trent – 7,575