This analysis on Retail was originally published on www.denave.com

1. RETAILROUND-UP
Analysing2018AndPredicting2019
DISSECTING2018
PEEKINGINTO2019
Headlineswhichareredefiningthefuture(6)
Indianretailgoingomni-channel,tyingupwithforeign
playersforexpansion
AlibabaeyesJVwithbigIndiancompanies;intalkswith
RIL,Tatas,FutureRetail
JeffBezosmayteamupwithKMBirlatocounter
RelianceandWalmartinretail
WWalmartisnowthelargestshareholderofFlipkart
WalmartIndiatoopen50bestpricestoresinfiveyears
Indiaranked1st
in
theglobalretail
development
index2017
Indiaisthe
5th
-largestglobal
destinationinthe
retailspace
Indianretailattracted
Rs9.5billion(US$
147.40million)
investmentsinFY18
Centreapproved
100%FDIin
single-brandretail
viaautomaticroute
Retailindustryaccounts
forover10%ofIndia’s
GrossDomesticProduct
(GDP)
Retailindustryis
responsiblefor
around8%ofthe
employmentinIndia
Sources:
1. https://www.ibef.org/industry/retail-india.aspx
2. https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/shut-shop-and-relocate-the-new-retail-policy-to-cut-losses/1314818/
3. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/cabinet-approves-100-fdi-in-single-brand-retail-via-automatic-route/articleshow/62441547.cms
4. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/amazons-legal-spends-in-india-account-for-20-of-its-revenues/articleshow/66484231.cms
5. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/potential-loss-of-50-million-shoppers-hits-ecommerce-hard/articleshow/65481143.cms
6.6. https://www.smifs.com/files/reports/636709544889208286_Stewart%20&%20Mackertich%20Research_Update%20on%20Indian%20Retail%20Sector.pdf
TheBad…
Headlineswhich
shooktheretail
world(2,4&5)
Morethan500storeshavebeenshutinthelastcouple
ofyearsbybrickandmortarretailers
AdityaBirlaFashionandRetailclosed189exclusive
brandoutlets
CoffeeDayGlobalshut120stores
TrentHypermarket,ajointventurebetweentheTata
GroupandGroupandTescoshutallits20loss-makingStarDaily
stores
BenettonIndiarationaliseditsnetworkofstoresand
closeddown56stores
Raymondshut30loss-makingstores
ShoppersStopshut5stores
CostaCoffeeshut35storesandBaristashut40stores
AmazonIndialossesgoupAmazonIndialossesgoup30%toRs6,287crore
50millionecommerceshoppersdropoutafterfirst
purchase
THEGOOD…
INVESTMENTGALORE
CumulativeFDIinflowreachedUS$1.42billion
betweenApril2000andJune2018
EASYCREDIT
InnInnovativecreditofferingsfromfinancial
organisationsamplifiedthesalesofhighvalue
durableproducts
MORESPACE
Spacedemandincreasedattherateofapprox.81%
to7.8millionsqft
POLICYMAKEOVER
GSTsGSTsawmoreacceptanceanddeeper
implementation
Majormovesthat
pavedthewayfor
future1